Explosion disrupts Brussels university lecture hall injuring students
An explosion hit the University of Louvain faculty of medicine auditorium in Brussels during a pharmacy class, causing 13 serious burns and 24 minor injuries as smoke and fire filled the hall. Officials warn it may be a bomb attack while awaiting final details.
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Arthritis sufferers avoid doctor care study cites CDC findings
The CDC reports 35 million Americans have arthritis but only about 29 million have seen a physician. Experts note misconceptions and barriers to care may drive self treatment and risk irreversible joint damage. An Arthritis Foundation official calls for strategies to overcome treatment barriers.
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Rates for Mail Subscription Plans Unclear
Partial OCR shows terms like Monihty 3 Months 6 Months 12 Months and All advance payments. It references standard PBM subscription and rates but lacks complete figures or context.
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Woman abducts infant at Augusta day care and attempted another theft
A woman posing as the infant's aunt abducted a 7 month old from Austin Road Learning Center in Augusta, then attempted to take another child from Busy Bee Day Care minutes earlier. The baby was found unharmed at University Hospital Augusta at 11:15 p.m. and later reunited with family. Authorities linked the two incidents to the same woman and continued the investigation with FBI support.
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Bush Trip Protested by Kidnappings in Colombia
In Cartagena and Cali operatives abducted three Americans including Rev. Francisco Amico Ferrari of Rochester during President Bush's visit. Guerrillas reportedly planned to exchange the captives for Bush leaving Colombia, with one priest reportedly intended for an interview and two teachers held to protest Bass.
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Tapes Renew Controversy Over Actions
Anchorage Alaska details emerge from Coast Guard tape recordings on March 24 after the Exxon Valdez spill. Prosecution argues Hazelwood tried to slide the tanker off the reef, risking capsize. defense says orders aimed to stabilize the ship. Courtroom playback followed routine inquiries.
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Couple Expecting Baby to Save Dy ing Daughter in Bone Marrow Plan
Abe and Mary Ayala of Walnut aim to have a daughter in April to provide compatible bone marrow for their 17 year old daughter Anissa who has leukemia. Doctors acknowledge low odds but agree to transplant if tissue matches, following a nationwide donor search.
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Toxic Chemical Spill Triggers Indoor Stay for 15000
A second toxic leak in two weeks at Rhone-Poulenc Institute plant prompts authorities to keep 15,000 residents indoors. About 500 gallons of muriatic acid escaped from a transfer hose, with no injuries reported though fears of vapor spread prompted the precaution. OSHA inspectors were dispatched to inspect the site.
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Ron Bearer
Bhopal
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Haitians Criticize FDA Blood Policy as Racist
Haitian community leaders denounce a new FDA rule barring donations from individuals born in or emigrated from Haiti and sub Saharan Africa due to AIDS risk. FDA spokesman Brad Stone defends the policy noting safety, while critics call it insulting and discriminatory.
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Muscle Research Aims to Alter Genetic Makeup in Duchenne Study
Scientists at the University of Tennessee Memphis tested blast transfer by placing healthy immature muscle cells into a small muscle in the foot of a South Carolina boy. Eleven boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are involved, with donor cells used to explore future treatments.
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