Cheney health scare shows balance in heart disease care
Vice President Dick Cheney was briefly hospitalized for shortness of breath after a history of heart disease. Doctors ruled out major threats and identified a diuretic-responsive fluid retention from painkillers as the cause, allowing him to return to work the same day.
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Doctors discourage use of OTC cough syrups
Chicago AP doctors urge against OTC cough syrups as ineffective due to low doses or unproven drug combos. The American College of Chest Physicians guidelines warn they may delay treatment for serious coughs and endorse a new adult whooping cough vaccine.
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Chicago
Richard Irwin
American College of Chest Physicians
Irwin
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester
Mass
Alito Says Judges Should Not Have Agendas in Confirmation Hearing
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito told the Senate Judiciary Committee that judges must be impartial and cannot have a preferred outcome in any case. He contrasted judges with attorneys and emphasized the duty to follow the rule of law, while Democrats voiced concerns about his record on executive power and privacy cases.
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Bombers in Baghdad Kill 29 Amid Police Day Festivities
Two attackers disguised as police blew themselves up at the Interior Ministry in Baghdad during National Police Day celebrations, killing 29 Iraqis as U.S. and Iraqi forces face a deadly week. A journalist, Jill Carroll, was abducted in Baghdad, while electoral results from the Dec 15 vote were delayed amid rising tensions. A Zarqawi linked site claimed revenge for Sunni detainee mistreatment.
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Christian Science Monitor
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Bird flu in Turkey milder in many cases study finds
A large Vietnamese rural study indicates many bird flu like illnesses are mild and linked to direct contact with sick or dead poultry. While 650 to 750 cases may stem from birds, most reported infections are not severe, contrasting with over 140 WHO linked cases since 2004 that were often deadly.
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Chicago
Turkey
Anna Thorson
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm
Ha Tay
Hanoi
World Health Organization
Frederick Hayden
University of Virginia
Asia
Sharon shows signs of improvement after brain bleed
In Jerusalem Dr Shlomo Mor Yosef reports Ariel Sharon is breathing on his own and moving a right arm and leg in response to pain stimulation signaling brain stem activity doctors say. However it will be days before clinicians determine lucidity or whether he can return to work as the team notes the prognosis remains uncertain.
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Felix Umansky
Umansky
Taliban Leader Warns of Surge in Violence
Kabul AP reports Mullah Omar warned of increased attacks and rejected President Karzai’s peace talks offer. Pakistan protested US cross border fire in Saidgi village killing eight, while US Kabul spokesman promised investigation. Pinochet granted bail but remains under house arrest as appeals court reviews.
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Victor Montiglio
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