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SCHOFIELD, Wis. - A Quality Foods IGA in Schofield, Wis., has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a teenager who was fired when the manager found out she has HIV, The Associated Press reports.

LONDON - A report by Britain's Royal Society of leading scientists finds that testing of genetically modified (GM) crops needs improvement, Reuters reports.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Food Distributors International on Wednesday urged President Bush to resist any deal over managed care reform legislation that could jeopardize the ability of food distributors to provide health care benefits to their employees.

WASHINGTON - The obesity epidemic in America may soon overtake tobacco as the leading cause of preventable deaths, Surgeon General David Satcher warned today. He looked to schools, the fast-food industry and communities to eat healthier and exercise more.