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HEALTH / NEWS Mon Apr 14, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- The World Bank has announced emergency measures to tackle rising food prices around the world. World Bank head Robert Zoellick warned that 100 million people in poor countries could be pushed deeper into poverty by spiralling prices. The crisis has.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Aug 6, 2007 @ 1:38pm neoform

St. Petersburg Times -- Those who run the emergency room at Bay Pines VA Medical Center let a loyal federal employee die of a heart attack in an adjacent building without lifting a finger to help because he wasn't a military veteran. The decision was inhumane but reflected hospi.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Apr 9, 2007 @ 5:00pm neoform

CNN -- People who take niacin pills to help them pass a urine drug test may not only fail the test, but also land themselves in the emergency room, according to doctors. Writing in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, doctors at the University of Pennsylvania de.. Read More