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June 3, 2006

CBC News

WHO says bird flu drug maker on alert Financial Express.bd - 10 hours ago THE biggest case yet of humans possibly infecting others with bird flu prompted the World Health Organisation (WTO) to put the maker of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu on alert for possible shipment of the global stockpile for the first time, officials said ... Bird Flu Kills 8-Year-Old Indonesian Girl ABC News Indonesian nurse with bird flu-like symptoms hospitalized People's Daily Online Houston Chronicle - The Standard - Reuters AlertNet - Jakarta Post - all 261 related

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Fear over health of mentally ill BBC News - 2 hours ago Many mental health patients have not had physical health check-ups, putting them at risk of illness, a study says. The survey of 966 people with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, found 69% had not had check-ups to assess their physical state. Mental Health Patients Lack Physical Health Dog Flu Diet and Diseases Physical well-being of mentally-ill 'ignored' Yorkshire Post Today all 6 related

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World Fitness

Kaiser kidney patients transfer The Argus - Jun 2, 2006 As early as next week, the University of California, Davis, will begin scheduling kidney transplant surgeries for Kaiser Permanente patients in the region, as the HMO begins shuttering its troubled transplant program, state health officials said Thursday. Kaiser getting look from state agency Press-Enterprise (subscription) Transition to other hospitals begins for Kaiser kidney transplant ... Sacramento Bee Monterey County Herald - Post Chronicle - CBS 2 - Press-Enterprise (subscription) - all 39 related

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NY1

9/11 Health Registry Wants To Re-Interview Participants NY1 - Jun 1, 2006 Three years ago the Department of Health reached out to people whose health might have been damaged by exposure to the dust and debris of the collapsed World Trade Center. Officials Tracking Health Problems in Ground Zero Rescue Workers FOX News New York conducts follow-up study of health effects of 9/11 ... PhysOrg.com DailyIndia.com - KFMB - CBS News - all 66 related

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Comment: So sad but the tobacco boys are...laughing all the way to ... New Straits Times - 2 hours ago THE Deputy Internal Security Minister enumerated to Dewan Negara last month that among the factors contributing to drug abuse among teenagers were loose religious and family values, lack of sport facilities and poor living environment. Preteen Smokers More Likely to Become Fulltime Smokers Dog Flu Diet and Diseases British roll-your-own smokers double NewKerala.com All Headline News - Sur - Sofia Echo - Reuters - all 16 related

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Dundas Star

West Nile infections declining Mobile Register - 16 hours ago Three summers ago, residents flooded the phone lines at the Baldwin County Mosquito Control office with reports of dead birds on their property. Some Board of Health members take aim at West Nile funding Ancaster News Warning on West Nile Virus Return WLNS Boston Channel.com - BYU Newsnet - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - KUTV - all 29 related

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Voice of America

US Urges Renewed Global Commitment to Fighting HIV/Aids AllAfrica.com - Jun 2, 2006 The focus of the UN General Assembly's high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS must not be on empty declarations but actions that will help save lives, prevent new infections and work toward the day when there will be an AIDS-free generation, US officials say. 25 years of AIDS; no vaccine in sight Washington Times Prominent AIDS Researcher Says Global Powers Already Possess Tools ... DigitalJournal.com Voice of America - Metro Weekly - Forbes - People's Daily Online - all 21 related

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Albany Times Union

Indonesian volcano stirs after earthquake CNN - 40 minutes ago Fresh spurts of lava from a nearby volcano, a strong aftershock and worries about the spread of bird flu are adding to the strain for hundreds of thousands of survivors of Indonesia's devastating earthquake. Aftershock shakes quake zone, as nearby volcano spurts lava KFVS Bird flu may threaten Indonesia's quake survivors; more ... Manila Bulletin Forbes - CNN - all 216 related

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PinkNews.co.uk

Leaders pledge to double Aids cash Times Online - Jun 2, 2006 SENSING the first signs of success in the fight against Aids, governments pledged yesterday to try to double funding to fight the condition. On AIDS, Annan tells world leaders: Do more International Herald Tribune One step forward, two back, at AIDS summit The Australian UN News Centre - ABC Online - New York Times - Reuters - all 386 related

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Combination "smart bombs" future of cancer therapy Reuters - 5 hours ago Using combinations of "smart bomb" cancer drugs that target specific proteins and avoid the indiscriminate cell destruction of chemotherapy may be the wave of the future for cancer patients, experts say. Glaxo drug slows breast cancer in study Scotsman Study Indicates Drug Has Promise for Breast Cancer New York Times Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Telegraph.co.uk - Food Consumer - Medical News Today - all 225 related

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No tobacco message goes up in smoke in China Channel News Asia - Jun 1, 2006 BEIJING : World No Tobacco Day makes no difference for Richard Li as he stands outside his Beijing office building smoking one of his daily 20 cigarettes. Stringent No-Smoking laws direly needed Daily Times Botswana: Tobacco products must be restricted African News Dimension Malaysia Star - EnjoyFrance.com - all 7 related

