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    Bird flu catastrophe may start hand to mouth (Reuters)

Reuters - The scenarios all start out the same way -- at a small farm
 somewhere, perhaps in Southeast Asia, some chickens become infected
 with H5N1 bird flu.

    EU body gives old pain drugs clean bill of health (Reuters)

Reuters - Europe's drug watchdog said on Monday it had no new safety
 concerns over older pain medicines like ibuprofen and naproxen,
 following an extensive review of side effect issues.

    Romania detects more suspected bird flu cases (Reuters)

Reuters - Romania detected new cases of suspected bird flu in the Danube
 delta, one of them close to the border with Ukraine, Agriculture
 Minister Gheorghe Flutur said on Tuesday.

    Roche says could allow others to produce Tamiflu (Reuters)

Reuters - Swiss drugmaker Roche, under pressure to increase output of
 its antiviral drug Tamiflu as avian flu reaches Europe, said on Tuesday
 it would consider granting other firms licenses to make the drug.

    Bird flu doesn't increase risk of human pandemic-EU (Reuters)

Reuters - The presence of bird flu in southeastern Europe does not
 increase the risk of a human influenza pandemic, the European Union's
 health chief said on Tuesday.

    High-Fat, Low-Carb Diet Could Curb Alzheimer's (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A high-fat,
 low-carbohydrate diet appeared to improve the condition of mice with a
 rodent form of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.

    Study: Losing Weight Can Help Sex Life (AP)

AP - Losing a little weight can do wonders for your sex life. So says
 Duke University psychologist Martin Binks, who presented a study Monday
 at a meeting of The Obesity Society showing that shedding a few pounds
 can improve things in the bedroom by making people feel better about
 their bodies.

    Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 17, 2005 (HealthDay)

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

    Third Indonesian polio immunisation round to launch next month (AFP)

AFP - Indonesia will carry out a third nationwide polio vaccination
 drive in November to curb the spread of the crippling virus which has
 infected 269 children since it resurfaced in March, a minister said.

    Scars Show Colon Cancer Affects Young Too (AP)

AP - The 5-inch vertical scar marking Steve DeLuca's belly didn't stop
 him from posing topless for a new pinup calendar -- it's what got him
 the job.

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