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Indian American helps design vaginal ring to prevent HIV transmission
An Indian American endocrinologist has helped develop a vaginal ring that would prevent conception and transmission of HIV infection, by releasing multiple types of non-hormonal agents and microbicides.
Jun 18, 2009 - 12:27:59 PM
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Tiny fly can keep dengue-causing mosquito in check
The larvae of a tiny fly or midge can help decimate a number of invasive Asian tiger mosquitoes, that infect 50 to 100 million people with dengue fever every year in the tropics.
Jun 9, 2009 - 1:35:48 PM
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Analysis of a critical protein produced by the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus
In just two weeks from the time the first patient virus samples were made available, Singapore scientists report an evolutionary analysis of a critical protein produced by the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus strain.
May 24, 2009 - 4:17:24 AM
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One step closer to the HIV vaccine
A research team may have broken the stubborn impasse that has frustrated the invention of an effective HIV vaccine, by using an approach that bypasses the usual path followed by vaccine developers.
May 17, 2009 - 11:05:52 AM
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Humanized mouse infected with HIV vaginally and rectally allows testing
The humanized mouse developed by Dr. J. Victor Garcia-Martinez has allowed the University of Texas Southwestern physician-scientist to conduct HIV/AIDS studies that would have been impossible without such a small animal model of HIV infection. The virus only infects humans and chimpanzees, which are protected as endangered species.
Apr 19, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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New drugs could counter antibiotic resistant hospital infections
Washington, April 9 - Latest research findings that lack of sufficient phosphate in a bacterium could turn it into a killer could help develop new drugs to disarm the antibiotic resistant pathogens that cause serious hospital-acquired infections.
Apr 9, 2009 - 3:59:35 PM
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Education slowing AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
Increased schooling across sub-Saharan Africa may be lowering new HIV infections among younger adults, according to sociologists, suggesting a shift in a decades-long trend where formal education is considered an AIDS risk factor.
Mar 22, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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UCSF Transgender HIV Prevention Center funded to provide primary care information
The UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention (CoE) has received a grant from The California Endowment that will expand access to information and resources on providing culturally competent health care to trangender individuals.
Mar 12, 2009 - 4:00:00 AM
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Clinical trial finds microbicide promising as HIV prevention method for women
March 5, 2009 -- A clinical trial involving more than 3,000 women in the U.S. and southern Africa demonstrates for the first time the promise of a vaginal microbicide gel for preventing HIV infection in women. According to findings presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), one 0.5 % dose of a microbicide designed to prevent HIV from attaching to cells in the genital tract, was 30% effective. While the results are encouraging, researchers on the study, known as HPTN 035, report that additional evidence is needed to determine more definitively its effectiveness.
Mar 5, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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High rate of HIV treatment interruption among newly released prison inmates
Approximately 80 percent of HIV-infected Texas prison inmates did not fill an initial prescription for antiretroviral therapy within 30 days of their release from prison, potentially increasing their risk for harmful health consequences because of an interruption of treatment, according to a study in the February 25 issue of JAMA.
Feb 25, 2009 - 12:38:29 AM
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Case Western Reserve University faculty named 2009 NorTech Innovation Award winner
NorTech, in partnership with Crain's Cleveland Business, today presented a 2009 NorTech Innovation Award to Eric J. Arts, Ph.D., for his development of a Biotech Platform to Detect, Monitor, and Treat Viral Diseases. Dr. Arts and his research team developed a set of diagnostic tests used by physicians and researchers to monitor the success of anti-HIV treatment by determining drug resistance and disease strength of the virus. The technology can also be used in academic research to better understand HIV/AIDS and to develop vaccines. Dr. Arts is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is also Director of the Uganda Laboratory Core for the Case Western Reserve University Center for Aids Research.
Feb 23, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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New Test to Establish In-Vivo Safety of Dengue Vaccine
Washington, Feb 16 - Researchers have developed a test to determine whether vaccines against a virus that infects 100 million people annually, now ready for clinical trials, should really protect patients from infection, or would make it more dangerous for them.
Feb 16, 2009 - 4:36:10 PM
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UCSF symposium considers biomedical approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention
New and emerging biomedical approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention will be the focus of a daylong symposium on February 24 sponsored by the UCSF-Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies.
