Shortage prompts delay in medical tests
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_on_he_me/medical_test_shortage"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071207/capt.657d60fb953b45e4aaced539bf0b6f1d.nuclear_medicine_gfx818.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=g6czyDaugj27h8EYa1FOqg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Graphic shows how radioactive material is used to help diagnose disease and track treatments in the body; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76.2 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - Thousands of patients are facing delays in crucial medical tests because of a shortage of a radioactive substance used in those examinations ? all because of the shutdown of one nuclear reactor in Canada.</p><br clear="all"/>

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