Archive for April, 2007

Tooth Decay Is on the Rise for Kids

ATLANTA (AP) -- Tooth decay in young children's baby teeth is on the rise, a worrying trend that signals the preschool crowd is eating too much sugar, according to the largest government study of the nation's dental health in more than 25 years....

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Scar-Free Surgery Procedures Explored

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A 4-year-old boy lay on an operating table here a few weeks ago with a tumor that had eaten into his brain and the base of his skull. Standard surgery would involve cutting open his face, leaving an ugly scar and hindering his facial growth as he matured....

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How Meth Took Hold on Indian Reservation

WIND RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, Wyo. (AP) -- Just off the deserted highways, the silver pickup truck eases down quiet streets, its driver offering a numbing tour of a remote reservation framed by the beauty of snowcapped mountains....

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New Toys Read Brain Waves

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber. But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology....

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KFC to Switch to Oil With No Trans Fat

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- KFC's fried chicken buckets soon will be stamped with a health message along with the famous likeness of its founder, Colonel Harland Sanders....

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