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June 26, 2006

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World-first triple transplant performed in Sydney ABC Regional Online - Jun 25, 2006 Australian surgeons say they have performed the world's first triple-transplant operation involving a patient's liver, kidney and pancreas. World's First Triple Transplant Patient OK Post Chronicle World's first triple transplant patient OK Political Gateway Sydney Morning Herald - all 31 related

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Study: Cell Phones 'Excite' the Brain BetaNews - 10 hours ago Italian researchers have released data that seems to indicate that cell phone emissions do "excite" the brain, however it's not clear if they do any damage. Cell phone signals excite brain, study finds China Daily Forget coffee in the morning, try a cell phone 7Online.com TMCnet - ABC7Chicago.com - Food Consumer - all 68 related

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Younger brothers more likely to be gay: study CBC News - 5 hours ago The probability of a man being gay rises the more older brothers he has, a finding that adds weight to idea sexual orientation could be influenced in the womb. Study Finds Link Between Having Older Brothers, Sexual Orientation Los Angeles Times Study links birth order to homosexuality Independent Online Times Online - FOX News - ABC News - Hindustan Times - all 316 related

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Nicotine fight aims at brain receptors Boston Globe - 19 hours ago Smokers are about to get some radically different methods to help them quit, based in large part on scientists' progress in attacking nicotine addiction where it happens: in the smoker's brain. Nicotine vaccine under development Monsters and Critics.com We'll help snuff it out New Straits Times PhysOrg.com - all 10 related

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Reported AIDS Cases Down Last Year CBS2 Chicago - 7 hours ago SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The number of reported AIDS cases decreased by 3 percent last year compared with the year before, state officials announced Monday. AIDS cases crop 3 percent in Illinois in 2005 WQAD AIDS cases drop 3 percent in state in 2005 Chicago Sun-Times African News Dimension - KHQA - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - all 11 related

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Malaysia to ban "designer babies", minister says TODAYonline - 16 hours ago Malaysia has said it will ban the creation of "designer babies" except for medical reasons as it fears the selection method may disrupt the ratio of males and females in the country. Act not meant to punish doctors Malaysia Star Genetic selection of babies to be banned Malaysia Star TODAYonline - CBC News - All Headline News - Sun2Surf - all 13 related

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Fear of bird flu panics Zambians African News Dimension - 1 hour ago The mysterious death of wild birds this week has panicked Zambians, fearing the arrival of avian influenza in Zambia long-recognised as vulnerable to the deadly H5N1 virus. WHO: Bird flu virus mutated Xinhua WHO says bird flu virus mutated in family cluster Jakarta Post VietNamNet Bridge - About - News & Issues - New York Times - World Fitness - all 67 related

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Tuesday National HIV Testing Day The Desert Sun - 10 hours ago In honor of National HIV Testing Day on Tuesday, Working Wonders will present "A Heath Fair for Women and their Families.". National HIV Testing Day Urges: 'Take the Test, Take Control' PNN Health workers in area will offer free HIV testing Orlando Sentinel Local Government International Bureau - HealthCentral.com - World Fitness - WHOI - all 83 related

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Mosquito fighters gearing up for season Miami Herald - 19 hours ago Get out the bug spray: The buzzing, slapping and scratching of mosquito season is here. Female mosquitoes have dug their lancets into the necks, arms and legs of thousands of unlucky South Floridians. West Nile on the Rise KOLO West Nile In Metro WOWT Flint Journal - KETV.com - Kentucky.com - Asheville Citizen-Times - all 81 related

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Sexual orientation 'affected by number of older brothers' Guardian Unlimited - 56 minutes ago The more biological older brothers a man has, the greater the likelihood that he will be gay, according to scientists. The result suggests that a man's sexual orientation may be influenced by the conditions in his mother's womb when he was a foetus. Men With Older Brothers More Likely to Be Gay Forbes Antibodies in womb 'create gay men' Independent Medical News Today - FOX News - Hindustan Times - Earthtimes.org - all 304 related

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Stroke damage may be reversible News-Medical.net - 16 hours ago Scientists in the US say they have discovered a way to make the brain reverse the damage it suffers after a stroke, and are optimistic that it will lead to treatment which will exploit the body's ability to heal itself. Scientists discover way to recreate stem cells in the brain ... Earthtimes.org Stem cells offer brain damage hope EducationGuardian.co.uk Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Irish Examiner - all 16 related

