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Tomato-Salmonella Cases Up Amid Search For Source

The outbreak, which began in April in the U.S., has affected 943 people so far in 40 U.S. states, more of a third of them in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Source: Stephen Morton/Getty Images

The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.

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Colorado Girl Heads To China In Search Of Sight
A Colorado teenager and her mom leave for China Friday for a medical procedure that will hopefully restore the girl's sight for the first time in her life.
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Experts: Rattlesnake Venom Becoming More Potent
Researchers are reporting unusually potent venom and deadlier reactions from rattlesnake bites in the western United States.
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Botox Also Used To Help Incurable Vocal Disorder
When most people hear "Botox," they probably think wrinkle relief. But the same treatment that can ease frown lines can also help people with an incurable vocal disorder called "spasmodic dysphonia."
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