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April 22, 2006

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New method predicts drug response 999 Today - Apr 20, 2006 British scientists say they've developed a new method to predict individual patient responses to drug treatments. The scientists, from Imperial College London and Pfizer, anticipate that the development will ... New urine test may make for tailor-made therapies NewKerala.com Scientists develop new concept with potential to help predict how ... Innovations-Report BBC News - Chemical & Engineering News - RxPG NEWS - all 10 related

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GameSHOUT

Gender equality leads to better sex lives among people 40 and over innovations report - Apr 20, 2006 Older couples who live in Western countries and who enjoy more equality between men and women are most likely to report being satisfied with their sex lives, according to a new study on sexual well-being, aging and health that was conducted in 29 ... Equality puts more sparks in intimacy Baltimore Sun Canada third in new sex study Toronto Star Xinhua - Globe and Mail - Australian - London Free Press - all 82 related

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The Standard

Hong Kong Tightens Import Checks After Latest China Food Scare Bloomberg - Apr 20, 2006 Hong Kong's government and two of its biggest supermarket chains this week vowed to increase scrutiny on imports after as much as a third of a test batch of vegetables was found to have higher pesticide levels than considered safe ... Vegetables in HK carefully monitored: official Xinhua HK to Establish Vegetable Farm Registration System CRI all 9 related

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BBC News

Method to predict drug response BBC News - 3 hours ago Scientists are developing a method they hope to use to predict how individual patients will respond to medicines. The researchers, from Imperial College London and the pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, hope their ... Profiles Predict Drug Response Chemical & Engineering News New method predicts drug response 999 Today NewKerala.com - myDNA.com - RxPG NEWS - all 10 related

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KTBS

Actress Sally Field Heads Osteoporosis Awareness Campaign FOX News - Apr 21, 2006 an image often reflected in her award-winning movie roles. Dazzling us with Academy Award performances in films like Norma ... Sally Field Brings Osteoporosis to Center Stage Forbes Actress Sally Field helps launch health campaign Reuters Food Consumer - All Headline News - OpEdNews - KTBS - all 27 related

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Gulf Times

Moving on with an early reconstruction plan Daily Times - 3 hours ago ISLAMABAD: The United Nations, Pakistan and several civil partners announced the basic framework for an ‘early recovery plan’ for reconstruction in the earthquake-hit areas on Saturday. Pakistan-UN prepare $287m Early Recovery Plan for quake victims PakTribune.com Pakistan, UN prepare $188 mn plan for quake victims DailyIndia.com Zee News - Financial Express.bd - Kashar News - Gulf Times - all 13 related

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Washington Post

Multistate mumps outbreak sees no sign of stopping - update 3 Food Consumer - 6 hours ago As of April 21, more than 1500 mumps cases have been reported in eight states. The following are the current comprehensive updates compiled based on the reports ... Mumps makes a comeback in the Midwest Newsweek Mumps Vaccine Clinics To Open In Iowa Medical News Today Chicago Tribune - Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Boston Globe - all 182 related

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Peninsula On-line

Doctors protest over visa changes Monsters and Critics.com - Apr 21, 2006 Hundreds of doctors are expected to demonstrate in London today in protest at changes to the rules that govern immigrant doctors. The government announced last month that it was introducing a new work permit ... Rage over UK work permit rules Hindu Foreign doctors protest work permit plan Reuters.uk Guardian Unlimited - BBC News - Times of India - Houston Chronicle - all 99 related

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BBC News

New urine test may make for tailor-made therapies NewKerala.com - Apr 20, 2006 London: A team of scientists have devised a urine test that they say will help doctors to prescribe prescriptions to patients, based on their reactions to different drugs. Method predicts people's drug response NewKerala.com Method to predict drug response BBC News MIT Technology Review - 999 Today - myDNA.com - RxPG NEWS - all 11 related

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Gulf Times

Pakistan-UN prepare $287m Early Recovery Plan for quake victims PakTribune.com - 1 hour ago ISLAMABAD: The Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority in collaboration with the UN is launching Early Recovery Plan in the earthquake affected areas at a cost of two hundred and eighty-seven million dollars. Pak, UN announce basic framework for quake reconstruction prog Zee News Moving on with an early reconstruction plan Daily Times Financial Express.bd - Kashar News - Gulf Times - all 11 related

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Peninsula On-line

'Let down by UK' - Indian doctors BBC News - Apr 21, 2006 Hundreds of young foreign doctors have protested outside the Department of Health in London over a sudden change in visa rules which effectively bars them completing training in the NHS. Foreign doctors protest at UK visa change Times Online Indian doctors protest in London Hindustan Times Times of India - Guardian Unlimited - Houston Chronicle - 24dash.com - all 99 related

