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Medbroadcast: 02-08-2005
LONDON (AP) - The scientist who attracted the world's attention by cloning Dolly the Sheep is about to take another major step for medical research: cloning human embryos and experimenting on them with the British government's permission.
BEIJING (AP) - China has developed a more powerful, longer-lasting bird flu vaccine for poultry, a news report said Monday.
Scientists made the vaccine using a genetically altered bird flu virus, the official China Daily newspaper reported.
ATLANTA (AP) - The Coca-Cola Co. said Monday it will begin selling Diet Coke sweetened with sugar substitute Splenda in the spring.
Diet Coke with Splenda will have a distinct label with the name of the sweetener on it as well as a yellow streak.
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba banned smoking in public places on Monday, as the government of the country known for its famous cigars acknowledged the health risk of tobacco.
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian scientists on Monday began the country's first human clinical trials of a vaccine designed to prevent AIDS.
IASI, Romania (AP) - A 33-year-old Romanian woman who gave birth to a son in December on Monday gave birth to his twin brother in what has been called a medical first in Romania.
CHICAGO (AP) - Sweet drinks - whether Kool-Aid with sugar or all-natural apple juice - seem to raise the risk of pudgy preschoolers getting fatter, new research suggests.
That may come as a surprise to parents who pride themselves on seeking out fruit drinks with no added sugar.
TORONTO (CP) - The patient sits in her room on the palliative-care floor at Toronto Grace Hospital, her face expressionless as she quietly sips a mug of tea.
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