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Studies: Circumcision reduces HIV risk
Feb 22 2007 10:50PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Scientists say conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men's chances of catching HIV by up to 60 percent _ a finding experts are hailing as a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. The question now is how to put that fact to work to combat AIDS across Africa.
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Lunch box lead tests raise concerns
Feb 22 2007 8:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers said Thursday a report by The Associated Press raised "serious questions" about test methods conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for unsafe amounts of lead in children's vinyl lunch boxes.
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Chemical exposure may lower birth weight
Feb 22 2007 7:32PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Newborns exposed to chemicals used to produce nonstick cookware, firefighting foam, paper products and other items weigh slightly less and have slightly smaller skulls, according to preliminary research conducted at Johns Hopkins University.
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Lilly to introduce unique insulin pen
Feb 22 2007 7:28PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Katy Folven never leaves home without her insulin pen, but the busy Boston social worker sometimes forgets to track her daily doses. When that happens, she must prick one of her already-calloused fingertips to measure blood sugar. That can mean as many as 10 punctures in a day.
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Kidney patients at risk from MRI dye
Feb 22 2007 7:27PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal health officials are warning doctors that certain types of metallic dye injected for MRI scans have been linked to a rare and dangerous skin disease in kidney patients.
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Britain to pay women for ova to research
Feb 22 2007 12:59PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The British government has approved a plan to allow women to donate eggs for stem cell and cloning research and to be compensated for it _ an action that scientists hope will improve the supply of eggs.
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Russia approves plan to fight disease
Feb 22 2007 11:30AM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - The government Thursday approved a new program to fight diseases that contribute to Russia's plunging population, which President Vladimir Putin has singled out as a serious hindrance to its prosperity, news reports said.
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EU may need 2 years to prepare for flu
Feb 22 2007 8:09AM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - It will take at least two years before the European Union is fully ready to deal with a flu pandemic, the bloc's disease control agency said Thursday.
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