Study: Sept. 11 survivors still grieving - San Jose Mercury News
May 28, 2006

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Study: Sept. 11 survivors still grieving San Jose Mercury News - May 26, 2006 NEW YORK - Nearly two-thirds of the people who got counseling after the Sept. 11 attacks are still grieving, and more than four in 10 still need professional help to cope, according to a study sponsored by the American Red Cross. Trauma of 9/11 unhealed: study New York Daily News 911 Terrorist Attacks Still Painful For Many World Fitness HealthCentral.com - NBC13.com - WXXA - all 72 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Birth-control pill that limits periods OK'd The Herald - May 26, 2006 WASHINGTON - An extended-cycle birth control pill that limits women to just four menstrual periods a year received federal approval Thursday. FDA OKs New Birth Control Pill WebMD FDA OKs pill that limits menstruation Chicago Tribune Pioneer Press - Cincinnati Business Courier - All Headline News - World Fitness - all 20 related

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Thalidomide approved for treating bone marrow cancer Xinhua - May 26, 2006 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced the approval of Thalidomide for treatment of of bone-marrow cancer. Thalidomide OK’d for Multiple Myeloma WebMD Thalidomide cleared for use as a cancer drug Australian Food Consumer - MarketWatch - Forbes - CNNMoney.com - all 57 related

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Poor countries need cheaper drugs Daily Times - 3 hours ago Poor countries should waive patent protection and turn to cheaper generic copies of drugs to tackle deaths caused by chronic diseases every year, a World Health Organisation report said. WHO agree 'breakthrough' deal to research and develop drugs Monsters and Critics.com WHO looks to boost 'neglected' disease research ABC Online Reuters AlertNet - TODAYonline - all 8 related

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Study: 9/11 Survivors Still Grieving, Need Help WNBC - May 26, 2006 NEW YORK -- Nearly two-thirds of the people who got counseling after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are still grieving, and more than four in 10 still need professional help to cope, a study sponsored by the American Red Cross says. Trauma of 9/11 unhealed: study New York Daily News Study: Sept. 11 Survivors Still Grieving CBS News World Fitness - HealthCentral.com - NBC13.com - WXXA - all 88 related

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Earthtimes.org

HIV traced to W. African apes Detroit Free Press - May 26, 2006 This chimpanzee mother in Gombe National Park in Tanzania has the virus known as SIV, from which HIV developed. Scientists have traced the origins of HIV to a corner of Cameroon. Scientists trace HIV's origin to African chimps The Herald Scientists trace origin of HIV to Cameroon Mail & Guardian Online Times of India - Xinhua - Reuters.uk - Australian - all 109 related

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Irish Health

Music may reduce chronic pain Irish Health - May 26, 2006 Listening to music may help to reduce chronic pain by up to 21% and depression by up to 25%, new research has found. Music also appears to make people feel more in control of their pain and less disabled by their condition. Music 'can reduce chronic pain' BBC News Music May Ease Chronic Pain WebMD Glasgow Daily Record - all 4 related

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Washington Post

Manatee: Keep eye on bird flu Bradenton Herald - 7 hours ago MANATEE - A nationally known infectious disease consultant urges Manatee residents to pay attention to what is happening in Indonesia, where an entire family infected with bird flu may have passed the virus among themselves. Tamiflu maker on alert after bird flu outbreak CTV.ca Health officials urge Tamiflu maker to stockpile drug CBC News Food Consumer - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Medical News Today - News24 - all 643 related

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TVNZ

Earthquake Rattles Indonesia, Thousands Dead Environment News Service - 32 minutes ago YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, May 28, 2006 (ENS) - At least 3,300 people are confirmed dead in a severe earthquake that hit the island of Java, Indonesia on Saturday. Appeal for help as Indonesian earthquake kills 4600 The Herald 4,000 die as Earth quivers in the shadow of a volcano Times Online BBC News - Euronews.net - Boston Globe - ABC Regional Online - all 30 related

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The Age

ANC defends government's HIVand Aids policy Independent Online - 15 hours ago The African National Congress (ANC) has lashed out at criticism of the government's policies on HIV and Aids in the wake of comments by its deputy president, Jacob Zuma, during and after his rape trial. An African answer to fighting AIDS Boston Globe HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: A Burden That Will Only Become Heavier Inter Press Service (subscription) AllAfrica.com - The Age - 365Gay.com - United Press International - all 18 related

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Earthtimes.org

Cameroon chimps source of HIV Australian - May 26, 2006 RESEARCHERS have traced the origin of HIV - the virus that causes AIDS - to chimpanzees in the jungles of southern Cameroon, in central Africa. Scientists trace HIV's origin to African chimps The Herald Chimp virus tied directly to human AIDS in Africa International Herald Tribune Calcutta Telegraph - Hindu - Detroit Free Press - Irish Independent - all 113 related

