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Fight of a young lifetime
This Saturday, folks can help a brave little girl fight her battle with cancer.
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STD rates increase in Iredell
The number of diagnosed sexually transmitted diseases in Iredell County continues to climb.
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McDowell has first H1N1 case
McDowell County has its first confirmed case of the H1N1 virus, or what sometimes has been called "swine flu."
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Search may never reveal cyber agent
U.S. authorities trying to unravel the widespread cyber attacks against government Web sites in the United States and South Korea this week are facing a lengthy, complex investigation that may never identify a culprit, at least not one they would be willing to reveal.
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Burr: VA equipment problems "extreme negligence"
The chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday called for more centralized control of the VA medical system after recent breakdowns in cleaning colonoscopy equipment exposed thousands of veterans to the risk of contracting HIV and other infections.
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Hang up on this latest flimflam
Falling for this medical scam could be painful to a person's pocketbook or credit score.
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Combs: Government health care faces insurmountable hurdles
Some day the Republicans will return to power. Then Republicans will decide what health care you can have and what you can't have.
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What you need to know about swine flu
The latest information about the swine flu outbreak from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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State Rep. Becky Carney readmitted to hospital
North Carolina state Rep. Becky Carney has returned to a Raleigh hospital a day after she was released following treatment for a heart condition.
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FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare
FRESNO, Calif. In another food scare sure to rattle consumers who watched the national salmonella outbreak in peanuts unfold, federal food officials are now warning people not to eat any food containing pistachios, which could carry contamination from the same bacteria.
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Study shows cholesterol drug can lower risk of blood clots
Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests.
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Three more North Carolinians test positive for Salmonella
Three more North Carolinians – one each from Brunswick, Caldwell and Catawba counties – have tested positive for the same strain of Salmonella typhimurium that has sickened more than 400 people nationwide, bringing North Carolina's total to four cases, public health officials reported today.
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