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US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard.... Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea WASHINGTON (AP) -- When drug makers made a surprise announcement this week that they no longer recommend cough and cold remedies for youngsters under 4, they didn't let on that it was the government's idea.... 1 in 4 US teen girls got cervical cancer shot ATLANTA (AP) -- One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday.... WHO probing deaths from mystery disease in SAfrica GENEVA (AP) -- The U.N. health agency says it is investigating a mystery disease that killed three people in the South African city of Johannesburg.... German doing well after 1st double arm transplant MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- A German farmer who received the world's first complete double arm transplant said Wednesday that incredulity gave way to joy when he woke from surgery to discover he had arms again.... Stem cells from testicles an option to embryos WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cells taken from men's testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field.... Get moving: Guidelines set healthy activity levels WASHINGTON (AP) -- Get moving: New exercise guidelines released Tuesday set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that's 2 1/2 hours a week. How much physical activity you need depends largely on age and level of fitness.... University: Stem-cell study used falsified data MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The University of Minnesota has concluded that falsified data were used in a 2001 article published by one of its researchers on adult stem cells. The school is asking that the article be retracted.... 10,000 Chinese children still sick from milk BEIJING (AP) -- More than 10,000 children remain hospitalized in China's tainted milk scandal, Chinese health officials revealed, while the country defended its dairy products Thursday at a meeting of the World Trade Organization.... Scientists go chatting to hear kids' drug concerns ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- It's nothing to LOL about....

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