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    WHO urges protective clothing for poultry workers (Reuters)

Reuters - Poultry workers, cullers and veterinarians should wear special
 clothing and take antiviral drugs to protect them from bird flu, the
 World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

    Air pollution tied to increased risk of strokes (Reuters)

Reuters - Increases in particles polluting the air are associated with
 an increase in the number of strokes caused by a blood clot in the
 brain -- but not the type caused by an artery rupture in the brain --
 new research shows.

    Guidant to take steps to boost quality after recalls (Reuters)

Reuters - Guidant Corp. said on Thursday it will take additional steps
 to bolster quality as it works to restore its public image after a slew
 of recent recalls and failures of its heart devices.

    Heavy drinking may harm male hormones, sperm (Reuters)

Reuters - Problem drinking may dampen both a man's sex life and his
 chances of having children, according to a new study.

    Measles outbreak shows vaccination value (Reuters)

Reuters - A large measles outbreak in Indiana earlier this year shows
 what can happen when an imported case of measles encounters a group of
 unvaccinated individuals.

    Obesity May Contribute to Liver Trouble (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A diet high in fat and
 sugar triggered immune system abnormalities -- including reduced levels
 of natural killer T (NKT) cells -- in the livers of mice, says a study
 led by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

    Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 27, 2005 (HealthDay)

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

    Ethiopia launches polio vaccination campaign (Reuters)

Reuters - Ethiopia said on Thursday it had discovered 18 new cases of
 polio in the country and has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign
 targeting 16 million children.

    Medicare to monitor new defibrillator data (Reuters)

Reuters - Medicare officials plan to monitor a new database for more
 information about the use of a popular implantable heart device at
 1,300 U.S. hospitals, the agency said on Thursday.

    Possible Cause of Prostate Cancer Found (AP)

AP - Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School are part of
 a team that has discovered a possible cause of prostate cancer, a
 finding they say could result in better forms of treatment or possibly
 a cure.

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