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Bird flu kills 2,500 turkeys in UK

An outbreak of bird flu on a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey manufacturer Bernard Matthews has killed 2,500 birds, government officials said on Saturday.
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Britain probes bird flu outbreak

Britain was Saturday investigating a outbreak of bird flu at a poultry that has killed more than 2,000 turkeys.
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Texas governor orders anti-cancer vaccine for schoolgirls

Bypassing the Legislature, Republican Gov. Rick Perry signed an order Friday making Texas the first state to require that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
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Cervical cancer vaccine meeting roadblocks

Girls jumping rope chant "one less, one less," in TV commercials for the new cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, vowing they will be one less cancer patient.
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	February 1

• Thailand confirms 3rd case of H5N1
• Jakarta cleans up backyard fowl
• Rash of child flu deaths under study
• Anti-AIDS gel studies in Africa, India halted
• Erectile dysfunction affects 18 percent of U.S. men
• Report: Black Americans suffer more from cancer
• Researchers find pancreatic cancer stem cells
• CDC issues flu pandemic guidelines


	January 31

• States should plan for mild, medium and worst-case flu pandemic
• Herpes outbreak triggers wrestling ban in Minnesota


	January 30

• Japan confirms third H5N1 outbreak
• Japan confirms third H5N1 outbreak
• Woman's fertility cycle affects brain, scans show
• Is using lasers on eye gunk worth risk?


	January 27

• Japan confirms 2nd case of H5N1


	January 26

• Require flu shots for health workers, group says


	January 24

• Gentler treatment for fibroids a safe alternative to surgery


	January 22

• AIDS group alleges Viagra ads promote drug's recreational use


	January 20

• Indonesia bird flu toll now at 62


	January 19

• Seoul: Powerful bird flu detected


	January 18

• Jakarta expands backyard bird ban


	January 17

• Jakarta to ban backyard poultry
• Ear tubes not needed to promote learning, study shows
• Cancer deaths drop for second year


	January 16

• H5N1 detected in southern Japan


	January 15

• Bird flu reports spreading in Asia


	January 14

• Scientists identify Alzheimer's gene in study


	January 12

• Indonesian bird flu deaths hit 61
• Bird flu kills Indonesian woman


	January 9

• Intervention can protect teens from skin cancer
• Online prayer may help breast cancer patients cope


	January 8

• More adults have congenital heart disease, study finds
• Teen who won anti-chemo fight needs more treatment


	January 6

• Warm winter in Northeast takes toll on allergy sufferers


	January 4

• Surgery to stunt disabled girl's growth raises ethical questions


	December 19

• Vitamin D may lower MS risk


	December 18

• Young breast cancer patients test 'chemo-pause'


	December 15

• Pill helps early lung cancer patients
• Breast cancer drop linked to less use of menopause hormones


	December 14

• Breast cancer rates fall, perhaps because of declining hormone use
• Senator's illness triggered by abnormal blood vessels


	December 13

• Male circumcision reduces HIV risk by half


	December 12

• More kids see doctors for asthma
• For prostate cancer, action may beat waiting
• Scientists find possible fingerprint of Alzheimer's in spinal fluid


	December 11

• More parents waiting, not giving antibiotics right away, for ear aches


	December 8

• 'Real-world' stent safety focus of hearings
• Congress boosts autism research funding


	December 7

• Once-conjoined twins head home to Wisconsin
• Stress? It's everywhere


	December 1

• Morality and the fight against AIDS
• World AIDS Day: Renewed calls for strategies


	November 30

• Clinton launches child HIV drug
• South Korea triples chicken cull


	November 28

• S.Korea slaughters dogs and pigs
• S. Korea finds 2nd bird flu case


	November 22

• S. Korea finds suspected bird flu
• The day in numbers: 39.5 million


	November 14

• Happiness at work


	November 13

• Are antidepressants good for a boost if you're already healthy?
• Happiness: The elusive emotion
• Indonesia: Bird flu kills 2-year-old


	November 10

• The truth about happiness may surprise you


	October 16

• Indonesian bird flu toll hits 54


	October 6

• Africa's haunting cries


	September 5

• Justice Kennedy has second surgery on artery


	August 22

• Keeping your brain healthy


	August 21

• Positive steps toward HIV awareness


	August 9

• Indonesia now worst for bird flu


	July 31

• Ferrets help understand bird flu


	June 22

• McPhee one of millions with bulimia


	June 7

• Bird flu 'high risk' in South Asia


	May 29

• 6 more bird flu cases in Indonesia


	May 24

• Bird flu scare: Human spread?


	May 22

• Study backs high-dose flu vaccines for elderly


	May 13

• Indonesia probes possible bird flu


	May 9

• Invisible enemy spurs health worries


	May 3

• U.S.: Flu pandemic could be worse than terrorist attack


	May 1

• Clinton on AIDS: 'It bothers me to see people die'


	April 27

• Your stories: How AIDS has affected you
• Botswana: Ravaged by AIDS, but fighting back


	April 25

• Imagining a world without AIDS
• Web sites focused on AIDS


	April 17

• Breast cancer drug 'a little less scary'


	April 14

• Mumps outbreak now in 8 states
• Maker says not to use contact lens solution


	April 7

• UK tests more birds for deadly flu


	April 6

• Deadly bird flu confirmed in UK


	April 5

• Are germs good for children's health?


	April 3

• Doctors grow organs from patients' own cells


	March 29

• Second flu drug approved


	March 28

• Clinton supports wider AIDS testing


	March 20

• U.S. expands bird flu screening


	March 18

• Egypt death is bird flu, test says


	March 14

• Poll: Teens not heeding headphone warning


	March 10

• Hospital: Baby Noor's new surgery 'successful'

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