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More than a million in U.S. live with HIV
Jun 13 2005 9:58PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - More than a million Americans are believed to be living with the virus that causes AIDS, the government said Monday in a report that reflects both a victory and a failure at combatting the disease.
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Babies healthier if diabetic moms treated
Jun 13 2005 8:45PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Women who develop diabetes during pregnancy give birth to healthier babies if they are aggressively treated, concludes a large new study that helps bolster the case for testing all pregnant women for this condition.
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Study: Calcium and Vitamin D may help PMS
Jun 13 2005 8:45PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Women searching for ways to ward off the anxiety and irritability caused by premenstrual syndrome may be able to find answers as nearby as their local supermarket.
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Medicare changes force scrambling for drug
Jun 13 2005 8:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of patients who depend on a blood-derived drug to prevent life-threatening infections are struggling to obtain it because of a change in Medicare financing, prompting top blood specialists to declare a crisis.
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Local junk food hits developing countries
Jun 13 2005 8:45PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - When a woman with a fat aluminum kettle on her back enters a working-class neighborhood, children quickly swarm around to share spoonfuls of the thick, syrupy porridge scooped from the vat.
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Viagra may help kids with lung disease
Jun 13 2005 8:45PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Children suffering from a rare and fatal lung disease were able to walk farther and breathe easier after taking the impotence pill Viagra, a small study suggests.
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More inmates suffering from 'meth mouth'
Jun 13 2005 8:45PM (CT)
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) - Increasing numbers of inmates are arriving at prisons and jails with rotted teeth. It's called "meth mouth" _ a condition rampant among methamphetamine users _ and its taxing corrections officials' dental budgets.
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Obese cancer patients may need more chemo
Jun 13 2005 8:45PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A study suggests overweight breast cancer patients often do not get enough chemotherapy _ and that might help explain why they tend to fare worse than thinner women.
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CDC: More than 1 million living with HIV
Jun 13 2005 12:01PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that more than 1 million Americans are now living with HIV. Here is the latest U.S. data:
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Cholera infects hundreds in Afghan capital
Jun 13 2005 9:05AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of people in the Afghan capital have been infected with cholera, but most have received treatment and the outbreak has been controlled, the Health Ministry said Monday.
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Diabetes care improved over last decade
Jun 13 2005 6:28AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Far fewer Americans with diabetes are ending up in emergency rooms or developing kidney failure _ a sign that diabetes care has improved dramatically over the last decade, the government reported Saturday.
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Barriers keep cancer advances from doctors
Jun 13 2005 6:16AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Promising cancer research needs to be translated more quickly into practical methods of diagnosis and treatment, a presidential commission says.
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