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Wednesday, January 30, 2008  
Online Pharmacy - Hand gels alone may not curb infections (AP)
Hand gels alone may not curb infections (AP)

A nurse uses an alcohol-based hand gel Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel. The spread of infection-causing germs in U.S. hospitals is a huge health problem, accounting for an estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 deaths each year, according to the CDC. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)AP - Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection. It turns out that's not enough.



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Vaccine for drug addiction could offer hope to users (AFP)

A cocaine sample. In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high. The most promising results so far have been with cocaine, but researchers hope it could also one day be used to cure addiction to methamphetamine, heroin and even cigarettes.(AFP/File)AFP - In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high.



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Indonesian man dies of bird flu (AP)

A chicken waits to be sold in Kunming, Yunnan province, neighboring Tibet, January 30, 2008. China has detected an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry in Tibet, a government Web site said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA) CHINA OUTAP - A 32-year-old man died of bird flu in Indonesia's capital, lifting the toll in the country hardest hit by the virus to 101.



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India sprays markets, roads to halt bird flu outbreak (Reuters)

A chicken waits to be sold in Kunming, Yunnan province, neighboring Tibet, January 30, 2008. China has detected an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry in Tibet, a government Web site said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA) CHINA OUTReuters - Workers sprayed roads and markets in Kolkata with disinfectants and culled thousands of birds as authorities in eastern India battled to stop an outbreak of bird flu in poultry reaching the crowded city.



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