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Medbroadcast: 11-22-2004

Austria investigates slaughterhouse for selling salmonella-tainted chickens
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Austrian authorities said Monday they were investigating a report that a slaughterhouse knowingly sold up to 7,000 chickens tainted with salmonella bacteria to a buyer in Germany.

Interpreters lower risks when doctor and patient don't speak same language
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Romualdo Rivera arrives at the emergency room with what seems to be a complaint of chest pain. But it's hard to be sure - he doesn't speak English.

Philippine health official says meningitis-like disease not an outbreak
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A health official in the Philippines said Monday a meningitis-like disease that killed eight people is not an outbreak, despite 18 new cases recorded in November.

Popular MS drug may lack evidence
Wednesday, November 17, 2004 (Toronto) A world-renowned medical journal, Lancet Neurology, has published results of an extensive review of the evidence on the effectiveness of glatiramer acetate, a drug used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Safety regulators urge holiday shoppers to beware of recalled toys
WASHINGTON (AP) - A reminder from the government: check those holiday shopping lists to make sure no recalled children's toys are on them.

Long-term effects of violence on women: bowel disease, arthritis to be studied
VANCOUVER (CP) - After the blood on a rape victim has dried and the wounds bandaged, the health problems seem to mount: bowel disease, arthritis, depression - all diseases believed to be caused by the stress of the attack.

Ontario pledges to push ahead with reforms despite doctors rejecting deal
TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario government is adamant it will push ahead with its agenda to improve health care despite a sound rejection of a proposed landmark deal by the province's doctors.

Disputed study suggests Chornobyl caused 800 cancer cases among Swedes
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have cancer as a result of the fallout that spewed over the region after the Chornobyl nuclear accident in 1986, according to a new study by Swedish scientists.

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