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| Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:00:00 EST Antibiotics overprescribed for kids' sore throats |
| Antibiotics always involve a trade-off. On the one hand, they're wonder drugs that kill off harmful bacteria. On the other, they become less effective the more they're used, as bacteria develop resistance to the drugs. In a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a group of Harvard researchers examined doctors' prescriptions for children with sore throats and found that antibiotics are often given when they shouldn't be. |
| Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:00:00 EST Riots in France: Prime minister imposes curfews |
| PARIS–France will impose curfews "wherever it is necessary" and call up 1,500 police reservists to stop rioting, the prime minister said last night as civil unrest erupted for a 12th night with youths setting fire to an empty bus and attacking police in Toulouse. |
| Tue, 8 Nov 2005 14:00:00 EST The elections today |
| For the latest poll results, see www.realclearpolitics.com. |
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| Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:30:48 EST Assistant principal killed in school shooting |
| A student opened fire Tuesday on a principal and two assistant principals at a high school in Jacksboro, Tennessee, killing one of them, the sheriff said. The second assistant principal was critically wounded and the principal was in serious condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. No students were injured, and Campbell County Comprehensive High School was locked down immediately after the shootings, said Judy Blevens, director of Campbell County schools. A 15-year-old -- who is in police custody -- allegedly fired at the administrators in the commons area, CNN affiliate WATE reported. |
| Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:11:41 EST Eyes focus on nasty but tight state races |
| Voters in Virginia and New Jersey went to the polls Tuesday to pick new governors, and Californians were giving their verdict on four ballot measures that have become a major political test for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
| Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:16:23 EST Natalee Holloway's mom joins Aruba boycott call |
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