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• Prison hep C problem will cost millions, MPs told CBC - Fri Nov 6, 5:06 PM

  Canadian taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars in health care costs unless something is done to stop the spread of hepatitis C among injection drug users in federal prisons, a House of Commons committee heard.

• Scientists expand program to 'bar-code' DNA of world's plants, animals The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 6, 4:58 PM

  HALIFAX, N.S. - It sounds like a futuristic fantasy, but scientists are quietly creating a global databank of DNA bar codes for the world's flora and fauna that could be used to identify illicit goods at borders and track the spread of disease.

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  Another reason to cover your cough - pets at risk Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 4:41 PM

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too -- their pets.

• Canadian parents' group lists safest infant toys CBC - Fri Nov 6, 4:26 PM

  U.S. companies have nailed down seven of the 10 slots in the Green Parents' List of safest infant toys and baby care products for Christmas.

• Ukraine flu response 'over the top': expert CBC - Fri Nov 6, 1:55 PM

  Countries like Ukraine have gone too far in responding to the H1N1 pandemic, a European flu specialist said Friday.

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