HIV infected products spark Chicago lawsuit
A federal suit claims five medical firms and the National Hemophilia Foundation sold or endorsed tainted blood clotting products after HIV risks were known. As many as 10,000 hemophiliacs used the products in the 1980s. Baxter Healthcare is named among the defendants. The suit seeks damages and funds for HIV testing for victims.
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Canada Supreme Court rules against Rodriguez bid for death by own action
The Supreme Court of Canada, by 54, upholds criminal code ban on assisting suicide, ruling federal interest in sanctity of life overrides Rodriguez's right to a dignified death. Rodriguez, dying of Lou Gehrig's disease, vows her fight may prompt Parliament action.
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Elephants Destroy 11 Villages in Cameroon
In Yaounde, AP reports a herd of more than 300 elephants ravaged 11 villages in Mayo Louti district northern Cameroon. Dozens left homeless as 370 acres of millet sorghum and maize are ruined. 375 residents displaced. No fatalities reported. Earlier in September four people were killed by rampaging elephants in a neighboring district.
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