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Rinderpest to be history by June
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VERSAILLES, France, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Rinderpest, a disease that decimated cattle herds for centuries, will officially be history this coming June, a United Nations official said Monday in New York.
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Aaron Carter checks into rehab
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Aaron Carter's manager said Monday the U.S. singer and actor has checked into a treatment facility to work on some emotional and spiritual issues.
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Future cures for Giffords-type injury
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HOUSTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Houston doctors will reteach the injured parts of the brain of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., but in the future, doctors say they may heal the brain cells.
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Suit blames cancer on Marine base water
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A former Marine is suing the U.S. government, saying contaminated water at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune led to his suffering a rare form of cancer.
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Virus hitting soft-shell crab business
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Scientists say a virus is killing off a quarter of the crabs taken from Chesapeake Bay before the prized crustaceans can make it to market as soft-shell crabs.
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Giffords' 'voice will not be diminished'
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TUCSON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' staff will carry on much of her congressional work as she recovers from a grievous brain injury, her district director said.
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Medical pot called boon to ailing seniors
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LAGUNA WOODS, Calif., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Proponents of medical marijuana touted its benefits for aging baby boomers at a weekend conference in California.
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Food poisoning sickens 28 Russian students
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KARAGALI, Russia, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Officials say the number of students stricken by apparent food poisoning at a Russian school climbed to 28 Sunday as four more children were hospitalized.
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Alleged arsonist loses tip of finger
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ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- An alleged arsonist-for-hire was busted after he left the tip of his finger at the crime scene, police in Florida said.
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Bird flu detected on Japanese chicken farm
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MIYAZAKI, Japan, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The slaughter of more than 10,000 chickens was ordered Saturday on a Japanese farm after avian influenza was detected in six birds, officials said.
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End-of-life decisions need preparation
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- End-of-life decisions take about two weeks longer if a patient hasn't shared his or her wishes with family members, U.S. researchers say.
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Travel company offers dentistry in the sun
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NAPLES, Fla., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A Florida travel company's selling point is trips that allow dental patients to save thousands of dollars on dental work while enjoying fun in the sun.
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U.S. can save $24 billion by cutting salt
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Daily U.S. sodium consumption is two times higher than the recommended 1,500 milligrams and the American Heart Association urges all to eat less.
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Couples may not agree on monogamy
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CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Miscommunication and misunderstandings about monogamy appear to be common in both married and unmarried couples, U.S. researchers found.
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Many nursing homes don't pay minimum wage
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Medicaid in many states pays nursing-home workers an average of $7.17 an hour, below the federal minimum wage of $7.25, a U.S. nursing-home association says.
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