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HIV infections down in San Francisco
Apr 1 2006 3:49PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - New HIV cases have fallen by almost 10 percent over the past five years, the city's first decline in infections since the late 1980s, health officials said.
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Schizophrenia drug gets vote of confidence
Apr 1 2006 1:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A schizophrenia drug as well-known for its risk of dangerous side effects as for its effectiveness gets a vote of confidence in a new federally financed study.
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Hospitals make changes to care for obese
Apr 1 2006 1:46PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Going to the hospital is rarely fun. If you weigh over 300 pounds like Beth Henk, it can be embarrassing. "I've flipped an exam table _ I sat on the end of it and it just flipped up," said Henk, whose weight peaked at 745.
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Florida church members launch Lenten diet
Apr 1 2006 1:46PM (CT)
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Instead of giving up the usual chocolate or coffee during the Lenten season, members of one Florida church are adding something _ exercise.
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Mumps cases reach epidemic level in Iowa
Apr 1 2006 1:46PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A mumps epidemic is sweeping across Iowa in the nation's biggest outbreak in at least 17 years, baffling health officials and worrying parents.
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Beetles aid in global warming research
Apr 1 2006 3:35AM (CT)
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Beneath the lids of large coolers, thousands of tiny bugs devour the desiccated flesh of mammal carcasses destined for the vast specimens collection at the University of Alaska's Museum of the North.
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