Couples urged to consider the risks of IVF treatment - Telegraph.co.uk
June 2, 2006

BBC News

Couples urged to consider the risks of IVF treatment Telegraph.co.uk - Jun 1, 2006 Couples choosing fertility clinics should consider the dangers associated with multiple births as well as success rates, the fertility watchdog said yesterday. Multiple birth warning as IVF increases The Herald New IVF league table to help hopeful couples Daily Mail - UK Monsters and Critics.com - Scotsman - Scotland Today - Yorkshire Post Today - all 45 related

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Govt committed to economic gains Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - Jun 1, 2006 President Mwai Kibaki has assured Kenyans that the Government will continue implementing policies that spread the gains of economic growth. Kenya to get free Aids treatment Independent Online Kenya: Kibaki Announces Pay Boom for Retirees AllAfrica.com Daily Nation (subscription) - Kenya Times - United Press International - afrol News - all 27 related

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World Fitness

Convicted Mass. killer seeks sex change San Jose Mercury News - May 31, 2006 BOSTON - A man serving a life sentence for murdering his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex-change operation, arguing that denying him the surgery amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. Convicted killer seeks sex change operation Boston Globe Murderer seeks sex change Mansfield News The Moderate Voice - ProgressiveU.org - 365Gay.com - all 83 related

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LiveScience.com

Scientists wake up to the importance of an after-dinner nap Telegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago Research at Manchester University has shown why humans and animals become dozy after a hearty meal. Brain cells which keep the body and mind active are switched off after eating, making us drowsy and in need of a good nap. Experts explain why food makes us tired Scotsman Why we're sleepy after meals Kitsap Sun (Subscription) Forbes - Saga Health News - Discovery Reports Canada - United Press International - all 36 related

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Katu.com

Health Care: Rx for trouble Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago Unanimously, and incredibly, the state Board of Pharmacy has voted to put druggists' personal "beliefs" above the welfare of patients seeking to have prescriptions filled. A step closer to letting pharmacists refuse to give morning-after ... Seattle Times Ken Schram: Pharmacy Board Ruling A Slippery Slope KOMO Katu.com - Centre Daily Times - Grays Harbor Daily World - all 18 related

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BBC News

Peer criticises league tables for IVF clinics Guardian Unlimited - Jun 1, 2006 Britain's most prominent fertility expert has attacked the government's IVF watchdog for issuing its latest round of data on clinics as a league table. New IVF league table to help hopeful couples Daily Mail - UK Couples urged to consider the risks of IVF treatment Telegraph.co.uk BBC News - Times Online - Independent - The Herald - all 45 related

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Kenya's Kibaki scraps fee on AIDS drugs Reuters AlertNet - Jun 1, 2006 Kenya will start providing free AIDS drugs in government hospitals and health centres, President Mwai Kibaki said on Thursday, scrapping fees activists say have kept some poor patients from receiving treatment. Aids drugs to be free as pensioners get pay rise Daily Nation (subscription) Kenya waives user fee on anti-retroviral drugs African News Dimension Independent Online - Voice of America - BBC News - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - all 27 related

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

UN Strengthens Call for a Global Battle Against AIDS New York Times - 32 minutes ago UNITED NATIONS, June 2 - The General Assembly adopted a strongly worded declaration on Friday aimed at pressing the nations of the world to strengthen their battle against AIDS, a global pandemic that Secretary General Kofi Annan called "the greatest ... Leaders pledge to double Aids cash Times Online Nations resist new financial commitments on AIDS Swissinfo Voice of America - International Herald Tribune - The Australian - Reuters - all 310 related

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Earthtimes.org

Liberal policy leads to drop in new Swiss drug addicts Reuters.uk - 9 hours ago Switzerland's liberal policy of offering drug addicts substitution treatments has results in a drop in the number of new heroin users, according to research published on Friday. Heroin: The solution? Independent Swiss 'Medicalization' of Heroin Leads to Fewer New Users MedPage Today Swissinfo - Bloomberg - Telegraph.co.uk - Medscape (subscription) - all 18 related

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Research Reveals Blood Sugar's Effect on Wakefulness drkoop.com - May 31, 2006 Ever notice that hunger can sharpen your senses, while a full, satisfying meal leaves you yearning for a nap? The key to this response is the simple ... Research Reveals Blood Sugar's Effect on Wakefulness Food Consumer New mechanism explains glucose effect on wakefulness innovations report Forbes - Telegraph.co.uk - Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - all 36 related

