Eatery determined to ’serve up food not swine flu’

A Madrid restaurateur senses that from the pandemic comes opportunity.
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Britain to clarify assisted suicide laws

The director of public prosecutions in Britain was scheduled to issue new guidelines Wednesday on assisted suicide, making clear at what point people face charges if they help a loved one go abroad to die.
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Survey: Med students reckless on Internet

In 2007, a resident surgeon snapped a picture of a patient’s tattoo — the words Hot Rod on his penis — and shared it with colleagues, making international news when the story was leaked to the press. At least the resident didn’t post the picture on the Internet.
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Couple say they got the wrong embryos

When Carolyn and Sean Savage were told they were carrying another couple’s child after IVF treatment, they were shocked. How they chose to handle the situation may surprise some.
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Couple says they got the wrong embryos

When Carolyn and Sean Savage were told they were carrying another couple’s child after IVF treatment, they were shocked. How they chose to handle the situation may surprise some.
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Couple says wrong embryos were implanted

When Carolyn and Sean Savage were told they were carrying another couple’s child after IVF treatment, they were shocked. How they chose to handle the situation may surprise some.
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Senate panel begins consideration of Baucus plan

Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said Tuesday he will focus on health care costs as he offers changes to the compromise health care proposal he unveiled last week.
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Students and H1N1 mingle on campus

The reminders are everywhere: Wash your hands. Use hand sanitizers. Stay away from class if you’re sick. College students say they’re reminded nearly daily about flu prevention, but are they heeding the message?
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Big drop in heart attacks after smoking bans

Two large studies suggest that communities that pass laws to ban smoking in public places, such as bars and restaurants, get a big payoff — a drop in heart attacks.
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Positions of Genes Inside the Cell Nucleus Exert Biological Effects

For decades the cell nucleus has been a black box of biology–scientists have understood little about its structure or the way it operates. But thanks in part to new visualization technologies, biologists have recently begun probing the architecture of the nucleus in real time. And they are discovering that this architecture appears to change as [...]

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