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    French Woman Shows Off Her New Face (AP)

AP - The French woman who received the world's first partial face
 transplant showed off her new features in a room full of reporters and
 cameras on Monday.

    Doctors Back Needle Exchange Programs (AP)

AP - Pediatricians should speak out in support of needle exchange
 programs to reduce the spread of HIV among injection drug users, the
 American Academy of Pediatrics says in a toughened policy statement.

    Mental-Health Care Limited for Immigrants (AP)

AP - If Eleazar Paula Mendez suffered from depression, her adopted
 hometown in southwest Arkansas was not the place to find help: The
 small community where she is charged with killing her three children
 has no mental-health professionals who speak Spanish.

    Calcium, Exercise Vital for Kids' Bones (AP)

AP - Doctors should evaluate children for the amount of calcium they get
 and encourage them to exercise to help prevent an epidemic of broken
 bones later in life, the American Academy of Pediatrics advises.

    Journal Article a Wild Card in Vioxx Trial (AP)

AP - A top medical journal's criticism of a study cited in Vioxx
 lawsuits is expected to play a part in the retrial of the first federal
 Vioxx lawsuit -- but it's not clear if it will be a legal hand grenade
 or a nuclear warhead.

    Many US children don't get adequate calcium -report (Reuters)

Reuters - Many American children do not consume enough milk or other
 calcium-rich foods like yogurt and cheese that build strong bones, a
 report said on Monday.

    Biomarkers may be early Alzheimer's signs -study (Reuters)

Reuters - Substances in cerebrospinal fluid could be used to diagnose
 elderly people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said
 on Monday.

    UK breast cancer sufferer goes to court for drug (Reuters)

Reuters - A woman with early-stage breast cancer went to the High Court
 on Monday in an attempt to force her local health authority to pay for
 the potentially life-saving drug Herceptin.

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