Gulf War veterans face ongoing illnesses amid study delays
Sixteen years after the Persian Gulf War, about a quarter of veterans are seriously ill with fatigue joint pain and diseases from Lou Gehrig’s to brain cancers. Critics accuse the Pentagon and VA of denial and slow treatment while defense officials stress ongoing research and individualized care.
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Lou Gehrig
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Department of Veterans Affairs
James Binns
Binns
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Pentagon
Michael Kilpatrick
Iraq
Kilpatrick
U.S
Kuwait
Joel Kuppersmith
Kaiser study touts at home FIT test for colorectal cancer
Kaiser researchers say a fecal immunochemical test can detect 81 percent of colorectal cancers and improve screening rates. The at home test involves no dietary restrictions and mails a stool sample to a lab for analysis, offering a noninvasive alternative to colonoscopy.
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Kaiser Permanente
United States
Kaiser
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Ex-lawmaker Kott convicted of taking bribes in Alaska
Former Alaska Rep Pete Kott, once House speaker, was found guilty Tuesday of conspiracy to solicit financial benefits extortion and bribery for accepting nearly $9 000 a political poll and a promised job from VECO Corp the oil services firm linked to a proposed gas pipeline The verdicts carry broad implications amid an FBI probe into whether Ted Stevens received illegal gifts Kott was acquitted of wire fraud and offered no comment as he left the federal courthouse
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House
Veco Corp
FBI
Ted Stevens
U.S. Senate
VECO
Stevens
Katt
Short strike ending near for Detroit Bargainers and GM
Talks between the United Auto Workers and General Motors near a deal to end a nationwide walkout by about 73,000 workers after a day of private bargaining. Analysts expect a quick conclusion though picketing continues outside GM plants as the company and union seek to resolve retiree health care costs and job security.
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the Free Press
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Chad Blake
Far
Coianne Avant
Ron Jackson
General Motors Corp
Pontiac Assembly Center
Pontiac
Mich
UAW
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Deutsche Bank
Rod Lache
U.S
General Motors
Ernie Bruton
Romulus
Wall Street
Merrill Lynch
Oshawa
Ontario
Windsor
Canadian Auto Workers Union
Musharraf to Stay Army Chief If Reelect Bid Fails
President Musharraf would remain army chief if not reelected, a government lawyer said at a Supreme Court hearing. He denied moves toward martial law or emergency. Opposition leaders warn of dictatorship amid crackdowns on party members and international concern. Musharraf has pledged to quit as military chief and restore civilian rule if lawmakers grant a new mandate by Oct. 6.
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Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf
Malik Mohammed Qayyum
Musharraf
Supreme Court
Washington
European Union
Liaquat Baloch
Baloch
Imran Khan
Khan
U.S
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