Feb 12, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Model of pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV forecasts benefits, potential cost-effectiveness
WHAT: For every two people who begin treatment for HIV infection globally, five others become newly infected. Therefore, preventing new HIV infections is the foremost strategy for ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. One potential prevention strategy involves giving antiretroviral drug regimens to people who are at high risk for HIV to protect them from infection. Important questions about this experimental approach, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), remain unanswered, including, Could PrEP cut the lifetime risk of HIV infection? Would PrEP be cost-effective?
Feb 9, 2009 - 5:00:00 AM
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Breast fed babies on Nevirapine prophylaxis are at risk of developing drug-resistant HIV
Babies born to HIV-positive mothers and given the antiretroviral drug nevirapine through the first six weeks of life to prevent infection via breast-feeding are at high risk for developing drug-resistant HIV if they get infected anyway, a team of researchers report.
Jan 5, 2009 - 11:50:50 AM
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New book covers full spectrum of neuro-AIDS disorders
In the decade-plus since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV infection, doctors have come to understand that the brain can serve as a reservoir for resistant virus, where it causes a whole different set of symptoms scientists call neuro-AIDS. A new book from ASM Press, The Spectrum of Neuro-AIDS Disorders: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment, presents the full scope of research on the neurological and neurobehavioral implications of HIV/AIDS in a single, unique volume.
Dec 9, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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PA-824 : Promising new drug for TB
An international team of biochemists has discovered how an experimental drug unleashes its destructive force inside the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB). The finding could help scientists develop ways to treat dormant TB infections, and suggests a strategy for drug development against other bacteria as well.
Nov 29, 2008 - 3:43:40 AM
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Individuals with HIV have higher risk of non-AIDS cancers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The risk of non-AIDS cancer is higher for individuals infected with HIV than for the general population, according to a meta-analysis presented here at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.
Nov 18, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Key protein found that helps HIV assault brain
Washington, Nov 15 - Researchers have isolated a key protein that explains why antiviral drugs can fend off the HIV in the body, but not in the brain.
Nov 16, 2008 - 3:26:27 PM
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How household bleach fights bacteria
Despite the fact that household bleach is commonly used as a disinfectant, exactly how it works to fight bacteria remained an open question. Now, a report in the November 14th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, provides an answer.
Nov 16, 2008 - 8:36:56 AM
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Flu shot rates lag for adolescents at risk
Washington, Nov 3 - The rates of flu vaccination for adolescents who suffer from asthma and other illnesses are still far too low, according to a recent study.
Nov 12, 2008 - 2:36:53 PM
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High-tech system to cut hospital infections by half
London, Nov 6 - Hospital-based infections continue to be the number-two killer in the US after heart disease.
Nov 12, 2008 - 1:58:50 PM
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Familes fear HIV transmission if parent is infected
Washington, Nov 6 - Two-thirds of families with an HIV-infected parent experienced fears about the virus spreading at home, according to a joint study.
Nov 11, 2008 - 2:47:46 PM
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Drug resistent TB deadlier, more common than suspected
Washington, Nov 6 - 'Exclusively drug-resistant tuberculosis' or XDR-TB is a menacing public health problem that is even deadlier and more common than suspected.
Nov 11, 2008 - 1:59:52 PM
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Herpes drug inhibits HIV replication
Washington, Nov 7 - Anti-herpes drug acyclovir can slow down HIV infection by targeting an enzyme, but is also instrumental in the emergence of multi-drug resistant HIV variants.
Nov 11, 2008 - 1:55:42 PM
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New hope for HIV treatment: Cells exhausted from fighting HIV infection can be revitalized
Researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of California, San Francisco, have revealed new hope for HIV treatment with the discovery of a way to 'rescue' immune cells that are exhausted from fighting off HIV infection.
Nov 10, 2008 - 5:00:00 AM
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Media makes infectious diseases seem much worse
Tornoto, Nov 3 - Popular media coverage of infectious diseases make them seem worse than they are, according to a new Canadian study.
Nov 3, 2008 - 2:58:13 PM
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MRSA nasal screening not so important
Three Virginia Commonwealth University epidemiologists are downplaying the value of mandatory universal nasal screening of patients for MRSA, arguing that proven, hospital-wide infection control practices can prevent more of the potentially fatal infections.