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Nicotine vaccine under development Monsters and Critics.com - 6 hours ago US scientists say new medications might soon be available to help people stop smoking by attacking nicotine addition in the brain. We'll help snuff it out New Straits Times Nicotine vaccine under development PhysOrg.com all 10 related

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BAN ON DESIGNER BABIES: Selection of sex not permitted New Straits Times - 1 hour ago This is the message from the Government as it prepares a tough new law to ensure that assisted reproductive technology (ART) clinics do not offer "designer babies" to prospective parents. Pre-determining sex of babies to be outlawed Sun2Surf Malaysia to prevent couples from turning to science to choose ... Hindu PhysOrg.com - TODAYonline - Malaysia Star - all 13 related

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Triple transplant doesn't faze Cowra woman ABC Online - 1 hour ago A woman from Cowra, in central western New South Wales, who may be the first person in the world to undergo a new type of triple organ transplant, says she was not concerned about the operation. Death bed cheated Daily Telegraph World`s first triple transplant patient OK Monsters and Critics.com Courier Mail - Post Chronicle - PhysOrg.com - all 30 related

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Chest X-Rays Raise Breast Cancer Risk in Susceptible Women MedPage Today - 59 minutes ago Diagnostic chest x-rays apparently bestow an increased risk of breast-cancer in women with mutations in BRCA susceptibility genes. MRIs - instead of mammograms - urged for some women Kansas City Star Chest X-ray for under 20s may double the risk of breast cancer Times Online BBC News - Reuters.uk - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Food Consumer - all 38 related

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Pesticide exposure linked to Parkinson's USA Today - 1 hour ago People who reported being exposed to pesticides before 1982 had a 70% higher incidence of Parkinson's disease 10 to 20 years later than those who weren't exposed, a study by Harvard scientists finds. Pesticides Could Raise Parkinson's Risk Forbes Link Added to Pesticide-Parkinson's Chain MedPage Today Food Consumer - Daily Mail - UK - Unison.ie - Scientific American - all 55 related

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Merck faces new Vioxx setback MSNBC - 2 hours ago Merck, the US pharmaceutical group, on Monday received a fresh blow to the defence of its painkiller Vioxx. The New England Journal of Medicine, one of the world's most prestigious ... Eighteen Inflated Months Forbes Medical Journal Issues Vioxx Study Correction NPR Wall Street Journal (subscription) - MSN Money - Reuters.uk - TheStreet.com - all 209 related

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AIDS cases drop 3 percent in state in 2005 Chicago Sun-Times - 1 hour ago Kenneth Early, a 46-year-old carpenter who lives in this city's North Lawndale neighborhood, learned his HIV status recently when his doctor, drawing blood to check his ... Discordant couples increase in Uganda African News Dimension Reported AIDS Cases Down Last Year CBS2 Chicago WQAD - Gorkhapatra - ABC7Chicago.com - all 10 related

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Rep. Waxman: FDA Lax on Enforcement Washington Post - 3 hours ago WASHINGTON -- The number of warning letters sent to companies in violation of federal food and drug safety laws has fallen by more than half under the Bush administration, according to an investigative report released Monday by a Democratic lawmaker. FDA lax on enforcement, Democratic legislator says in new report CBC News FDA enforcement lags under Bush, Dems United Press International YubaNet - Raw Story - Boston Herald - all 57 related

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X-rays raise breast cancer risk in some women-study Reuters AlertNet - 55 minutes ago X-rays may greatly raise the risk of breast cancer in women who are genetically susceptible to the disease, researchers reported on Monday. Chest X-Rays May Boost Breast Cancer Risk for Some Forbes Chest X-rays 'may up breast risk' BBC News Times Online - Katu.com - all 13 related

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Every Day Should Be Testing Day The Chattanoogan - 7 hours ago On Tuesday, the nation will recognize National HIV Testing Day and bring together thousands of Americans to create greater awareness and action about the importance of testing to preventing HIV/AIDS. Getting every American tested for HIV United Press International Counties to offer free HIV tests Tuesday Inland Valley Daily Bulletin WTVM - The Desert Sun - Charlotte Observer - Miami Herald - all 77 related

