Jul 12, 2008

Olympic swimmer Shanteau has testicular cancer (AP)

In this March 29, 2007 file photo, USA's Eric Shanteau competes during the men's 200m Breaststroke heat at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Shanteau is heading to Beijing with a devastating diagnosis: He has testicular cancer. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)AP - When Eric Shanteau touched the wall second at the U.S. Olympic trials, he was overcome by the joy of reaching a lifelong goal. The celebration didn't last long.



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Jul 12, 2008

Woman's hospital floor death blamed on blood clots (AP)

AP - A woman who died unnoticed on a hospital floor in a scene recorded by security cameras was killed by blood clots caused by a long period of physical inactivity, according to the city's medical examiner.

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Jul 12, 2008

Hospital error blamed for more infant overdoses (AP)

Hector and Maggie Chapa, grandparents to twins Keith and Kaylynn Garcia who died this week at a Corpus Christi, Texas hospital, talk about their grandchildren Friday, July 11, 2008 at their attorney's office in Corpus Christi. The hospital has acknowledged that an error in its pharmacy caused the overdose of 14 infants in the hospital. (AP Photo/Caller-Times, Todd Yates)AP - The case of 14 babies who received accidental overdoses while in intensive care has raised new questions about how a common blood-thinning medication could be given to infants repeatedly in the wrong dosage.



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