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Spoiled milk apparently sickened 1,300 inmates at 11 prisons San Diego Union Tribune - 20 hours ago Spoiled milk was likely responsible for an outbreak of gastroenteritis that sickened more than 1,300 inmates and 14 employees at 11 state prisons last month, officials said Friday. Bacteria Blamed for Sickening Inmates Los Angeles Times Bad milk sickens more than 1,300 Modesto Bee all 9 related

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BBC News

Lurking lung cancer alleles Innovations-Report - Jun 1, 2006 In the largest genome-wide scan for lung cancer-susceptibility genes to date, scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research have identified 64 gene variants that may predispose some individuals to lung cancer. Lung cancer risk linked to dozens of gene variants New Scientist (subscription) Lung cancer 'genetic factor link' BBC News All Headline News - People's Daily Online - all 6 related

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Dundas Star

First West Nile Case Of 2006 Confirmed In Utah CBS 13 - 2 hours ago SALT LAKE CITY Utah has its first confirmed case of West Nile virus for 2006. A bird found outside a West Valley City home tested positive for the virus, which can be transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. West Nile WOWT Health Department Offers Free Mosquito Fish WANE Salem News - all 28 related

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Canada.com

Quake survivors risk bird flu Life Style Extra - Jun 2, 2006 Survivors of the Indonesian earthquake are taking shelter in chicken sheds - and putting themselves at risk of catching bird flu, a charity warned today. Strong Aftershock Shakes Indonesia Houston Chronicle Indonesia's Quake Survivors at Risk From Bird Flu, Agency Says Bloomberg Reuters AlertNet - Malaysia Star - Canada.com - TODAYonline - all 213 related

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Malaysia Star

Annan urges nations to help prostitutes on AIDS Thanh Nien Daily - May 31, 2006 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday challenged nations, particularly Islamic states, to involve prostitutes, drug users and homosexuals in AIDS treatment and prevention campaigns. UN General Assembly starts high-level meeting on AIDS People's Daily Online UN AIDS Conference Ends With Groundbreaking Declaration Voice of America Aljazeera.net - Reuters AlertNet - Houston Chronicle - Guardian Unlimited - all 427 related

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Bad milk sickens more than 1,300 Modesto Bee - 8 hours ago SACRAMENTO - Spoiled milk was likely responsible foran outbreak of gastroenteritis that sickened more than 1,300 inmates and 14 employees at 11 state prisons last month, officials said Friday. Spoiled milk apparently sickened 1,300 inmates at 11 prisons San Diego Union Tribune Bacteria Blamed for Sickening Inmates Los Angeles Times all 9 related

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Gulf Times

Supreme Court rap ends medicos' stir (INTRO NIGHT LEAD) DailyIndia.com - May 31, 2006 New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Thousands of doctors and medical students Wednesday evening called off a 20-day-old strike against caste-based reservations in higher educational institutions ... Indian doctors end strike after orders from Supreme Court Contra Costa Times Normalcy slowly retrieve in hospitals as doctors resume work NewKerala.com Reuters AlertNet - Financial Express - Hindu - Hindustan Times - all 59 related

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Swissinfo

Commentary: Broad impact of disease compels us to act MarketWatch - Jun 1, 2006 SANTA MONICA (MarketWatch) -- Businesses, economies and people will suffer because of HIV/AIDS. It's scary, it's real, but we tend to, or at least I do anyway, gloss over stories about the disease. More aid against Aids Financial Times Uganda: Country Meets UN Aids Target AllAfrica.com Regina Leader-Post - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Bay Area Indymedia - PinkNews.co.uk - all 33 related

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BBC News

Study: Genetics Play Minor Role In Lung Cancer All Headline News - 5 hours ago (AHN) - In a study of more than 4,000 people, researchers found 64 gene mutations that could contribute to lung cancer, showing heredity could contribute to the disease. Lung cancer risk linked to dozens of gene variants New Scientist (subscription) Lurking lung cancer alleles Innovations-Report BBC News - People's Daily Online - all 6 related

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FDA Approves Growth Hormone Washington Post - May 31, 2006 The Food and Drug Administration issued its long-awaited decision on a new human growth product with an approval, but at the same time stressed that this action doesn't set a precedent for other biological medicines. Omnitrope's Off-Label Future BusinessWeek FDA clears a generic biotech drug Boston Globe HealthCentral.com - Newark Star Ledger - All Headline News - Health24.com - all 39 related

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Seattle Post Intelligencer

One step forward, two back, at AIDS summit The Australian - Jun 2, 2006 NEW YORK: Warning that the battle against AIDS was at risk, the UN asked delegations at a major conference yesterday to stop opposing the mention of condoms, safe drug use and funding goals in a document that will help guide efforts to fight the illness ... Special UN meeting on fighting AIDS promises to set new national ... UN News Centre UN Strengthens Call for a Global Battle Against AIDS New York Times Playfuls.com - Food Consumer - Reuters - International Herald Tribune - all 450 related

