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South Korean doctors eat US beef to show safe
Associated Press WriterSitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears. The 19 physicians and executives ate American sirloin, with one top doctor saying it "tastes...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Animal Diseases, Retroviruses, Lobbying, Health Organizations
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Rice collects honor for role in freeing medics
AP Diplomatic WriterSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice was collecting Bulgaria's highest honor on Wednesday for her help in securing Libya's release of six medics nearly a year ago. Rice played less of a public role than several other international figures in winning the...Tags: AIDS, Medical Staff, Government, Condoleezza Rice, Defense
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US agriculture secretary confident meat is safe
Associated Press WriterThe U.S. agriculture secretary expressed confidence in the nation's food safety system, but said the meat processing industry will always face challenges because the bacteria that animals carry evolves. "I don't think we'll ever see a totally bacteria-...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Michigan, Health and Safety at Work, Food Industry, Ohio
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Breast Cancer Fundraiser
The Wolcott Land Owners Protective Association, a sport shooting club, will host a fundraiser for breast cancer on July 26. The event will support eight women, from several states, who will walk 40 miles in two days on Oct. 4 and 5 in New York City...Tags: Cancer
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Health notes
Baltimore Washington Medical Center is offering these activities, all in the first-floor conference room, Tate Center, 305 Hospital Drive. • Today, 10 a.m to 11 a.m., Caregivers Support Group, meets. 410-787-4367. • Monday, 6:30 p.m., Man-...Tags: Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland Medical Center
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Drink in the pink
Of The Morning CallThe work of saving lives and helping cancer victims usually belongs to doctors, nurses, researchers and social workers. But during Drink Pink Weekend, visitors traveling the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail can help, too. Just buy a bottle of a blush or rosé...Tags: Rivers, Pennsylvania, Big Creek, Cancer, Charity
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Hormone therapy discouraged in some prostate cases
Los Angeles TimesMedical castration to treat localized prostate tumors does not prolong survival, and its side effects far outweigh any potential benefit for most patients, researchers reported yesterday. The technique, which involves using drugs to block the body's...Tags: Cancer, Heart Disease, Government Health Care, Medicare, Health Treatments
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Ex-EPA aide: Cheney staff censored warning on climate
WASHINGTON - Members of Vice President Dick Cheney's staff censored congressional testimony by a top federal official on the health threats posed by global warming, a former Environmental Protection Agency official said yesterday. In a letter to Sen....Tags: Regional Authority, Dick Cheney, Barack Obama, Ecosystems, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Brothers race in sister's memory
Special to The SunHis back ached. His quads burned. Before the end of his first day of cycling more than 60 miles, Sean Brown started "bonking" - rider slang for hitting the wall. Every time he got over a hill, another rose ahead of him. This weeklong trek across Iowa was...Tags: Sean Brown, Cancer, Health and Safety at School, Jeff Brown, Lisa Brown
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Henrietta Powder, 83
Henrietta "Etta" M. Powder, a retired secretary and Scottish immigrant, died of a heart attack June 27 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. The Lutherville resident was 83. Mrs. Powder was on vacation in Florida when she was stricken,...Tags: John Derek, Armed Forces, Charity, Heart Disease, Mount Washington
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