AP - Nearly 230 Idaho residents have been sickened by a waterborne parasite this year, along with hundreds of others across the Rocky Mountain West, health officials said.

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 21, 2007 (healthDay)
healthDay - (healthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

SAFCOL Chunk Light Tuna with Oven Dried Tomato and Basil in Spring Water, 3.5-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 12)
SAFCOL Chunk Light Tuna with Oven Dried Tomato and Basil in Spring Water, 3.5-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 12) - recipe for Revenge

Merck’s experimental AIDS vaccine fails (AP)
AP - In a disappointing setback, a promising experimental AIDS vaccine failed to work in a large international test, leading the developer to halt the study. Merck & Co. said Friday that it is ending enrollment and vaccination of volunteers in the study, which was partly funded by the National Institutes of health.

UN vaccinates polio in S. Afghanistan (AP)
AP - Afghan elders have given safe passage to thousands of volunteer vaccinators immunizing children against polio in Afghanistan’s violent south, a region health workers haven’t worked in for months, UNICEF said Saturday.

Fast Food Nation
Fast food Nation Inspired by the incendiary New York Times bestseller that exposed the hidden facts behind America’s fast food industry, Fast food Nation combines an all-star ensemble cast lead by Greg Kinnear, Wilmer Valderrama and Avril Lavigne with riveting, interlocked human stories to serve up “a firecracker of a movie that jumps off […]

Afghan polio teams given access to Taliban areas (AFP)
AFP - medical teams have for the first time in months been granted access to areas of Afghanistan under Taliban sway to administer polio vaccines to children, the World health Organisation said Sunday.

Americans Confused About FDA and Drug Safety
Title: Americans Confused About FDA and Drug SafetyCategory: health NewsCreated: 9/21/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/21/2007

Two Fat Ladies, Vol. 3 (Lunch, Cocktail Party, Afternoon Tea) and Vol. 4 (Picnic, Breakfast, Dinner)
Two Fat Ladies, Vol. 3 (Lunch, Cocktail Party, Afternoon Tea) and Vol. 4 (Picnic, Breakfast, Dinner) Vegetarians and the faint of heart, beware! But for everyone else, the Two Fat Ladies are back, and they are simply spectacular. In volumes 3 and 4 of their British television series (each tape contains three episodes), Jennifer […]

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