Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC

Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.

The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S.

Tamiflu made by Switzerland's Roche Group is one of two flu medicines that help against swine flu, and health

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Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care

Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the ...

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Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin

A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.

Experts say the historian may...

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Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.

Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell...

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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care _ and to try to chip away support by women for...

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