White House seeks versatile chef for all occasions
Washington report notes the White House seeks a flexible head cook able to handle simple munchies for the president and elaborate state dinners. After 11 years, Walter Scheib has left 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and the search is on, with officials stressing adaptability, international cuisine knowledge, and a strong people and budget sense.
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Maryland researchers race to avert avian flu threat
In College Park, University of Maryland virology expert Daniel Perez leads a national effort with 17 states to prevent avian influenza. A $5 million USDA grant funds study of how the virus replicates and mutates to transfer from birds to humans, using chickens and quail in controlled lab conditions.
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Prostate cancer vaccine shows survival boost in study
Researchers report improved survival using Provenge, an immune vaccine for advanced prostate cancer. In 127 men, vaccine patients lived about 4.6 more months on average, with three-year survival at 34 percent versus 11 percent in controls. Study leader Dr Eric Small notes promising gains but calls for independent confirmation.
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Early epidurals may not raise C-section risk in labor
A Northwestern University study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that giving low dose epidurals early in first time labor does not increase Caesarean rates. In 728 women, C-section rates were 1 percent in the early epidural group versus 21 percent in the delayed group, suggesting early epidurals can reduce pain without raising surgical delivery.
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