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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Former President George H.W. Bush released from hospital

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital on Monday, according to a statement from a family spokesman.

"Mr. Bush has improved to the point that he will not need any special medication when he goes home, but he will continue physical therapy," Dr. Amy Mynderse, the doctor in charge of Bush's care, said in a statement issued by Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath.

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush listens to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Houston, Texas, in this March 29, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Donna Carson/Files
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush listens to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Houston, Texas, in this March 29, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Donna Carson/Files

Bush had been at Methodist Hospital since November and was treated for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough.

(Reporting By Corrie MacLaggan; Editing by Greg McCune)

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