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Baby’s heart growing strong The UCLA Daily Bruin - May 26, 2006 Nate Draper, a 10-month-old born with a potentially fatal heart complication, was released Thursday from Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA due to an improvement in his condition that his doctors described as nearly miraculous. Twin no longer on heart transplant list Arizona Republic UNITED STATES Advertiser Adelaide Canada.com - Monterey County Herald - AZ Central.com - WBOC TV 16 - all 104 related

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WHO looks to boost 'neglected' disease research ABC Online - May 27, 2006 The World Health Organisation's (WHO) member states have agreed to launch talks on boosting research on "neglected" diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis. WHO agree 'breakthrough' deal to research and develop drugs Monsters and Critics.com WHO to see if patent system keeps drugs from poor Reuters Daily Times - TODAYonline - all 8 related

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Cognitive therapy improves irritable bowel syndrome Reuters.uk - May 26, 2006 Four sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy, combined with a take-home workbook, result in a greater than 70 percent improvement in symptoms of irritable bowel ... LIFELONG HEALTH : High-fiber diet is a natural at preventing ... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) The mind as a path to comfort Los Angeles Times Independent Online - all 5 related

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Irish Health

Music 'can reduce chronic pain' BBC News - 47 minutes ago Research has confirmed listening to music can have a significant positive impact on perception of chronic pain. US researchers tested the effect of music on 60 patients who had endured years of chronic pain. Music May Ease Chronic Pain WebMD LISTENING to music can reduce pain and lift the dark clouds of ... Glasgow Daily Record Irish Health - all 4 related

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Earthtimes.org

Researchers trace HIV's ancestry NDTV.com - May 25, 2006 Twenty-five years after the first AIDS cases emerged, scientists have confirmed that the HIV virus originated in wild chimpanzees in a corner of Cameroon. Cameroon chimps source of HIV Australian HIV origin 'found in wild chimps' Trade Arabia AllAfrica.com - EiTB - Mail & Guardian Online - Times of India - all 128 related

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What Alcohol Does to a Child TIME - 51 minutes ago Alcohol and pregnancy don't mix. Fortunately, most women who drink cut their consumption dramatically once they realize they are carrying, and the number of children who develop the severest alcohol-related ... Can mom's drinking lower kids' IQ? Pittsburgh Post Gazette Light drinking has impact on unborn Financial Times Ivanhoe - Reuters - Earthtimes.org - All Headline News - all 9 related

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Dallas Morning News (subscription)

Ideal Vitamin D Intake MedIndia - May 26, 2006 The Canadian Cancer Society has recommended that citizens of all ages should expose themselves to the sun for a few minutes each day and that elderly people should take Vitamin D supplements. A little sun may ward off cancer Dallas Morning News (subscription) Sunshine is good for you (again) Guardian Unlimited WFAA (subscription) - Toronto Star - all 20 related

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Washington Post

Baby With Heart Condition Recovers Washington Post - May 26, 2006 LOS ANGELES -- A 10-month-old twin boy born with a potentially fatal heart condition improved so dramatically that he was released from the hospital Thursday without the transplant he was awaiting. Baby’s heart growing strong The UCLA Daily Bruin Twin no longer on heart transplant list Arizona Republic Advertiser Adelaide - AZ Central.com - WBOC TV 16 - all 109 related

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Thalidomide OK’d for Multiple Myeloma WebMD - May 26, 2006 May 26, 2006 -- The FDA has approved thalidomide -- a drug known to cause severe birth defects -- to help treat newly diagnosed multiple myelomamultiple myeloma, a cancercancer of the bone marrow. Thalidomide approved for use in bone-marrow cancer Food Consumer Celgene boosted by drug feared in '60s CNNMoney.com Xinhua - MarketWatch - Houston Chronicle - Earthtimes.org - all 61 related

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Kenya: No drugs for children with HIV African News Dimension - 1 hour ago Only three per cent of Kenyan children infected with HIV have access to drugs, the country's report to be presented to the UN this week indicates. Nigeria: HIV/AIDS And The Children AllAfrica.com Children’s Day: UNICEF Worries About HIV/AIDS This Day (subscription) Nigerian Tribune - all 7 related

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Euronews.net

4,000 die as Earth quivers in the shadow of a volcano Times Online - 1 hour ago THOUSANDS of Indonesian soldiers and volunteers struggled to free people trapped under collapsed buildings yesterday, amid fears that Saturday’s earthquake on the Indonesian island ... Indonesia launches urgent aid appeal for quake victims Euronews.net UN to assist in quake relief News24 YubaNet - Reuters AlertNet - ABC Regional Online - all 26 related

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BBC News

Talks between medicos, Govt inconclusive; strike continues Hindustan Times - 13 hours ago The deadlock over the OBC reservation continued on the 15th day on Sunday as yet another round of negotiations between the striking medicos and the Government remained inconclusive. Govt proposes, medicos disposes, strike to intensify Outlook (subscription) PM undergoes wrist surgery, returns home Sify Reuters - Reuters India - Monsters and Critics.com - Calcutta Telegraph - all 80 related

