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Report shows US wildlife trade poorly regulated
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Wildlife imports into the United States are fragmented and insufficiently coordinated, failing to accurately list more than four in five species entering the country, a team of scientists has found. The effect, ...
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Can periodontal disease act as a risk factor for HIV-1?
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Apr 03, 2009 |
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Today, during the 87th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening at the Miami Beach Convention Center, a group of scientists from Nihon University (Tokyo, Japan) will present findings ...
Imperfections aside, smoking regulation bill long overdue, tobacco control expert says
Jun 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After nearly a decade of waiting, the U.S. Senate is expected Monday to pass a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco, and despite controversies over the involvement ...
IDSA: 2009 Bush budget a disaster for HIV/AIDS
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 04, 2008 |
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The President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2009, if enacted, would spell disaster for the nation’s health, and by extension, our national effort to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.
South African policy on adolescents' rights to access condoms is causing confusion
Jan 21, 2009 |
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In 2007, South Africa's new Children's Act came into effect, granting children 12 years and older a host of rights relating to reproductive health, including the right to access condoms. But current policies allow individual ...
Hops compound may prevent prostate cancer
Dec 08, 2009 |
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The natural compound xanthohumol blocks the effects of the male hormone testosterone, therefore aiding in the prevention of prostate cancer.
Higher HIV infection estimate shows need for routine screening, more funding for care
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Aug 01, 2008 |
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Arlington, VA—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected soon to increase the estimate of new HIV infections in the United States by 40 percent. This highlights the need to make HIV testing a routine ...
Number of Americans with disability growing; arthritis cited as most common cause
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Nearly 48 million Americans have a disability, an increase of three million from 1999, and arthritis tops the list of most common causes of disability, according to an article published today in the Centers for Disease Control ...
Anti-HIV gel proven safe, tolerable for women
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 25, 2008 |
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An experimental anti-HIV gel is safe for women to use on a daily basis, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
House committee OK's phone-privacy bill
Mar 08, 2006 |
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday unanimously approved an act to protect private phone records.
Doctors defend safety of vaccinations
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Mar 08, 2008 |
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U.S. health officials defended the safety of childhood vaccines after an agency conceded that a vaccine was linked to one child's autism diagnosis.
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