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Doctors condemn leaders for failing to fight NHS reforms Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago Doctors yesterday accused their leadership of failing patients, the profession and the country by putting up an inadequate fight against what they consider to be the government's destabilising NHS reforms. BMA has 'serious concerns' over private sector involvement in NHS 24dash.com No choice in the NHS, say patients Earthtimes.org Times Online - Daily Mail - UK - Scotsman - Haber Sağlık - all 58 related

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Medical Journal Corrects Vioxx Heart Risk Data Food Consumer - 31 minutes ago The New England Journal of Medicine has corrected data of the Vioxx study to reflect the increased short-term heart risk for patients who used the painkiller. Merck Statement on Vioxx Study Wall Street Journal (subscription) Journal corrects Vioxx risk study, citing bad math Reuters.uk NPR - Reuters - TheStreet.com - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - all 189 related

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Malaysia To Ban "Designer Babies" All Headline News - 52 minutes ago Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AHN) - Malaysia's Health Ministry has said that the country will ban the creation of "designer babies" for it may disrupt the male-female ratio in nation. Malaysia Likely To Outlaw Gender Selection Test MedIndia Genetic selection of babies to be banned Malaysia Star CBC News - New Straits Times - TODAYonline - OhmyNews International - all 13 related

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Potential Breakthrough In Diagnosing Autism WCBS-TV New York - 1 hour ago “Since he had a twin sister Alexandra that we could compare David to it was easy for us to identify rather early,” said his mother, Laura Slatkin. Earlier autism markers identified InTheNews.co.uk Placenta Seen To Yield Clues To Autism Post Chronicle The Sunday Times - International News Service - all 15 related

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Discordant couples increase in Uganda African News Dimension - 14 hours ago Kampala (AND) The Director of HIV/AIDS Research at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Alex Apio has said that the number of HIV/AIDS discordant couples in Uganda is increasing. Reported AIDS Cases Down Last Year CBS2 Chicago AIDS cases crop 3 percent in Illinois in 2005 WQAD Canton Repository (subscription) - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - all 9 related

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Australian surgeons perform first triple transplant DailyIndia.com - 17 hours ago Sydney, June 26 (IANS) Australian surgeons claimed to have performed the world's first triple-transplant operation involving the liver, kidney and pancreas of a patient, said a report Monday. World-first triple transplant performed in Sydney ABC Regional Online World's first triple transplant patient OK Political Gateway Advertiser Adelaide - India eNews.com - all 27 related

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Counties to offer free HIV tests Tuesday Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - 4 hours ago Southern California officials hope that sexually active people, especially those in high risk groups, will forgo their fears and take an HIV test Tuesday. Testing urged with thousands not knowing they carry HIV WTVM National HIV Testing Day Urges: 'Take the Test, Take Control' PNN Miami Herald - Cleveland Plain Dealer - The Advocate - Mobile Register - all 78 related

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Chickens, swans, feathers and bird flu News-Medical.net - 13 hours ago The World Health Organization has revealed the deadly bird flu virus which appeared as a cluster in an Indonesian family had mutated but the change does not increase the threat of a pandemic. Bird Flu Transmits Between Humans Zaman Online No spread of H5N1 among humans VietNamNet Bridge ABC Online - Winston-Salem Journal (subscription) - ABC Asia Pacific - Guelph Mercury (subscription) - all 79 related

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Pesticides Linked To Parkinson's Disease Medical News Today - 5 hours ago Exposure to pesticides is linked to a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, say researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, USA. Parkinson's disease linked to pesticides Unison.ie Study Links Pesticides To Developing Parkinson's Disease All Headline News United Press International - Earthtimes.org - Elites TV - KPHO Phoenix - all 48 related

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Men With Older Brothers More Likely to Be Gay Forbes - 4 hours ago 26.2006, 02:53 PM. Men who have several older brothers have an increased chance of being gay, researchers say, a finding that adds weight to the idea that sexual orientation has a physical basis. Birth Order May Affect Homosexuality WebMD Male sexuality may be decided in the womb New Scientist (subscription) Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Telegraph.co.uk - Newsday - Queerty - all 271 related

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Test Could Spot Autism at Birth Forbes - 3 hours ago MONDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists believe they've found a way to spot autism as early as birth by seeking out key biological abnormalities in the placenta. Placenta seen to yield clues to autism United Press International Trophoblast inclusions in placenta may be the earliest marker for ... RxPG NEWS PhysOrg.com - Times Online - all 14 related

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