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Thursday,
04 December 2008
World AIDS Day event raises awareness about local epidemic
by Liz Skalski | Staff Writer Among nearly 40 Prince Georges Community College students who attended an event Monday at the school raising awareness of the worldwide HIV and AIDS epidemic, many students were shocked to learn the high...
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Nigeria: Taking HIV/Aids Campaign to the Hearing Impaired
Lagos - As the rate of HIV/AIDS pandemic increases, there is a need to provide young people, especially the handicapped population, with adequate information on the deadly virus.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Empire State is stuck in the middle on health
By Tracy Connor A new survey of health in the nations 50 states has New York squarely in the middle, held back by high smoking, obesity and infectious disease rates.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Galveston Fest Fits Dickensian Theme as Recession Follows Ike
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The Charles Dickens Christmas festival in Galveston, Texas, may evoke Scrooge more than ever this year.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Why Media Could Be Bad For Your Childs Health
By Gilbert Cruz Thursday, Dec. 04, 2008 The maxim holds true: too much of anything is bad for you. Common Sense Media, a nonprofit advocacy group, and researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Yale University and California...
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Hepatitis C Therapy Useless for Some
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Maintenance therapy using low-dose peginterferon doesnt help patients with advanced chronic hepatitis C who havent responded to an initial round of treatment, new research suggests.
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Thursday,
04 December 2008
Health insurers lay out a path to universal care
By Lisa Wangsness WASHINGTON - Leaders of the nations largest health insurance industry lobbying group yesterday announced a series of proposals they said would help achieve universal coverage, control costs, and improve the quality...
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