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Medbroadcast: 02-02-2005

Popular diets tout new 'good carb' advice given by U.S. government
WASHINGTON (AP) - Interested in following the U.S. government's new advice on what to eat? Advocates of the South Beach and Atkins diets want you to give their approaches a try, saying they're not all that different from the official recommendations.

Study finds cellphone use by young drivers turns them into senior citizens
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A new study's conclusion about teens and driving could become a buzz kill for young people: Chatting on a cell phone while driving can add years to your life - way too quickly.

Vietnam reports another bird flu case following 13 deaths in a month
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam reported another bird flu infection Wednesday in an outbreak that has killed 13 people over the past month, a doctor said. A 24-year-old man from Hanoi was admitted to the city's Bach Mai hospital on Jan.

B.C. doctor is suspended for two years for countersigning U.S. prescriptions
VANCOUVER (CP) - A doctor will lose his livelihood for two years because he countersigned prescriptions so U.S. patients could get cheaper medicine. Dr.

Cambodian woman 1st confirmed bird flu death outside Vietnam in outbreak
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A Cambodian woman became the first person confirmed to have died from bird flu outside Vietnam in an outbreak that has killed 13 people in a month, a doctor said Monday.

Celebrex didn't raise heart attack risk among Quebec seniors, says study
MONTREAL (CP) - Low-dose anti-inflammatory drugs such as Celebrex don't appear to pose the same risks as Vioxx for seniors with no history of heart attacks, suggests a new research study published on Tuesday.

Evidence links German nurse to deaths of 29 patients, prosecutors say
KEMPTEN, Germany (AP) - Authorities have found evidence that a nurse who has admitted giving lethal injections to 16 elderly patients at a German hospital may have been responsible for another 13 deaths, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Fat flies in NFL, where one in four Super Bowl players are over 300 pounds
(AP) - Brad Culpepper particularly remembers the Thanksgiving dinners, when he would stuff himself silly with food and then two hours later try to find a way to cram some more down his throat. He was a defensive tackle in the NFL, undersized at 280 pounds in a supersized league.

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