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AP - A dance troupe leader who makes drums with animal hides was in a
 Pennsylvania hospital after apparently being exposed to anthrax spores,
 prompting officials in both states to reassure residents that it was a
 rare accident unrelated to terrorism.

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AP - When researchers set out to test whether two nutritional
 supplements helped relieve arthritis pain, many were hopeful that a
 clear-cut answer would emerge about the popular yet unproven
 alternative treatment.

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AP - Children ages 2 to 5 should get flu shots, an advisory panel said
 Wednesday, widening the group of Americans urged to seek protection
 from a virus that kills thousands in this country each year.

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AP - Sweaty socks made from 100 percent cotton are the worst when it
 comes to causing nagging blisters, a study found.

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AP - Executives at the Campbell Soup Co. have heard the same thing
 almost since Andy Warhol was making art out of their cans in the 1960s:
 Lower the sodium in soup without sacrificing taste and people will eat
 even more of it.

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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Elderly patients can
 safely undergo gastric bypass surgery, researchers report.

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Reuters - When Dawei first started having sex, he had no idea that using
 a condom could help protect him from AIDS. Now he never leaves home
 without putting a few in his bag.

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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The antipsychotic
 drug trifluoperazine -- used to treat schizophrenia and other kinds of
 mental illness -- may also block addiction to opioid painkillers such
 as morphine, a new study suggests.

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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found that taking
 Paxil, a popular antidepressant, in the first three months of pregnancy
 can increase the risk of birth defects, the U.S. Food and Drug
 Administration said in a December 2005 news release.

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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are
 looking for 800 older adults to join a study aimed at identifying
 biological markers of memory decline and Alzheimer's disease.

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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Some people are at high risk for
 colorectal cancer because of a genetic mutation known as Lynch
 syndrome.

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