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AIDS Among Latinos on Rise
SAN YSIDRO, Calif. -- AIDS rates in the nation's Latino community are increasing and, with little notice, have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis.
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SAN YSIDRO, Calif. -- AIDS rates in the nation's Latino community are increasing and, with little notice, have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis.
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Full-day kindergarten benefits limited
PITTSBURGH, July 22 (UPI) -- A U.S. study determined gains in reading and math by children who attended full-day kindergarten did not last past the third grade, researchers say.
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PITTSBURGH, July 22 (UPI) -- A U.S. study determined gains in reading and math by children who attended full-day kindergarten did not last past the third grade, researchers say.
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Clinical Trials Update: July 22, 2008
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof CenterWatch:
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof CenterWatch:
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More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with stomach orpancreatic cancer may have more lymph nodes examined for the spread ofcancer if they're treated at designated comprehensive cancer centers or athospitals that do a high number of cancer surgeries, says a U.S.study.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with stomach orpancreatic cancer may have more lymph nodes examined for the spread ofcancer if they're treated at designated comprehensive cancer centers or athospitals that do a high number of cancer surgeries, says a U.S.study.
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Nursing Homes Unprepared for Pandemic Flu Fallout
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- If an influenza pandemicswept through the United States, nursing homes might not be prepared todeal with patient overflow from hospitals, say researchers who looked atmore than 400 nursing homes in Michigan and Nebraska to come to thisconclusion.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- If an influenza pandemicswept through the United States, nursing homes might not be prepared todeal with patient overflow from hospitals, say researchers who looked atmore than 400 nursing homes in Michigan and Nebraska to come to thisconclusion.
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Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- The drug that turned aroundthe sex lives of many older men has proven in a small trial to also helpwomen on antidepressants who experience sexual dysfunction.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- The drug that turned aroundthe sex lives of many older men has proven in a small trial to also helpwomen on antidepressants who experience sexual dysfunction.
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Viral recombination of HIV fools immunity
BOSTON, July 22 (UPI) -- How and where viral strains of HIV swap DNA may be determined by the immune response against the original infecting strain, U.S. researchers said.
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BOSTON, July 22 (UPI) -- How and where viral strains of HIV swap DNA may be determined by the immune response against the original infecting strain, U.S. researchers said.
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Lawmakers probe FDA approval of Ranbaxy drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two leading U.S. Democrats said on Tuesday they are investigating whether Food and Drug Administration knowingly allowed the sale of Ranbaxy drugs that may have been backed by fraudulent data.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two leading U.S. Democrats said on Tuesday they are investigating whether Food and Drug Administration knowingly allowed the sale of Ranbaxy drugs that may have been backed by fraudulent data.
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FDA, CDC back Merck's Gardasil shot as safe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine remains safe and effective for protecting women and girls from a virus that causes cervical cancer, U.S. officials said on Tuesday after reviewing thousands of reports of health problems.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine remains safe and effective for protecting women and girls from a virus that causes cervical cancer, U.S. officials said on Tuesday after reviewing thousands of reports of health problems.
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Government to release revised US HIV estimates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday it will soon release long-awaited revised estimates of how many Americans become infected with the AIDS virus every year.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday it will soon release long-awaited revised estimates of how many Americans become infected with the AIDS virus every year.
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