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-12-03-04 Pandemic Preparedness - Avian Flu (International Herald Tribune) "A global pandemic of avian influenza is 'very, very likely' and could kill tens of millions of people worldwide, a top World Health Organization official said Monday." Editor's Note: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson stated on December 3, 2004 that one of his greatest health fears is for a pandemic of avian flu. 12-04 01-08-04 FDA Rejects Silicon Implants (CBS News) "The Food and Drug Administration has rejected Inamed Corp.'s bid to bring silicone gel breast implants back on to the market, the company announced. " "The decision was greeted with relief by women's groups who had insisted that the implants were never properly studied under FDA's strict requirements for other medical devices." 1-04 04-16-04 Schwarzenegger Wins Limitations on Workers Compensation System (Bloomberg.com) "California lawmakers approved an overhaul of the state workers compensation system, allowing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to fulfill a campaign promise and saving as much as $7 billion for companies such as Costco Wholesale Corp." 4-04 06-01-04 Partial Birth Abortion Ban Ruled Unconstitutional (Bloomberg.com) "A ban on 'partial-birth' abortions signed into law last year by President George W. Bush was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in San Francisco." "U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton said the law is vague and places improper restrictions on a woman's ability to 'choose a second-trimester abortion.' Today's ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, which supports abortion rights." 6-04