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Bill issued despite firefighter's death from nurse's error HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) -- A hospital that admitted a nurse gave the wrong medication to a patient who then stopped breathing has further angered the patient's family by billing it for the failed attempts to revive him. Michael Magdziarz' widow, Donna, said she received a $410 bill on Thursday from St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers' billing office. "This is the worst," she told The Times of Munster from her Schererville home on Friday. Gene Diamond, the hospital's chief executive, said the bill also caught him by surprise. He said Friday he wants...

March 3, 2002 Meat substitute made from fungus in U.S.WASHINGTON (AP) -- A fake meat that is made from fungus, but looks and tastes like chicken, has arrived in U.S. supermarkets. In Europe, the meat substitute rivals soyburgers and similar products in popularity. Known as mycoprotein, it is marketed under the trade name Quorn (pronounced kworn) and made into a variety of products, including chicken-like nuggets, lasagna and fettuccine Alfredo -- even an alternative to ground beef, called "grounds." "It's wonderful as far as consumers are concerned," said Leslie Bonci, a nutrition specialist who first tried mycoprotein in a London ...