City calling for ideas on how to retool AIDS care system - San Francisco Chronicle
July 28, 2007

City calling for ideas on how to retool AIDS care system San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 26, 2007 San Francisco will host the first of a series of community meetings tonight to consider a revamping of the city's system of AIDS care, which has been operating with successive annual reductions in federal funds and faces deeper cuts in the future. Meth and Gay Sex: Still a Problem, but Less than Before Wired News San Francisco Public Health Department, HIV/AIDS Advocates Begin ... Kaiser network.org Medical News Today (press release) all 4 news articles

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Quiet. Libya Has an AIDS Problem. - New York Times
July 28, 2007

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Quiet. Libya Has an AIDS Problem. New York Times - 2 hours ago By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL THE safe landing of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor in Sofia last week, freed of a death sentence after eight years in Libyan prisons, was an apparent victory of diplomacy at long last. Baylor AIDS program in Libya will go forward Houston Chronicle Expansion of pediatric AIDS programs set for Lesotho BCM News Afrique en ligne - Houston Business Journal all 5 news articles

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Mobile phone masts 'not harmful' - VNUNet.com
July 28, 2007

Scenta.co.uk

Mobile phone masts 'not harmful' VNUNet.com - Jul 26, 2007 One of the largest studies of its kind has found that short-term health effects, such as anxiety, tension and tiredness, are not caused by emissions from phone masts. Phone masts 'don't impact on health' East Anglian Daily Times Mobile Phone Masts Do Not Make You Ill Medical News Today Xinhua - Times Online - Guardian Unlimited - Stuff.co.nz all 62 news articles

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India kills fowl in bird flu fight - The Age
July 28, 2007

BBC News

India kills fowl in bird flu fight The Age - Jul 27, 2007 Veterinary workers in protective clothing broke the necks of thousands of chickens on Friday while medical staff checked people for flu symptoms to contain an outbreak of bird flu in poultry in India's northeast. Bird flu outbreak confirmed in India People's Daily Online Avian influenza on the prowl again Hindustan Times Scotsman - Reuters - Times of India - The Mercury (subscription) all 123 news articles

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Obese patients fatten docs' wallets - Edmonton Sun
July 28, 2007

Obese patients fatten docs' wallets Edmonton Sun - 12 hours ago By BILL KAUFMANN, SUN MEDIA CALGARY -- Alberta surgeons are fattening their cheques by an extra 25% when operating on obese patients. Docs to get fat cheques for surgery on obese Toronto Star Health Insurance Companies Forced To Change Procedures KXAN-TV all 5 news articles

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Hearing tests may determine SIDS risk - Chicago Tribune
July 28, 2007

Zee News

Hearing tests may determine SIDS risk Chicago Tribune - 9 hours ago WASHINGTON, DC - Hearing tests routinely administered to most newborns soon might be used to identify children who are at risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, researchers say. Hearing loss may foretell infant deaths Los Angeles Times Newborn Hearing Test May Predict SIDS WebMD Baltimore Sun - Zee News - 680 News - Earthtimes.org all 28 news articles

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Diabetes drug raises heart attack risk, report concludes - St. Petersburg Times
July 28, 2007

Telegraph.co.uk

Diabetes drug raises heart attack risk, report concludes St. Petersburg Times - Jul 26, 2007 By TIMES WIRES Patients who take Avandia, a popular diabetes medicine, face an increased risk of heart attacks while those who take Actos, a similar drug, do not, federal drug reviewers conclude in a new report. Diabetes drugs 'pose heart risk' BBC News Avandia raises heart risks, FDA finds Los Angeles Times Wall Street Journal - Guardian Unlimited - Gulf News - Times Online all 271 news articles

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Why fat is a friendship issue - Sydney Morning Herald
July 28, 2007

Belfast Telegraph

Why fat is a friendship issue Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 25, 2007 BE CAREFUL whom you hang out with - your friends can make you fat. Researchers have found that the company you keep has a huge influence on the size of your waistline. Study shows obesity can be contagious among friends Xinhua Obesity spreads to friends, study concludes Boston Globe BusinessWeek - CTV.ca - Washington Post - Canada.com all 541 news articles

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Bird in Marlborough tests positive for West Nile virus - Boston Herald
July 28, 2007

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Bird in Marlborough tests positive for West Nile virus Boston Herald - 8 hours ago By Charlie Breitrose/ MetroWest Daily News MARLBOROUGH - The first bird in the state to test positive this year for West Nile virus - a disease sometimes fatal for humans - was found in Marlborough, according to the state Department of Public Health. Breaking News: West Nile cases could be lower this summer Idaho Press-Tribune Sacramento to spray insecticide over homes to combat West Nile San Jose Mercury News abc13.com - Medical News Today - Burke Connection - Savannah Morning News all 195 news articles

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Possible Tainted Food Products Continue Being Sold In USA - Medical News Today
July 28, 2007

Twin Falls Times-News

Possible Tainted Food Products Continue Being Sold In USA Medical News Today - 1 hour ago Despite repeated alerts of potential contamination of Castleberry's Food's canned chili, stew and various other food products, some shops throughout the USA are still selling them and people continue to buy. Oregon officials urging caution after US botulism outbreak Seattle Times Botulism suspected in Maui chili case Honolulu Advertiser New York Times - FOX News - Food Consumer - SpiritIndia all 694 news articles

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