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Playfuls.com

In cancer 'breakthroughs,' we win and lose — and wait Houston Chronicle - Apr 20, 2006 BY now I am certain that the most complicated piece of equipment I operate on a daily basis is not my computer. It's my body. As the sole certified owner, I am expected to download the latest ... Area Women Took Part in Breast Cancer Drug Study International News Service Cancer drug test close to home AL.com Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Traverse City Record Eagle - smudailycampus.com - all 59 related

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Neosho Daily News

Medicare prescription drug plan gets 30 million beneficiaries Food Consumer - Apr 21, 2006 Health officials announced Thursday that the controversial US Medicare prescription drug program had now crossed the envisaged target of 30 million elderly or disabled beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Benefit May See 7% Cost Hike Los Angeles Times Calls to put off Medicare deadline intensify Boston Globe San Francisco Chronicle - San Jose Mercury News - Reuters - Kaiser network.org - all 178 related

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ITN

Bird flu restrictions to be lifted Guardian Unlimited - Apr 20, 2006 Residents welcomed the removal of a quarantine zone imposed after a dead swan tested positive for bird flu in Scotland. Restrictions on the movement of poultry products within 1.8 miles of where the bird was ... Fife bird flu restrictions to be lifted at midnight The Herald McConnell announces lifting of Fife bird flu restrictions Scotsman ITV.com - BBC News - 24dash.com - Monsters and Critics.com - all 115 related

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Alarab online

UN confirms more cases of bird flu in Egypt Independent Online - 11 hours ago Cairo - A total of 12 people have now contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Egypt and four of them have died of the disease, the World Health Organisation said on Saturday. CHRONOLOGY-Bird flu developments Reuters AlertNet Human burd flu cases top 200 Ireland Online TMCnet - Daily Telegraph - MedIndia - all 36 related

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Вестник Стандарт

Libya court to try Bulgarian nurses again on May 11 Reuters AlertNet - 4 hours ago A Libyan court will open a new trial on May 11 against five Bulgarian nurses accused of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the deadly HIV virus, Bulgaria's foreign ministry said on Saturday. New trial for Libyan HIV medics BBC News Libya HIV Re-Trial Starts May 11 Sofia News Agency Monsters and Critics.com - Xinhua - Focus News - Вестник Стандарт - all 25 related

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Earthtimes.org

Equality means great sex Mail & Guardian Online - Apr 21, 2006 Equality breeds attempt. A global study has found that people living in countries with high levels of equality between men and women enjoy the best sex, with the over-40s saying they are most satisfied. It’s all about greater sexual satisfaction, baby Daily News & Analysis Sex like wine gets better with age, says study Food Consumer Baltimore Sun - People's Daily Online - Toronto Star - innovations report - all 144 related

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Вестник Стандарт

New trial for Libyan HIV medics BBC News - 52 minutes ago Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV will face a new trial next month, officials say. Libya court to try Bulgarian nurses again on May 11 Reuters AlertNet Libya HIV Re-Trial Starts May 11 Sofia News Agency Monsters and Critics.com - Xinhua - Focus News - Вестник Стандарт - all 25 related

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CTV.ca

Vancouver mayor mulls providing drugs to users CTV.ca - Apr 21, 2006 Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan is considering a proposal to help clean up the city's streets by providing free drugs to addicts. Sullivan drug stance 'simplistic' Vancouver Sun (subscription) Provide drugs to addicts, mayor says Vancouver Sun (subscription) Toronto Sun - all 4 related

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24x7updates

Chronic fatigue may all be in the genes, US says Reuters.uk - Apr 20, 2006 Chronic fatigue syndrome, once dismissed by some medical experts as being all in the head, has a clear biological basis, the US Centers ... Genetic Basis Found for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Los Angeles Times Genetics and Stress Are Found Linked to Fatigue Disorder New York Times MedPage Today - Voice of America - Forbes - Nature.com (subscription) - all 278 related

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Washington Post

HIV-AIDS Agency at Risk Of Losing Funds for the Poor Washington Post - Apr 20, 2006 A nonprofit agency that has provided critical services for 15 years to Prince William County residents living with HIV and AIDS is struggling financially, threatening benefits for those who cannot afford or get access to care. States spar over federal HIV/AIDS funds Seattle Post Intelligencer Care Provider for HIV Patients Struggling WJLA Kaiser network.org - KESQ - Salon - all 65 related

