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Farmers near Fargo worry about back-to-back crop, livestock losses as floods submerge fields
Associated Press WriterKRAGNES, Minn. (AP) — For farmer Brian Thomas, getting to town for errands is no simple matter these days as floodwaters cover fields and sections of country roads in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D. He wades through shallow rapids cascading across...Tags: Disasters, Beets, Floods, Agriculture, Farms
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Teva Pharmaceuticals to buy drugmaker for $5 billion
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-- Israeli drugmaker Teva, which has operations near the Lehigh Valley, has beaten out rivals Pfizer and Actavis to acquire German generic drugmaker Ratiopharm GmbH in a deal announced Thursday worth some 3.6 billion euros, or nearly $5 billion. Teva...Tags: Europe, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Biotechnology Industry, Cephalon Incorporated, Biotechnology
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radiation in September, and I am now a true breast cancer survivor! To salute the cause and to celebrate my courage, my husband said he'd build a raised garden for me, edged in flat rocks. This garden will only have pink perennials in it. My plan is to...Tags: Breast Cancer, Fertilizer, Allentown
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New Democratic lawmakers in key districts feeling the pressure in vote on Obama's health care
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman Rep. Steve Driehaus is getting it from all sides on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The Ohio Democrat opened his local newspaper, The Cincinnati Enquirer, on Wednesday to find a giant ad urging him to vote...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Medical Services, Abortion, White House
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State park smoking ban stalls; supporters vow to keep trying
Associated Press WriterAn attempt to impose what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks stalled in the California Legislature. -------------------- Sign up for FOX5 Breaking News Alerts -------------------- On Thursday, lawmakers...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), California Legislature, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Human Rights, Emergency Incidents
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Israel's Teva to buy German generic drug maker Ratiopharm in deal worth $5 billion
AP Business WriterFRANKFURT (AP) — Israeli drug maker Teva has beaten out rivals Pfizer and Actavis to acquire German generic drug maker Ratiopharm GmbH — in a deal announced Thursday worth some euro3.6 billion, or nearly $5 billion. Teva Pharmaceutical...Tags: Europe, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Biotechnology Industry, Cephalon Incorporated, Biotechnology
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Marj Bohnhoff:
Marj Bohnhoff's work as a research scientist at the University of Chicago evolved with the rapidly changing cultural landscape, much like the sexually transmitted diseases she studied. From the venereal diseases brought home during and after World War...Tags: University of Chicago, Research, AIDS, Hospitals and Clinics, Epidemics and Plagues
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Kraft to cut sodium levels in North American products by 10 percent over 2 years
AP Food Industry WriterPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years to appeal to health-conscious consumers. The changes at Kraft, the...Tags: Kraft Foods, Inc., Campbell Soup Company, Foods and Beverages, Salt, Northfield
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VA trying to make it easier for vets from recent wars with certain diseases to get benefits
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Department took steps Thursday to make it easier for veterans of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to get disability benefits. To qualify for the new streamlined status, they must have malaria, West Nile Virus or...Tags: Afghanistan, Illnesses, Defense, West Nile Virus, Tuberculosis
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Calif worker safety board to consider mandating condoms for porn actors to curb spread of STDs
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Condoms might be the only thing porn actors are required to wear if the state's workplace safety board approves a petition mandating their use. In a hearing Thursday, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards...Tags: Pornography, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Celebrities, HIV, Health and Safety at Work
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China probes vaccines after news report of deaths, illnesses in northern province
BEIJING (AP) — China's Health Ministry is investigating the safety of inoculations in a northern province after a report that defective vaccines possibly killed four children and seriously sickened dozens. The ministry urged health authorities in...Tags: Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Children, Newspaper and Magazine, China
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Vaccine group seeks $4.3 billion from donors to ramp up immunization campaign for world's poor
Associated Press WriterGENEVA (AP) — A global vaccine initiative launched with the help of Bill Gates is seeking $4.3 billion in new funding to ramp up child immunization campaigns against deadly diseases such as hepatitis B, diarrhea and pneumonia in the developing...Tags: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Children, Health Organizations
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