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Medbroadcast: 02-13-2005

Authorities find rare drug-resistant HIV that rapidly progresses to AIDS
NEW YORK (AP) - City health officials are working to track down sex partners of a man diagnosed with a rare strain of highly drug-resistant HIV that progressed rapidly to AIDS.

Judge won't quash ruling that lets husband have woman's feeding tube
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A judge in a contentious right-to-die battle has refused to reconsider his ruling allowing a man to remove the feeding tube keeping his brain-damaged wife alive.

Safe place for users cleaned up Vancouver slum, free drugs may make it safer
VANCOUVER (CP) - It's a daily grind for the thousands of junkies living in the city's eastside slum. Waking up dope sick, the body screaming for a fix. Stumbling to the street to turn a $10-dollar trick and shooting every penny directly into the bloodstream.

Abortion numbers hold steady over last decade, half for women in 20s: StatsCan
TORONTO (CP) - The number of Canadians having abortions has remained relatively steady over the past decade, with women in their 20s continuing to make up more than half of those seeking the procedure, the latest figures from Statistics Canada suggest.

Abortion rate in Canada falls slightly, more than half sought by women in 20s
TORONTO (CP) - The number of women seeking abortions across Canada appears to be continuing a downward trend, although in some provinces rates remain the same or are slightly on the rise, figures from Statistics Canada suggest.

California man sues hospital, surgeon for wrongly removing testicle
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A California man is suing a hospital and one of its surgeons, claiming one of his testicles was wrongly removed during surgery.

Doctors holding patients hostage in dispute with province, minister says
TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's anesthetists were holding patients hostage with their one-day job action to back demands for more money, Health Minister George Smitherman said Friday.

Doctors holding patients hostage in dispute with province, minister says
TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's anesthetists were holding patients hostage with their one-day job action to back demands for more money, Health Minister George Smitherman said Friday.

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