On the eve of World Malaria Day, the head of UNICEF says there is enough money available to provide bed nets treated with long-lasting insecticide to everyone in Africa at risk of malaria by 2010.
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UN Says Money Available For Anti-Malaria Bed Nets – 112th Edition
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Patient’s Cells Turned Into New Blood Vessels – 113th Edition
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Scientists grow blood vessels for kidney patients from their own cells, making it easier and safer for them to use dialysis machines, a new study says.
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CDC: Swine Viruses In Mexico, US Match – 114th Edition
Saturday, April 25th, 2009World health officials worry that a deadly swine flu virus in Mexico could unleash a global flu epidemic.
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Man Finds ‘Little Polliwogs’ In Town’s Water – 115th Edition
Saturday, April 25th, 2009People in parts of Connecticut have to boil water after micro-organisms were found in water that had been treated.
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German Doctors: 40-Pound Tumor Removed From Woman – 116th Edition
Saturday, April 25th, 2009A German doctor said Friday that surgeons have successfully removed a 40-pound (18 kilogram) malignant bone tumor from a Saudi Arabian woman.
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No Tampering Seen In S. Calif. Bottled Water Scare – 117th Edition
Saturday, April 25th, 2009A dozen students complained of feeling sick after drinking bottled water from a junior high school vending machine, but the FBI said Friday that no sign of tampering was found and initial tests detected no contamination.
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Woman Gives Birth To Twins On Fifth Avenue – 118th Edition
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Twins — a boy and girl — are delivered right out on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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Army: 3 Missing Disease Samples Likely Destroyed – 104th Edition
Friday, April 24th, 2009An investigation of three disease samples missing from a Fort Detrick lab found that the samples were likely destroyed, according to Army officials.
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Cops: Woman Faked Miscarriage With ‘Animal Tissue’ – 105th Edition
Friday, April 24th, 2009Deputies said a woman in South Florida has faked a miscarriage. The Broward county Sheriff’s Office responded an emergency call of a possible miscarriage just before 8 a.m. Tuesday at an Oakland Park apartment. Upon arrival, they learned a woman staged the incident using what authorities described only as “animal tissue.”
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8-Year-Old Girl Dies Suddenly From Diabetes – 106th Edition
Friday, April 24th, 2009A mother whose 8-year-old daughter died suddenly from undiagnosed juvenile diabetes urges parents to have their children tested and to watch out for warning signs.
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