Noticias de Hoy

NEW YORK (AP) ? The worst of the flu season appears to be over.

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) ? A 5-year-old Cambodian girl has become the country’s fifth bird flu fatality this year.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ? A push for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where proponents say they see strong support for allowing doctors to prescribe mentally competent, dying individuals with the medications needed to end their own lives.

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(Reuters) – Dell Inc’s largest independent shareholder, Southeastern Asset Management Inc, has told the computer maker that a $24. 4 billion buyout bid undervalues it, adding to a chorus of investor dissatisfaction with the landmark deal to take it private, two sources close to the situation said. Southeastern has privately told the company that it is "disturbed" by a $13. 65 per share offer for the third-largest PC maker by a consortium led by founder and CEO Michael Dell, and instead believes Dell is worth $20 per share, the sources said on Thursday. . . .

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One in 12 stroke survivors thought about suicide or that they would be better off dead, a troubling federal survey reveals. That’s more than those with other health problems such as heart attacks or cancer, and it suggests that depression after stroke is more serious than many had realized.

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Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks like sweet tea and soda were more likely to suffer a stroke, a new study finds.

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian monument to a bottle of vodka has been toppled over fears that it could be seen as an illegal advert for the country’s favorite tipple. The three-meter metal sculpture had become a local landmark in the Urals town of Glazov, 1,000 km (600 miles) east of Moscow. But residents woke up one morning last week to discover it had disappeared, leaving only an empty plinth. . . .

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Did a new whooping cough strain drive last year’s outbreaks? Scientists spot new bug in US

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NEW YORK (AP) ? Researchers have discovered the first U. S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be resistant to the vaccine.

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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced this week the second phase in the state’s child welfare plan. The “Keeping Kids Safe and Families Healthy 2. 0” plan was begun a year ago and will initially include a state child abuse hotline and additional funding so that county social service offices can provide more resources to keep kids in their own homes. Here are the details.

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