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Archive for February 15th, 2008
US drops ban on HIV-positive diplomats (AP)
AP - Under pressure from a lawsuit, the State Department is changing rules that had disqualified HIV-positive people from becoming U.S. diplomats.
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Posted: February 15th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Flu season, and vaccine, looking worse (AP)
AP - The flu season is getting worse, and U.S. health officials say it’s partly because the flu vaccine doesn’t protect against most of the spreading flu bugs. The flu shot is a good match for only about 40 percent of this year’s flu viruses, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
Posted: February 15th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Egypt steps up HIV arrests (AP)
AP - Egyptian police have stepped up arrests of persons suspected of having HIV, detaining four men this month in a crackdown that violates basic human rights, two international rights groups said Friday.
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Posted: February 15th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Bush pushes higher premiums (AP)
AP - The Bush administration will ask Congress to increase the monthly premiums that wealthier Medicare beneficiaries pay for prescription drug coverage, officials said Friday.
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Being overweight may raise cancer risk (AP)
AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person’s risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.
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Posted: February 15th, 2008 under NEWS.
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