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CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over (AP)
AP - The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system. - read more


New Katrina death tally: Half of victims 75 and up (AP)

AP - As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers.

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Tracking Alzheimer's-linked protein in live brains (AP)
AP - Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease. - read more


Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol (AP)
AP - Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says. - read more