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AP - Researchers said Friday they have found a virus in the prostates of
 some cancer patients, a remarkable discovery that may suggest disease
 could play a role alongside genetics and the environment in causing
 this cancer.

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AP - Gov. Mike Rounds said he is inclined to sign a bill that would ban
 nearly all abortions in South Dakota, making it a crime for doctors to
 perform an abortion unless it was necessary to save the woman's life.

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AP - The Bush administration is looking at ways to simplify the new
 Medicare prescription drug benefit, but initial proposals are unlikely
 to win over the program's critics.

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AP - The condition of a drum maker hospitalized with anthrax has
 worsened, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday.

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AP - A second state in India reported an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of
 bird flu on Saturday. The deadly virus was discovered earlier this
 month among chickens in the western state of Maharashtra, leading
 officials to slaughter more than half a million birds.

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AP - Samba drums rumbled and tourists packed the streets Friday as Rio
 began its yearly carnival -- five days and nights of partying.

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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials,
 courtesy of CenterWatch:

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AFP - Bangladesh launched the world's largest measles vaccination
 campaign in which more than 800,000 health workers and volunteers will
 vaccinate 33.5 million children in three weeks.

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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Certain sports injuries are more common
 in people over age 50. These include muscle strains to the neck, back,
 shoulder, knee and ankle. These areas may be rigid from infrequent use
 or they may be weakened by conditions such as osteoporosis.

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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new virus has been
 identified in human prostate tumors, but the virus's link to prostate
 cancer is unclear and requires more research, researchers say.

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