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Public Health Agency reports new case of E. coli related to XL Foods beef recall The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:46 PM PDT EDMONTON - A new case of E. coli has been linked to the XL Foods Inc. plant in Alberta at the centre of a massive beef recall. Painkillers not as addictive as feared: study Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:15 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fewer than five percent of patients prescribed narcotics to treat chronic pain become addicted to the drugs, according to a new analysis of past research. The finding suggests that concerns about the risk of becoming addicted to prescription painkillers might be "overblown," said addiction specialist Dr. Michael Fleming at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of ... Young docs less tired, less prepared with fewer hours Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:00 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Orthopedic surgeons-in-training said they were tired less often after rules regulating how much they could work went into place, according to new survey results. But the residents didn't actually get any more sleep under the limited work hours policy. And they also said they felt less prepared as doctors and were less satisfied with their education. ... Removing trays from dining halls cuts food waste Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:06 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - University students eating at one buffet-style dining hall produced less food waste when the facility removed the trays students had used to carry food, a new study has found. At the single facility, researchers estimated the switch away from using trays saved about 25 total pounds of solid food waste at each lunch and dinner meal. It may also have encouraged students ... China to phase out prisoner organs 'next year': researcher AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:59 AM PDT China will start phasing out the use of executed prisoners as a source of organs for transplants next year, a researcher for the government has said, according to a World Health Organisation magazine.

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