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Police find pipe bombs during home search Seattle Post Intelligencer - 23 hours ago NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Authorities said they found pipe bombs and a jar containing the potentially deadly poison ricin while searching a home in suburban Nashville. FBI to Search House After Finding Ricin Washington Post Pipe bombs, ricin found in Tennessee home abc13.com NewsChannel5.com - WBIR-TV - WBOC TV 16 - The Tennessean - all 109 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Cell Therapeutics' Shares Jump on Cancer Drug Progress International News Service - 7 hours ago Cell Therapeutics' shares have climbed over 9% after US regulators paved the way for a quick approval process for its lung cancer drug Xyotax. UPDATE 1-Cell Therapeutics sees early approval for Xyotax Reuters Cell Therapeutics Jumps on FDA Meeting Houston Chronicle Kaiser network.org - StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Trading Markets - BusinessWeek - all 15 related

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World Fitness

Killer seeks sex-change News24 - May 31, 2006 Boston - A man serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex-change operation for him, saying that denying him the surgery amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. Convicted Mass. Killer Seeks Sex Change Houston Chronicle Convicted killer seeks sex change operation Boston Globe Boston Herald - Sploid (satire) - All Headline News - The Moderate Voice - all 139 related

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Mail & Guardian Online

Nations to back male circumcision over HIV Times Online - 1 hour ago FIVE southern African countries that have been hit hard by the Aids pandemic want to encourage men to be circumcised after a study indicated that the procedure reduced dramatically the risk of HIV infection. Men from southern Africa urged to circumcise SABC News Liz Taylor sponsors AIDS treatment in S. Africa People's Daily Online BBC News - Mail & Guardian Online - Independent Online - Los Angeles Times - all 29 related

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Earthtimes.org

High Dose Common Painkillers Raise Heart Risks Medical News Today - 5 hours ago Common painkillers, known as NSAIDs, may raise the risk of having a heart attack or vascular event, say researchers who studied drug trials totalling 140,000 participants. 'High Painkiller Doses Can Double Heart Risk' Life Style Extra Non-Cox-2 Painkillers May Also Carry Heart Risks Forbes Food Consumer - ITV.com - Guardian Unlimited - BBC News - all 107 related

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Voice of America

UN agrees global Aids declaration BBC Bulgaria - 5 hours ago A UN conference on Aids has agreed a declaration designed to be a global blueprint for tackling the disease. The draft - due to be adopted by the General Assembly later - commits countries to work towards universal access to Aids care by 2010. Celebrities and activists join diplomats at UN to urge solidarity ... UN News Centre Worldwide AIDS fight flagging, UN chief says Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) ITAR-TASS - PlanetOut - all 370 related

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

Nations resist new financial commitments on AIDS Reuters.uk - 1 hour ago A major UN meeting on AIDS strategy on Friday fell short of concrete financial commitments but recognised the growing spread of the disease among women and their right to protect themselves. US blocking international deal on fighting Aids Guardian Unlimited Governments shy from concrete AIDS commitments Reuters Reuters AlertNet - FOX News - Yahoo! News - BBC News - all 118 related

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GSK finds drug that may outdo Herceptin Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago By Katherine Griffiths, City Correspondent (Filed: 03/06/2006). Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline will publish data today showing its experimental breast cancer pill might be better than the wonder drug ... Glaxo Bets Tykerb Breast Cancer Drug Can Compete With Herceptin Bloomberg Could Shake Up Wall Street Journal (subscription) Guardian Unlimited - Forbes - San Francisco Chronicle - Vhi.ie - all 15 related

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World Fitness

First lady proposes worldwide HIV testing day Reuters - 10 hours ago The United States plans to propose a global annual HIV Testing Day modeled on a US campaign encouraging at-risk individuals to determine if they have the AIDS virus, first lady Laura Bush said on Friday. US Urges Renewed Global Commitment to Fighting HIV/Aids AllAfrica.com Laura Bush Proposes International AIDS Testing Day Voice of America People's Daily Online - Globe and Mail - World Fitness - All Headline News - all 36 related

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Kenya to Provide Free Anti-Retroviral Drugs Voice of America - 3 hours ago Kenya's president has announced that public hospitals and clinics will begin providing anti-retroviral drugs at no charge to AIDS patients. Kenya waives user fee on anti-retroviral drugs African News Dimension Hungry Africans' stark Aids dilemma BBC News AllAfrica.com - Daily Nation (subscription) - Independent Online - afrol News - all 26 related

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

World Leaders Resist AIDS Funding Target Houston Chronicle - 3 hours ago World leaders resisted setting exact financial targets Friday for the fight against AIDS, drawing criticism from activists who said rich nations are too worried about having to pay the bill. ROUNDUP: UN Summit: Reverse AIDS Spread By 2010, Triple Money Playfuls.com Kofi Annan's Remarks on AIDS New York Times Mail & Guardian Online - Times Online - Hindu - The Australian - all 355 related

