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Medbroadcast: 10-25-2004
TORONTO (CP) - Members of the family of the late Roy Thomson have donated $25 million to fight breast cancer. It's believed to be the single largest private gift for cancer research in Canadian history.
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A 14-year-old girl in northern Thailand has died of bird flu, a health ministry official said Monday, raising the number of human fatalities from the disease in Southeast Asia this year to 32.
MONTREAL (CP) - Diabetic men are more likely than healthy men to develop pancreatic and liver cancer, indicates a study that suggests a potentially fatal complication linked to the insulin deficiency.
TORONTO (CP) - Scientists in Winnipeg are toiling over two viruses that are giving experts in the flu world more than a few sleepless nights - the H5 and H7 avian influenza strains, considered the biggest threats to cause the next flu pandemic.
MONTREAL (CP) - Don't scratch this date from your daytimer: Friday, Oct. 29 is World Psoriasis Day.
TORONTO (CP) - Children who receive a non-matching blood type heart transplant in early childhood appear to develop long-term tolerance for the donor's blood type, a study shows.
TORONTO (CP) - A Canadian-based security expert will tell a panel on Internet pharmacies this week that mail-order drug companies could become targets for terrorists.
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - A Thai man who tried to smuggle into Belgium two small eagles infected with a deadly avian flu virus was undergoing medical tests Sunday, but appeared to be in good health, officials said.
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