January 23, 2007 at 11:00 am
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LODI, N.J. (AP) -- The cafeteria lunch line at Columbus Elementary School moves quickly as students grab portions of carrots, celery, apples and oranges. French fries and hamburgers, once cafeteria staples, aren't even offered....
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January 23, 2007 at 11:00 am
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GENEVA (AP) -- The new head of the World Health Organization said Monday she will hold an urgent meeting of leaders in the battle against polio to determine whether to push ahead toward the elusive goal of eradicating the disease....
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January 23, 2007 at 11:00 am
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Aiming to become a global leader in cancer research, Texas plans to invest $3 billion over the next decade in a bid to eradicate the disease, which kills more than a half-million Americans every year....
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January 23, 2007 at 11:00 am
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DALLAS (AP) -- As breast cancer ravaged her body, Susan G. Komen asked her younger sister for a promise. Komen wanted help to "cure this disease." After a three-year struggle, the vivacious young mother with the bright smile died in 1980 at age 36....
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January 23, 2007 at 11:00 am
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CHICAGO (AP) -- High blood pressure is controlled better in the United States than in five Western European countries, a study found, and researchers credit American doctors' more aggressive prescribing of drugs....
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