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Medbroadcast: 09-23-2004
CHICAGO (AP) - After one of Dr. Kenneth Offit's patients died from a genetic form of breast cancer, Offit felt obliged to warn the woman's college-age daughter that she, too, might be at risk.
He could not find the young woman.
OTTAWA (CP) - A hardline government stand on carbohydrate claims for new Canadian food labels has prompted a sharp retort from the purveyors of the Atkins low-carb diet.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A farm near the Cambodian capital was closed after about 2,300 chickens died of Avian flu - apparently the first cases of the disease in the country following an epidemic in Asia earlier this year.
TORONTO (CP) - More heart-transplant patients are surviving longer than 10 years ago, but a shortfall in the number of donor organs means Canadians continue to die while awaiting a new heart, a report released Wednesday shows.
TORONTO (CP) - New Canada-wide standards for handling blood were released Wednesday, even though officials insisted there's nothing wrong with the current system.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Patrick Deuel is on a diet. He's down to about 700 pounds now. He hopes to lose 400 more.
When he entered the hospital in Sioux Falls, he weighed more than half a ton - a disaster Deuel blames on bad genes and his early years in the restaurant business.
WINNIPEG (CP) - Tough times in the Internet pharmacy industry have prompted one of its biggest players to streamline Canadian operations by moving about 30 high-paying jobs to Calgary from Winnipeg.
Daren Jorgenson says he's confident the move will help Canadameds.
TORONTO (CP) - Even children with mild croup can benefit from standard steroid treatment, say Canadian researchers, who found a single dose will quell the disorder's tell-tale barky cough so both kids and parents can relax and get some sleep.
Lead researcher Dr.
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