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World Fitness

Novel Therapies Beat Back Stubborn Cancers Forbes - 41 minutes ago SATURDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- A number of new cancer drugs are showing encouraging results against such obstinate adversaries as lung and kidney cancers. Experimental drug shows promise in unresponsive breast cancer Food Consumer Glaxo's Tykerb Pill Slows the Advance of Breast Cancer in Study Bloomberg New York Times - Medical News Today - World Fitness - KVOA.com - all 204 related

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Spoiled milk apparently sickened 1,300 inmates at 11 prisons Contra Costa Times - 19 hours ago SACRAMENTO - Spoiled milk was likely responsible for an outbreak of gastroenteritis that sickened more than 1,300 inmates and 14 employees at 11 state prisons last month, officials said Friday. Bacteria Blamed for Sickening Inmates Los Angeles Times Bad milk sickens more than 1,300 Modesto Bee all 9 related

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NY1

New York conducts follow-up study of health effects of 9/11 ... PhysOrg.com - 4 hours ago New York City is conducting a follow-up study of the impact of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the health of residents, rescue workers and others in the vicinity of the World Trade Center. Officials Tracking Health Problems in Ground Zero Rescue Workers FOX News Health survey conducted on WTC survivors United Press International KFMB - CBS News - 1010 Wins - all 66 related

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Pharmacists, Kaiser cut deal, avert walkout Inside Bay Area - 9 hours ago Kaiser Permanente pharmacists reached a tentative contract settlement early Friday morning with their employer, averting a strike that was set to begin Monday, officials from both sides said. Kaiser pharmacy strike averted Contra Costa Times Kaiser heads off strike Sacramento Bee San Francisco Chronicle - all 19 related

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Ancaster News

Mosquito concerns still up in air Boston Globe - 12 hours ago The recent floods could have brought a prime opportunity for an increase in the mosquito population in the Boston area since the insect breeds in standing water. Some Board of Health members take aim at West Nile funding Ancaster News 2 Cook Co. mosquito samples West Nile positive Chicago Sun-Times Boston Channel.com - BYU Newsnet - Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Grand Forks Herald - all 22 related

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Standard

Kenya: AIDS drugs made more affordable African News Dimension - 9 hours ago President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya has announced the removal of fees for anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs). President Kibaki said the 100 shilling per dose fee, which is approximately $1, would be ... Kenya to get free Aids treatment Independent Online Kenya offers free AIDS drugs United Press International TODAYonline - Reuters South Africa - AllAfrica.com - all 30 related

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China Daily

India overtakes S Africa in HIV infections: UN Hindustan Times - Jun 1, 2006 India has overtaken South Africa in the number of people infected with HIV, a United Nations report on HIV released on Tuesday said. AIDS cases rate highest in India: UN Moneycontrol.com UNAIDS warns AIDS epidemic growing Sun St.Kitts/Nevis FOX News - Houston Chronicle - all 174 related

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Metro Toronto

One Week After Quake, Indonesian Volcano Raises Concerns KSBW Channel.com - 1 hour ago A volcano near the quake zone may be growing more dangerous. Mount Merapi's lava dome has swelled in the past week, raising fears it could collapse. Indonesian Volcano Spews Lava, Hot Clouds San Francisco Chronicle all 245 related

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BBC News

Lung cancer 'genetic factor link' BBC News - 19 hours ago The Institute of Cancer Research report found 64 gene mutations which could contribute to lung cancer in a study of more than 4,000 people. Lurking lung cancer alleles innovations report Scientists discover 64 gene variants linked with lung cancer People's Daily Online All Headline News - New Scientist (subscription) - all 6 related

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Gulf Times

Strike ends but doctors are in no mood to forget Times of India - Jun 1, 2006 NEW DELHI: No more fiery speeches, no Rang De Basanti songs playing in the background and no sign of any of the people on hunger strike either - there was no trace of the dramatic events of the past 19 days at the central lawns at AIIMS on Thursday. Indian doctors back at work after quota strike ends Reuters.uk Agitating medicos call off strike CNN-IBN Financial Express - Monsters and Critics.com - Khaleej Times - Contra Costa Times - all 64 related

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Albany Times Union

Youth urged to abstain to help curb HIV spread SABC News - 4 hours ago King Goodwill Zwelithini has called on South Africa's youth to rise up against the Aids pandemic in the same way the youth of 1976 stood up against apartheid. HIV+ woman makes UN history The South African Star (subscription) UN hears plea for HIV medication BBC News Albany Times Union - Christian Post - all 47 related

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China Daily

A quarter of a century on, AIDS is at the crossroads The Age - 4 hours ago AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) has been with us for a generation, and has been responsible for the deaths of more than 25 million people. AIDS: Is Asia the next Africa? China Daily Women and girls targetted in anti-AIDS fight Monsters and Critics.com Times of India - Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - ChristianityToday.com - Blogger News Network - all 169 related

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