Frail Pope's health 'improving'
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Pope John Paul II is eating regularly and his health is improving after being struck by flu, says the Vatican.
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Pope John Paul has recovered from  his breathing problems and will leave hospital later on  Thursday, the Vatican said.
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Pope John Paul II's condition is stabilised after treatment but he will stay in hospital for now, the Vatican says.
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Pope John Paul II is said to be improving after a respiratory infection, as he spends a second night in hospital.
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Speaking with difficulty, Pope John Paul  appeared on Sunday at his hospital window for the first time  since taking ill and said through an aide that he was still  "serving the Church and all humanity."
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Pope John Paul's age and the  debilitating effect of Parkinson's disease are the main factors  influencing his health and make him more vulnerable to  infections and breathing problems, medical experts said.
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LORETO, Italy - A frail Pope John Paul II put three more Roman Catholics on the road to sainthood during a visit to a hilltop shrine Sunday, struggling at times but cheered on by 200,000 pilgrims.    He seemed drained, seated in a wheeled throne in glittering green vestments, at the end of the three-hour ceremony in 86 degree heat...
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Pope John Paul II's doctors were on guard for complications Wednesday, a day after the frail, 84-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with the flu and breathing trouble.
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Days after returning from a grueling trip to France, Pope John Paul II appeared in better shape Wednesday and expressed thanks for his visit to the shrine of Lourdes.
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Pope John Paul, his voice still  weak, delivered his first Sunday blessing since leaving  hospital last week and through an aide thanked the world for  praying for his recovery.
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Pope John Paul, looking weak and barely  able to talk, appeared at his hospital window on Sunday for the  first time since he was taken ill and said through an aide that  he was still "serving the Church and all humanity."
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Former Indonesian leader Suharto strengthens a little, a day after multiple organ failure, doctors say.
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LORETO, Italy -- A frail Pope John Paul II put three more Roman Catholics on the road to sainthood during a visit to a hilltop shrine yesterday, struggling at times but cheered on by 200,000 pilgrims.
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The new chairman of a health trust criticised over clostridium difficile deaths says care is improving.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday today, lighting a candle for peace in his window before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiffâs frail health.
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Pope John Paul spent a second  night in hospital after emergency treatment for breathing  problems but Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he  was optimistic he would recover quickly.
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Pope John Paul's stay in hospital has been extended until at least Thursday as a precautionary measure though his overall health continues to improve, the Vatican said Monday.