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Vermont gov. signs ambitious health-insurance law Reuters.uk - May 26, 2006 Vermont's governor signed a bill on Thursday that would make the state the second in the nation with near-universal health-care insurance by extending coverage ... Hospitals want new Medicaid cash faster Boston Globe States Take a New Look at Health Reform Wall Street Journal (subscription) Concord Monitor - eMaxHealth.com - Connellsville Daily Courier - BurlingtonFreePress.com - all 11 related

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Baby With Heart Condition Recovers ABC News - May 25, 2006 Nick Draper, a 10-month-old twin boy born with a potentially fatal heart condition, is seen at a news conference at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Thursday, May 25, 2006. Baby’s heart growing strong The UCLA Daily Bruin Update 2: Baby With Heart Condition Recovers Forbes Monterey County Herald - AZ Central.com - Hamilton Spectator - all 175 related

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Xinhua

HIV originated from wild chimpazees: study Xinhua - May 26, 2006 Genetic evidence from chimpanzee feces from the forest floors of Cameroon has confirmed that the HIV-1 virus, the cause of human AIDS, originated in wild chimpanzee populations, scientists reported on Thursday. HIV's Ancestry Traced To Wild Chimps in Cameroon Wall Street Journal (subscription) Chimp virus tied directly to human AIDS in Africa International Herald Tribune ABC Online - Sydney Morning Herald - Telegraph.co.uk - Times Online - all 139 related

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Playfuls.com

Thalidomide cleared for use as a cancer drug Australian - May 26, 2006 A US drug company won approval today to use thalidomide to treat patients newly diagnosed with the blood cancer multiple myeloma. Celgene Corporation's drug Thalomid, known generically as thalidomide, was ... Thalidomide OK’d for Multiple Myeloma WebMD Thalidomide OK'd for Bone-Marrow Cancer ABC News Houston Chronicle - CNNMoney.com - Forbes - Earthtimes.org - all 101 related

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Euronews.net

Urgent call for doctors in quake-struck Indonesia ABC Regional Online - 10 hours ago Authorities in Indonesia say doctors and nurses are urgently needed on the island of Java, a day after an earthquake killed more than 4,000 people. Indonesia launches urgent aid appeal for quake victims Euronews.net Save the Children launches Java Earthquake Emergency Appeal Reuters AlertNet YubaNet - Times Online - all 16 related

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Indonesian villagers blame magic, not flu Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours ago The three brick-and-clapboard houses stand along the village's muddy dirt road, empty and forlorn. A naked light bulb hangs from a wire over one door, still burning. Four Human Bird Flu Infection In Indonesia Confirmed Medical News Today Manatee: Keep eye on bird flu Bradenton Herald CTV.ca - Washington Post - Viet Nam News Agency - Reuters - all 682 related

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World Fitness

Thalidomide OK'd for Bone-Marrow Cancer ABC News - May 25, 2006 — Thalidomide received federal approval Thursday for treatment of bone-marrow cancer, marking the further rehabilitation of a drug originally banned more than 40 years ago after it caused thousands of birth defects. Thalidomide OK’d for Multiple Myeloma WebMD Celgene jumps on FDA decision on Thalomid MarketWatch Food Consumer - Xinhua - World Fitness - Trading Markets - all 101 related

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First vaccine to fight bird flu is here Times of India - 42 minutes ago NEW DELHI: A single vaccine can now protect poultry against two of the deadliest killers - bird flu and Newcastle disease. A team of American biologists have found that inserting a bird flu gene into a popular ... Bird flu panelists stress preparation Dallas Morning News (subscription) Namibia puts citizens on 'high alert' for bird flu virus African News Dimension all 4 related

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Santa Fe New Mexican

Santa Fe hospital recruits nurses from India KOB-TV - 32 minutes ago St. Vincent Regional Medical Center is going beyond the United States to fill its need for nurses. Eight nurses recruited from India will join the nursing staff of 400 at St. For Want of a Nurse New York Times Editorial : Goodbye, dear nurses INQ7.net Roanoke Times - Santa Fe New Mexican - Philadelphia Inquirer - Danbury News Times - all 12 related

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Earthtimes.org

Medicos reject PM's quota proposal CNN-IBN - 3 hours ago New Delhi Assuring that number of seats in non-reserved categories in medical education institutions would not be pruned, Government on Sunday night said it will examine one of the key demands of striking anti-reservation medicos for constituting an ... Medicos stage "Dilli Aao Desh Bachao" protest rally Hindustan Times Immolation bid revives Mandal memories Mumbai Mirror Outlook (subscription) - NewKerala.com - Zee News - Earthtimes.org - all 36 related

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Zee News

Boston reports first measles outbreak in 7 years Reuters - May 25, 2006 Boston health officials worked on Thursday to contain the city's first outbreak of measles in seven years after four people in a downtown office tower were diagnosed with the highly infectious disease. Seventh measles case detected in Hancock Tower worker Boston Globe Boston Tries to Contain Measles Outbreak Los Angeles Times