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Dog Flu Diet and Diseases

Pain drug enhances lung cancer therapy: study Reuters - Jun 1, 2006 Adding a prescription arthritis drug to a targeted cancer therapy triples the number of lung cancer patients who are helped, US researchers said on Thursday. Combination therapy shows promising results in patients with ... Hindu Lung Cancer Patients Benefit from Anti-inflamitory Medication Also Dog Flu Diet and Diseases MedPage Today - Cancerfacts.com - all 18 related

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Kaiser pharmacy strike averted San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago The union representing 1,300 Kaiser Permanente pharmacists reached a tentative agreement with the health system early this morning, avoiding a strike set for Monday. Kaiser Marketing Practices Investigated Los Angeles Times California probing HMO`s marketing ways Monsters and Critics.com Sacramento Business Journal - KESQ - Tri-Valley Herald - San Jose Business Journal - all 45 related

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Drug For Bones Is Linked To Jaw Disease Free Internet Press - 14 hours ago In the last 10 years, millions of patients have taken a class of drugs that can prevent agonizing broken and deteriorating bones. The drugs once seemed perfectly safe and have transformed life for patients with cancer or osteoporosis. Health and Science News Roundup Monsters and Critics.com Cancer drugs may lead to debilitating bone condition Austin American-Statesman (subscription) Post Chronicle - all 35 related

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WTVF

FBI to Search House After Finding Ricin Washington Post - 5 hours ago FBI hazardous material experts planned to search a home where police found pipe bombs and a jar containing the potentially deadly poison ricin, federal agents said Friday. Police find pipe bombs during home search Seattle Post Intelligencer Health Official: 'Public Safety is Just Fine' NewsChannel5.com WBIR-TV - WTVF - all 101 related

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

ROUNDUP: UN Summit: Reverse AIDS Spread By 2010, Triple Money Playfuls.com - 1 hour ago After days of intense talks, government envoys at a UN AIDs summit agreed Friday to try to reverse the pandemic by 2010, with a near tripling of current moneys and the inclusion of high risk ... Leaders pledge to double Aids cash Times Online World Leaders Resist AIDS Funding Target Houston Chronicle Mail & Guardian Online - Reuters.uk - The Australian - Yahoo! News - all 337 related

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Financial Times

US cancer doctors to debate care costs Monsters and Critics.com - 4 hours ago The American Society of Clinical Oncology`s agenda at its Atlanta meeting includes a first time debate on cost-benefit analysis of cancer treatment. Biotech Firms Are Bracing for ASCO TheStreet.com New Drugs To Trigger Tough Competition Post Chronicle Post Chronicle - Monsters and Critics.com - all 29 related

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Kaiser Marketing Practices Investigated Los Angeles Times - Jun 1, 2006 State looks at whether HMO misled Coachella Valley members about a switch to its doctors. By Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writer. Kaiser kidney patients transfer The Argus Kaiser getting look from state agency Press-Enterprise (subscription) KESQ - Tri-Valley Herald - San Jose Business Journal - Contra Costa Times - all 45 related

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HIV infection rates raise fears of Aids catastrophe in Russia Belfast Telegraph - May 31, 2006 Next to the casino in the lobby of the 1,500-room Hotel Cosmos in Moscow, Elena is drinking tea and waiting for her first customer. AIDS Retains Stigma in Eastern Europe Houston Chronicle AIDS Retains Stigma in Eastern Europe Lancaster Newspapers The Ledger - all 34 related

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Kenya: ARVs Now Free in Public Hospitals AllAfrica.com - 2 hours ago HIV-positive Kenyans will no longer have to pay for life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) treatment at public hospitals, President Mwai Kibaki has announced. Hungry Africans' stark Aids dilemma BBC News Kenya to get free Aids treatment Independent Online afrol News - SomaliNet - Daily Nation (subscription) - Standard - all 21 related

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Washington Post

'Tell Aids tale straight' says Benn Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago A key UN declaration on fighting Aids is not honest enough about the problem, International Development Secretary Hilary Benn said. UN Chief Says World Is Losing Battle With AIDS New York Times Governments shy from concrete AIDS commitments Reuters Houston Chronicle - Reuters.uk - Mail & Guardian Online - Yahoo! News - all 354 related

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Euronews.net

Hot cocoa for healthier skin? Reuters - 3 hours ago Forget slathering on the cocoa butter. A cup of hot cocoa might be the key to looking younger, the results of a small study suggest. Hot Cocoa a Health Drink? All Headline News German award to Austrian writer could be withdrawn Euronews.net all 4 related

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AIDS Retains Stigma in Eastern Europe Washington Post - 1 hour ago Adrian Calea found out he was HIV positive when he accidentally saw a doctor's note in his mother's purse when he was 10. Two years later, he learned on the Internet exactly what that meant. HIV infection rates raise fears of Aids catastrophe in Russia Belfast Telegraph Europe’s Largest HIV/AIDS Epidemic Mounts in Russia MOSNEWS Christian Post - all 34 related