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Mental health minute: Overconfidence is no protection from HIV - Bradenton Herald


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Mental health minute: Overconfidence is no protection from HIV
Bradenton Herald - 1 hour ago
Have you ever been tested for HIV? Do you know if you are HIV positive? For thousands of people in the United States, the answer to these questions is a resounding NO.
When screening for HIV, how good should a test be? Boston Globe
BLUMENTHAL/SHIVE: AIDS amnesia in Washington Times
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Animal trackers on trail of Moe - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Animal trackers on trail of Moe
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 28 minutes ago
The anguished owners of a missing chimpanzee have called in exotic-animal trackers to help find him. Moe, a 42-year-old chimp, escaped June 27 from Jungle Exotics, an animal refuge in Devore where he had been living.
Experts to aid hunt for missing chimp in Southern California San Jose Mercury News
Search for Moe the Chimp Expands KGET 17
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Big Island Mayor Harry Kim Suffers Heart Attack - KHON2

Big Island Mayor Harry Kim Suffers Heart Attack
KHON2 - 43 minutes ago
By Ron Mizutani Big Island Mayor Harry Kim is recuperating and is in stable condition at the Queen's Medical Center after suffering a heart attack Sunday.
Big Island Mayor suffers heart attack Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Big Island mayor hospitalized for heart attack Honolulu Advertiser
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The Dangers In a High-Fat Diet - Washington Post

The Dangers In a High-Fat Diet
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
As a dietitian, I'd hate for consumers to be hoodwinked into believing that a diet chock-full of high-fat animal products, including butter, egg yolks,

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FDA warns rare muscle injury could be lethal - Xinhua


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FDA warns rare muscle injury could be lethal
Xinhua - 3 hours ago
BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhuanet) — A rare type of muscle injury can occur when the cholesterol drug simvastatin is combined with the anti-arrhythmia medicine amiodarone, US Food and Drug Administration warned, according to media reports Tuesday.
FDA renews caution against mixing simvastatin >20 mg/day and TheHeart.Org
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Wall Street Journal - The Associated Press - eFluxMedia - Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Matters of life and death for US cancer swimmer - China Daily


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Matters of life and death for US cancer swimmer
China Daily - 2 hours ago
Swimmer Eric Shanteau has a completely different slant on his own Olympic ambitions as he takes to the blocks in Beijing today - just two months after discovering he had cancer.
Testicular Cancer Won't Stop Olympic Swimmer From Going for Gold FOXNews
US Swimmer Eric Shanteau Battles Cancer To Achieve Olympic Dream AHN
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Funeral Arrangements for Local Mayor - WXXA


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Funeral Arrangements for Local Mayor
WXXA - 1 hour ago
Mayor Le Roy B. Akins, Jr. will lie in repose in Heritage Hall at the Glens Falls Civic Center, One Civic Center Plaza, Glens Falls, New York on Wednesday, August 13, 2008.
Friends, colleagues remember Akins Capital News 9
City of Glens Falls mourns Mayor Roy Akins, dead at 66 of brain cancer WRGB
Newsday - Glens Falls Post-Star - Schenectady Gazette - The Saratogian
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Diet and exercise go hand in hand - New Straits Times

Diet and exercise go hand in hand
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 28 minutes ago
To manage obesity, the oft-heard advice from doctors and experts is to diet — by eating healthy food which means more fruits and vegetables — and engage in

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Katie Holmes's diet news - Sydney Morning Herald


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Katie Holmes's diet news
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 15 hours ago
of a plan to out-feud her ex-best friend, Victoria Beckham, who, the magazines unrelentingly report, champions raw fish and crackers as a whole diet.

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Katie Holmes's diet news - Sydney Morning Herald


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Katie Holmes's diet news
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 1 hour ago
of a plan to out-feud her ex-best friend, Victoria Beckham, who, the magazines unrelentingly report, champions raw fish and crackers as a whole diet.

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In Some Henna Tattoos, a Harmful Dye - New York Times


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In Some Henna Tattoos, a Harmful Dye
New York Times - 9 hours ago
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Henna tattoos are widely available and usually harmless. But certain kinds can cause a powerful allergic reaction.
Doctors warn of skin problems from black henna San Diego Union Tribune
Black Henna Tattoos Can Cause Serious Skin Reactions Newsinferno.com
NBC Sandiego.com - Tampabay.com - San Diego Union Tribune
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Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus opens - Oxford Press

Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus opens
Oxford Press - 1 hour ago
LIBERTY TWP. - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center opened its newest and most comprehensive neighborhood location Monday, Aug. 11 Scheduled for Day One at the new 230000-square-foot Liberty Campus were 40 outpatient surgeries in four
Children's opens care center Cincinnati.com
Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus opens today Middletown Journal
WCPO - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Cincinnati.com
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Aristolochia: behind its beauty it's a very dangerous way to diet - Irish Times

Aristolochia: behind its beauty it's a very dangerous way to diet
Irish Times, Ireland - 46 minutes ago
RECENT CONCERNS about fad diets remind us of the extent to which some people will go to lose weight. While the health implications of being overweight are

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UT Houston Researchers Study Diet In Autistic Children - HealthNewsDigest.com


