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  • Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands

    ATLANTA (AP) -- A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands.... Read More
  • 14-year term for Calif. doc promising cancer cure

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases.... Read More
  • Correction: Drunken Driving-Zero Deaths story

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of a drink. The standard definition of a drink is 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine and 1.5 ounces of 80-proof alcohol.... Read More
  • WHO says single yellow fever shot is enough

    GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary.... Read More
  • Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot

    SEATTLE (AP) -- Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults.... Read More