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    Indonesia Records Bird Flu Fatality (AP)

AP - Indonesia reported its latest bird flu death Tuesday -- a
 23-year-old man -- while four members of a family were being treated in
 a hospital for symptoms of the virus.

    McDonald's: Fries Have Potential Allergens (AP)

AP - Not long after disclosing that its french fries contain more trans
 fat than thought, McDonald's Corp. said Monday that wheat and dairy
 ingredients are used to flavor the popular menu item -- an
 acknowledgment it had not previously made.

    Gene May Trigger Rare Esophageal Disorder (AP)

AP - Genes prove it: A rare but devastating esophageal illness that's on
 the rise isn't hard-to-treat acid reflux as once suspected but a
 completely different disease -- one linked to allergies.

    Calif. Boy Breaks Artificial Heart Record (AP)

AP - A 6-year-old Vacaville boy received a new heart after relying on an
 artificial heart for nearly eight months, longer than any child in
 North America, according to hospital.

    Co. Puts Stem Cells in Failing Hearts (AP)

AP - After 61 years of pumping blood, Marie Carty's heart was failing
 her. Months earlier she had given up her two-mile walk on the boardwalk
 of her New Jersey hometown along the Atlantic Ocean. She could barely
 make it from the parking lot to the view of the water.

    Clinton Announces Healthy Schools Effort (AP)

AP - Former President Clinton and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
 announced an $8 million initiative Monday to fight childhood obesity by
 promoting healthier food and more exercise in schools.

    UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)

Reuters - Italy's fashion capital Milan showed it could boast more than
 Prada and Gucci on Monday by turning out a home-bred bagpipe band to
 accompany Scotland's Olympic curling champion Rhona Martin. "I just
 thought it was so unique," piper Arturo Gasparini, a Milan financial
 analyst said, explaining how a northern Italian was lured to the
 peculiarly Scottish instrument.

    Health Tip: Some Medications Are Easily Abused (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Some medications, such as sleeping
 pills, can prove addictive if misused.

    Vaccine Approved to Protect Children From Rotavirus (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
 Administration has approved a live, oral vaccine -- called RotaTeq --
 to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants. It's the only vaccine
 approved in the United States that can help protect against rotavirus,
 a viral infection that may cause diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and
 dehydration.

    High-Risk Black Men Least Likely to Get Prostate Cancer Tests
     (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Even though they are at
 the highest risk for aggressive prostate cancer, black men with a
 family history of the disease are least likely to be screened for it,
 even during the peak risk ages of 60 to 69, a new study finds.

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