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UT Houston Researchers Study Diet In Autistic Children
HealthNewsDigest.com, NY - 17 hours ago
There are some scientific reasons to think that some kids may benefit from this diet.” For the double-blind study, funded in its initial phase by

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Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young - Washington Post


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Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Ed Edelson MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) — An experiment that improved the natural cellular garbage-disposal system in mice made old liver cells act young again.
Liver Problems? Paging Dr. Cuervo! Wired News
Improved Recycling Helps the Cells of Old Mice Keep Their Youth Discover Magazine
Telegraph.co.uk - BBC News - AFP - Science Daily (press release)
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Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes - eFluxMedia


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Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes
eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago
By Anna Boyd Researchers from the University of Michigan , Washington University School of Medicine, as well as from the University of North Carolina discovered that the chances of a person to become addicted to smoking could be in his/her genes.
Gene raises risk of lifetime smoking habit: study Reuters
Study links gene, nicotine The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
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Genital herpes treatment does not prevent HIV - Reuters


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Genital herpes treatment does not prevent HIV
Reuters - Aug 11, 2008
By C. Vidya Shankar, MD MEXICO CITY (Reuters Health) - Long-term treatment of genital herpes with the drug acyclovir does not reduce the rate of new HIV infections, researchers reported at the International AIDS Conference here last week.
Faith community gains respect in AIDS policymaking, say observers Catholic Weekly
About 1% of HIV-Positive People Worldwide Have Been Tested for TB Kaiser network.org
The Associated Press - American Chronicle - Bay Area Indymedia - Boston Globe
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Genital herpes treatment does not prevent HIV - Reuters


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Genital herpes treatment does not prevent HIV
Reuters - 23 hours ago
By C. Vidya Shankar, MD MEXICO CITY (Reuters Health) - Long-term treatment of genital herpes with the drug acyclovir does not reduce the rate of new HIV infections, researchers reported at the International AIDS Conference here last week.
Faith community gains respect in AIDS policymaking, say observers Catholic Weekly
About 1% of HIV-Positive People Worldwide Have Been Tested for TB Kaiser network.org
The Associated Press - American Chronicle - Bay Area Indymedia - AllAfrica.com
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Can a diet pill REALLY let you gorge on food and add 30 years to … - Daily Mail


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Can a diet pill REALLY let you gorge on food and add 30 years to
Daily Mail, UK - 5 hours ago
It sounds like a recipe for all those pounds simply to pile straight back on, the classic yo-yo diet. In fact, according to Goyns, he won't regain the

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Can a diet pill REALLY let you gorge on food and add 30 years to … - Daily Mail


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Can a diet pill REALLY let you gorge on food and add 30 years to
Daily Mail, UK - 46 minutes ago
It sounds like a recipe for all those pounds simply to pile straight back on, the classic yo-yo diet. In fact, according to Goyns, he won't regain the

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Autism, gluten and dairy: figuring out if there's a link - Los Angeles Times

Autism, gluten and dairy: figuring out if there's a link
Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago
There are some scientific reasons to think that some kids may benefit from this diet." It's a small pilot study, funded by the University of Texas Health
Public Health Clinic Study Links “Americanization” and Depression WebWire (press release)
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Egleston emergency room closed briefly after chemical scare - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Egleston emergency room closed briefly after chemical scare
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 59 minutes ago
By SA REID Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston's emergency room was closed temporarily Saturday night after a substance brought into the hospital with a patient sickened four hospital workers.
Children’s Hospital Evacuated Due to Chemical Scare eFluxMedia
Chemical scare prompts evacuation at hospital Live 5 News
MyFox Atlanta - WSBtv.com - Access North Georgia
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BlueCross doctor profiles start in mid-September - WZTV

BlueCross doctor profiles start in mid-September
WZTV - 1 hour ago
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee will offer an online report on doctors starting in mid-September. BlueCross spokesman Scott Wilson said the report on medical care quality and cost will be available to the almost 3 million
BlueCross to pay $2M False Claims fine Nashville Post (subscription)
BlueCross BlueShield of Tenn. settles suit in NJ WREG
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Jackson Sun
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Anthrax Suspect's Funeral, Counselor Speaks - Washington Post


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Anthrax Suspect's Funeral, Counselor Speaks
Washington Post - 17 hours ago
At a Frederick, Md., funeral service for Bruce E. Ivins, the Army scientist identified as the culprit behind the worst domestic terrorism attack in this nation's history, relatives and friends appeared to reflect on the best qualities of the man,
Anthrax case spurs liability questions USA Today
DOJ Excludes Hatfill from Anthrax Involvement. Why Wait Till Now? Wall Street Journal Blogs
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Anthrax Suspect's Funeral, Counselor Speaks - Washington Post


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Anthrax Suspect's Funeral, Counselor Speaks
Washington Post - 9 hours ago
At a Frederick, Md., funeral service for Bruce E. Ivins, the Army scientist identified as the culprit behind the worst domestic terrorism attack in this nation's history, relatives and friends appeared to reflect on the best qualities of the man,
Ivins' family, friends say goodbye to Fort Detrick scientist Business Gazette
Ivins remembered for intelligence, compassion The Associated Press
Baltimore Sun - NPR - Bloomberg - New York Daily News
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