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Officials searching for phantom anthrax Monsters and Critics.com - 23 minutes ago New Jersey investigators are trying to solve the mystery of two missing anthrax vials. A recent count found 350 vials stores in a state Health Department lab in Trenton ... Anthrax inventory doesn't add up at lab Philadelphia Inquirer 2 anthrax samples missing Cherry Hill Courier Post Bradenton Herald - Asbury Park Press - WNBC - all 16 related

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ITN

Scottish councils welcome lifting of bird flu quarantine zone 24dash.com - Apr 21, 2006 Local authorities and residents today welcomed the removal of a quarantine zone imposed after a dead swan tested positive for bird flu in Scotland. Bird flu restrictions to be lifted Guardian Unlimited Bird flu quarantine zone lifted ITV.com Scotsman - The Herald - BBC News - CattleNetwork.com - all 115 related

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Xinhua

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Three Genes MedPage Today - Apr 20, 2006 Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been linked to five mutations in three genes that are related to the body's ability to handle stress. Genetic Basis Found for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Los Angeles Times Genetics May Drive Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Forbes Nature.com (subscription) - Reuters.uk - Voice of America - Washington Post - all 278 related

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24dash.com

Bird flu restrictions are lifted BBC News - 15 hours ago The bird flu restrictions imposed after the discovery of a dead whooper swan in the Fife village of Cellardyke have been lifted. The measures, limiting the movement of poultry and eggs, were introduced when ... Fife bird flu restrictions to be lifted at midnight The Herald McConnell announces lifting of Fife bird flu restrictions Scotsman Guardian Unlimited - 24dash.com - ITV.com - CattleNetwork.com - all 115 related

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Washington Post

States spar over federal HIV/AIDS funds Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago AIDS started as a big-city epidemic infecting mostly gay white men, and now it's prevalent in the South and among minorities. Yet the federal law that helps the neediest patients has not kept up with that evolution. HIV-AIDS Agency at Risk Of Losing Funds for the Poor Washington Post Care Provider for HIV Patients Struggling WJLA Kaiser network.org - KESQ - ABC News - San Jose Mercury News - all 56 related

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Earthtimes.org

Overweight kids numbers double Manchester Evening News - 3 hours ago New statistics from the annual Health Survey for England 2004 show that levels of obesity among all age groups of children is still on the rise. Child obesity has doubled in a decade Guardian Unlimited Teenagers getting fatter in spite of health drive Times Online Independent - BBC News - Daily Mail - UK - ITV.com - all 33 related

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Peninsula On-line

London Doctors Protest Immigration Rules Houston Chronicle - 11 hours ago Doctors demonstrated in London on Friday to protest new immigration rules they say discriminate against physicians from outside the European Union. Foreign doctors protest work permit plan Reuters.uk Doctors protest over visa changes Monsters and Critics.com BBC News - Hindu - Times Online - 24dash.com - all 98 related

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Washington Post

State health department prepares for mumps outbreak Boston Globe - 4 hours ago PROVIDENCE, RI --The state health department is preparing for a possible outbreak of mumps following an epidemic in the Midwest, a spokeswoman said Friday. Mumps makes a comeback in the Midwest Newsweek Mumps Vaccine Clinics To Open In Iowa Medical News Today Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - WCCO - Sauk Valley Newspapers - Tucson Citizen - all 338 related

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Equality puts more sparks in intimacy Baltimore Sun - Apr 21, 2006 Mature adults in countries where men and women hold equal status had more satisfying sex lives than those in male-dominated societies, according to a study billed as the first of its kind to ... Global sex study finds Austrians most equal to task Australian Equality means great sex Mail & Guardian Online Newsweek - National Post - People's Daily Online - CBS News - all 222 related

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ITN

Fife bird flu restrictions to be lifted at midnight The Herald - Apr 20, 2006 Restrictions on poultry movements around the Fife harbour where a swan was found to have died from the most virulent form of avian flu are to be relaxed from midnight tonight. McConnell announces lifting of Fife bird flu restrictions Scotsman Scottish councils welcome lifting of bird flu quarantine zone 24dash.com BBC News - Guardian Unlimited - CattleNetwork.com - grampian tv - all 115 related

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Xinhua

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has Genetic Roots 24x7updates - 8 hours ago A study on chronic-fatigue syndrome reveals that the genes perhaps are an important contributory factor to the development of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is in Your Genes Fashion Monitor Toronto Chronic Fatigue Genetic, Studies Find NBC4i.com WebMD - New York Times - Washington Post - all 278 related

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