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Medbroadcast: 02-06-2005
CHICAGO (AP) - A couple whose frozen embryo was accidentally destroyed at a fertility clinic has the right in Illinois to file a wrongful-death lawsuit, a judge has ruled in a case that some legal experts say could have implications in the debate over embryonic stem cell research.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Canada's decision to stockpile 9.6 million doses of antiviral drugs to fight a potential global flu pandemic reinforces its position as a world leader in dealing with an outbreak whenever it strikes, the chief public health officer said Friday.
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed Friday its first human case of mad cow disease - a development likely to further alarm a public skittish about food safety and complicate U.S. efforts to lift Tokyo's yearlong ban on American beef imports.
TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed its first human case of mad cow disease Friday following the death of a man who had symptoms of the fatal brain wasting illness.
TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario law firm has launched a class-action suit against Eli Lilly on behalf of Canadians who took the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa and were subsequently diagnosed with diabetes.
The lawsuit was announced Friday by the firm of Stevenson & Associates.
BELLEVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Effective immediately licensed premises, beer stores and liquor stores must post signs warning women of the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant, Consumer and Business Services Minister Jim Watson announced Friday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Five St. Louis Rams developed infections after sustaining turf burns in 2003, and a few members of the San Francisco 49ers developed infections after playing the Rams early that season, a medical researcher said Friday.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Shaken by scandals involving the black-market sale of body parts, University of California officials are considering inserting supermarket-style bar codes or radio frequency devices in cadavers to keep track of them.
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