Vegas clinic may have sickened thousands (AP) 
AP - Nearly 40,000 people learned this week that a trip to the doctor may have made them sick. In a type of scandal more often associated with Third World countries, a Las Vegas clinic was found to be reusing syringes and vials of medication for nearly four years. The shoddy practices may have led to an outbreak of the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus and exposed patients to HIV, too.
Source: news.yahoo.comProtein that could fight obesity discovered: Swedish study (AFP) 
AFP - Researchers in Sweden have discovered a protein that stimulates the formation of fat cells, a finding that could potentially be used to treat obesity, the Karolinska Institute said Wednesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comLaura Bush to visit Haiti, Mexico (AFP) 
AFP - US First Lady Laura Bush will visit Haiti and Mexico March 13-14 to highlight US assistance to fight HIV/AIDS and breast cancer, and promote education, a White House spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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