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Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals

The Associated Press Jul 2, 2009 - 10:10AM

BOSTON — Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal.

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Pinal County boy state's 10th swine flu death

A 7-year-old boy in Pinal County died of swine flu within the past week, public health officials said Tuesday.

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Ozone health watch extended through Wednesday

An ozone health watch for the Valley has been extended through Wednesday by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. A health...

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Health watch continues Tuesday

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has extended Monday’s ozone health watch into Tuesday.

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Pinal County boy state's 10th swine flu death

Mike Branom, Tribune

Jun 30, 2009 - 5:15PM

A 7-year-old boy in Pinal County died of swine flu within the past week, public health officials said Tuesday.

Pinal County boy state's 10th swine flu death

Mike Branom, Tribune Jun 30, 2009 - 5:15PM

A 7-year-old boy in Pinal County died of swine flu within the past week, public health officials said Tuesday.

Ozone health watch extended through Wednesday

Michelle Reese, Tribune Jun 30, 2009 - 12:58PM

An ozone health watch for the Valley has been extended through Wednesday by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. A health watch is issued when ozone levels may approach federal standards.

Health watch continues Tuesday

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Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis

The Associated Press

Jul 2, 2009 - 9:40PM

DENVER (AP) -- A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday....

Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis

The Associated Press Jul 2, 2009 - 9:40PM

Federal probe finds problems with chelation study

The Associated Press Jul 2, 2009 - 2:33PM

A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death....

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