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Washington, D.C. -
The first artificial spinal disc for people with chronic lower back pain has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Victoria -
Water, Land and Air Protection Minister Bill Barisoff was announcing that Vancouver Island's MacMillan Provincial Park will almost double in size, thanks to a land donation by Weyerhaeuser.
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Boston, Mass. -
Done correctly, soaking in water can help ease the dry skin that plagues the hands of so many people during winter, says a skin expert at the National Jewish Medical and Research Cneter.
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Cranberry, PA -
What would you think if Pluto tried to rob you?
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Las Vegas, NM -
It's been 39 years since Bob Brewin served with the Marines in Vietnam.
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Camp Kombo, Cameroon -
"I was known as the killing machine," he declared after darkness fell in the Cameroon rainforest, the constant chirping of insects the only sound apart from his voice.
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Zurich, Switzerland -
A baby escaped without a scratch after her pram was pushed 100 metres down the road by a lorry.
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Rome -
Pope John Paul II's return to the Vatican has raised hopes that his condition was much improved after his latest, 18-day stay in the hospital.
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Cleveland, Ohio -
Several new companies making high-tech versions of old-fashioned cloth diapers are finding success. Companies like Time For a Change are selling diapers made of stain-resistant, waterproof fabrics that are easily washed at home.
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Washington -
A variation in a single gene could be responsible for half of all cases of age-related macular degeneration, researchers said Thursday in a finding that could lead to better treatment for a leading cause of blindness.
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