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Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases (AP)

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Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases (AP)

AP - As federal officials launch a criminal investigation into a Georgia peanut processor at the center of a deadly salmonella outbreak, food safety experts say they hope it’s a signal that the government plans to be more aggressive in prosecuting other cases in the future.

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Cancer (HealthDay)">Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids’ Brain Cancer (HealthDay)

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Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids’ Brain Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — The best way to treat a
rare form of childhood brain cancer called ependymoma is aggressive
surgery followed by targeted radiotherapy, U.S. researchers say.

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Cancer (HealthDay)">Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids’ Brain Cancer (HealthDay)

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Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids’ Brain Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — The best way to treat a
rare form of childhood brain cancer called ependymoma is aggressive
surgery followed by targeted radiotherapy, U.S. researchers say.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090131/hl_hsn/aggressivetreatmenteffectiveinkidsbraincancer

 

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Make that 14: Octuplet mom already had 6 kids (AP)

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Make that 14: Octuplet mom alre=
ady had 6 kids (AP)

AP - How in the world does a =
woman with six children get a fertility doctor to help her have more =97 ei=
ght more?

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ap/20090131/ap_on_re_us/octuplets

 

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Gov’t launches criminal probe in peanut recall (AP)

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Gov’t launches criminal probe in peanut recall (AP)

A peanut monument adorns the square in front of the Early County Courthouse in Blakely, Ga., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.  The Peanut Corporation of America is located about a mile from the square. PCA is voluntarily recalling all peanuts and peanut products processed in its Blakely, Ga., facility since Jan. 2, 2007 according to a corporate release. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)AP - Federal health officials opened a criminal investigation Friday into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonella outbreak. President Barack Obama pledged stricter oversight of food safety to prevent breakdowns in inspections.

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