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Newsweek: Working in a flu vaccine factory
When you work in a vaccine factory, getting dressed is half the job. Inside one of the two American labs that produce millions of flu shots every year.
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Burger King limits sodium in kids meals
Burger King Corp. said it is cutting the amount of sodium in its kids meals and promoting menu combinations with less than 650 calories as part of a push to emphasize nutrition.
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Newsweek: A history of the flu
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Insurance may soon cover maggot therapy
 Maggot therapy has received a boost from the medical establishment that could make it easier for patients and doctors to get insurance reimbursement for this treatment.
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Study: Fast-food ad ban may cut obesity in kids
Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Surgeon who did first U.S. heart transplant dies
 Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, a cardiac surgeon who performed the nation’s first human heart transplant and who also developed lifesaving medical implants, has died. He was 90.
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Report: Economy is sickening U.S. hospitals
The dismal economy has U.S. hospitals ailing, with new data showing declines in overall admissions and elective procedures, plus a big jump in patients who can't pay for care.
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Teen lives 118 days without a heart
An American teenager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant.
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Unable to recognize voices, except Sean Connery's
 Body Odd: A 60-year-old British woman is the first documented case of someone born without the ability to detect familiar voices.
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No sweat: Obamas work fitness into daily routine
 Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama — half of the fabulously fit new first couple.
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