Wednesday, July 11, 2012

New documentary seeks an end to AIDS in black America - Public Radio International PRI

msnbc.comNew documentary seeks an end to AIDS in black AmericaPublic Radio International PRINBA Hall of Famer, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, brought public attention to the issue of HIV and AIDS in the African-American community when he was diagnosed in 1991. (Photo by Rafael Amado Deras via Flickr.) A new Frontline documentary is taking a look at ...Preview of Aids 2012 ConferenceAllAfrica.comAs global AIDS conference nears, advocates say: Focus on the USLos Angeles TimesFighting the

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Get Up! Sitting Less Can Add Years to Your Life - TIME

TIMEGet Up! Sitting Less Can Add Years to Your LifeTIMEBy Alice Park | @aliceparkny | July 10, 2012 | + Sitting for more than three hours a day can cut two years off a person's life expectancy, even if he or she exercises regularly, a new study finds. Watching TV for more than two hours a day can shorten ...Sitting too much may shorten lifespanAtlanta Journal ConstitutionSit less, live 2 years longerFox NewsSitting Less Adds Two Years to U.S. Life Expectancy, Study FindsSan Francisco

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Mysterious deadly illness in Cambodian children tied to hand, foot and mouth ... - CBS News

CBS NewsMysterious deadly illness in Cambodian children tied to hand, foot and mouth ...CBS News(CBS/AP) A mysterious deadly disease striking children in Cambodia may be a virulent strain of a common childhood illness called hand, foot and mouth disease. Lab tests have confirmed that a virulent strain of hand, foot and mouth disease known as ...Cambodian Deaths Tied to Common Childhood IllnessABC NewsVirus Discovery Helps Cambodian Disease ProbeBusinessweekHand, foot and mouth may have killed

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

New optimism about stemming spread of AIDS virus - Boston.com

New optimism about stemming spread of AIDS virusBoston.comWASHINGTON (AP) — An AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world. Yet more than 20000 international HIV researchers and activists will gather in the nation's capital later this ...and more »
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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Fertility Drug Cancer Fears Unfounded? - ABC News

Zee NewsFertility Drug Cancer Fears Unfounded?ABC NewsDo fertility drugs affect a woman's risk of developing breast cancer? A new study suggests that the risk hinges on whether they actually help a woman get pregnant. Scientists have been concerned about the effects of fertility drugs in recent years, ...Fertility Tx May Alter Cancer RiskMedPage TodayWomen trekked across sea ice for breast cancerEdmonton JournalExercise May Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer, Whatever Your AgeThe

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Mystery illness claims dozens of Cambodian children - CNN

NEWS.com.auMystery illness claims dozens of Cambodian childrenCNNThe World Health Organization is helping the Cambodian Ministry of Health investigate the cause of a mysterious illness that has killed dozens of children in the country since April. A joint statement from the WHO and the ministry, released Wednesday, ...Investigators probe mystery disease killing Cambodian childrenCNN InternationalUnknown Disease Killing Children Across Cambodia, WHO SaysBusinessweekCambodia Outbreak Is Unlikely

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Mystery illness claims dozens of Cambodian children - CNN

NEWS.com.auMystery illness claims dozens of Cambodian childrenCNNThe World Health Organization is helping the Cambodian Ministry of Health investigate the cause of a mysterious illness that has killed dozens of children in the country since April. A joint statement from the WHO and the ministry, released Wednesday, ...Investigators probe mystery disease killing Cambodian childrenCNN InternationalUnknown Disease Killing Children Across Cambodia, WHO SaysBusinessweekCambodia Outbreak Is Unlikely

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