Oct 23, 2008 - 2:19:44 PM
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Panel advocates improved understanding of hepatitis B and screening of high-risk populations
Management of hepatitis B is a challenge for physicians and patients due to an incomplete understanding of the disease course, complex treatment indications, and the lack of large studies focusing on important health outcomes. To examine these issues, the NIH convened an independent, impartial panel this week to weigh the available evidence on the management of hepatitis B.
Oct 23, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Integrating antiretroviral therapy with TB treatment for co-infections reduces mortality
October 16, 2008 -- A South African treatment study conducted by researchers in the Department of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health shows that mortality among TB-HIV co-infected patients can be reduced by a remarkable 55%, if antiretroviral therapy (ART) is provided with TB treatment at the same time. The randomized, known as the SAPIT (Starting Antiretrovirals at three Points in Tuberculosis) trial, randomly assigned TB-HIV co-infected patients to receive ART. Patients who received ART together with their TB treatment (integrated treatment arm) were compared with patients assigned to receive ART upon completion of TB treatment (sequential treatment arm).
Oct 16, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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HIV drug maraviroc effective for drug-resistant patients
NEW YORK (Oct. 2, 2008) -- As many as one quarter of HIV patients have drug resistance, limiting their treatment options and raising their risk for AIDS and death. Now, maraviroc, the first of a new class of HIV drugs called CCR5 receptor antagonists, has been shown to be effective over 48 weeks for drug-resistant patients with R5 HIV-1, a variation of the virus found in more than half of HIV-infected patients.
Oct 1, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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UNC receives record $181 million grant to evaluate health, poverty and gender programs worldwide
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill up to $181 million to continue its MEASURE Evaluation project.
Sep 8, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Biochips to speed up detection of infections
London, Aug 23 - Manchester University scientists have developed a method for making protein chips that would enable quick detection of infections, quick testing of serious diseases and rapid discovery of new drugs.
Aug 25, 2008 - 11:06:38 AM
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Combination HIV prevention can avert 12 million cases by 2015
London, Aug 6 - Combination HIV prevention, if thoroughly implemented by governments and communities, can avert 12 million infections by 2015, according to experts. Right now, some 7,000 people are infected daily around the world.
Aug 6, 2008 - 11:02:51 AM
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HIV expert says 1 step down, 2 more to go in quest to cure AIDS
A Johns Hopkins expert in HIV and how the AIDS virus hides in the body says antiretroviral drugs have stopped HIV from replicating, the first of three key steps needed to rid people of the virus.
Aug 6, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Stanford study finds HIV drug can persist in mothers' milk, increasing risk to them and their babies
STANFORD, Calif. - A drug commonly used in the developing world to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child persists in the breast milk and blood of the mothers, putting them and their babies at risk for developing drug-resistant strains of the virus, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Aug 5, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Group of HIV patients with inadequate care
A study being presented at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City reveals that these patients frequently lack outpatient health care, do not receive life-saving antiretroviral therapy and continue to engage in risky sexual behavior that likely contributes to HIV transmission.
Aug 4, 2008 - 2:00:07 PM
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Antiretrovirals do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis, a central risk factor for heart disease, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to be published in the Aug. 8 issue of the journal AIDS and available online today. The results further suggest that antiretroviral therapy may offer men with HIV some protection against atherosclerosis – hardening of the arteries, caused in part by high levels of cholesterol, smoking and other lifestyle factors.
Aug 4, 2008 - 1:07:48 PM
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Study highlights risky behavior, lack of care among HIV-infected crack users
Doctors who treat HIV-infected crack users refer to them as the forgotten population. A study being presented at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City reveals that these patients frequently lack outpatient health care, do not receive life-saving antiretroviral therapy and continue to engage in risky sexual behavior that likely contributes to HIV transmission.
Aug 4, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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UGA researchers win $9.2 million stem cell grant from NIH
A research group led by Stephen Dalton, professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar of Molecular Biology at the University of Georgia, has been awarded $9.2 million as part of a major new research grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Aug 4, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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New male circumcision device for HIV prevention studied by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
NEW YORK (July 31, 2008) -- With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is increased urgency to develop safe and cost-effective circumcision services. This is especially the case in Africa where HIV/AIDS continues to spread at an epidemic rate.
Aug 1, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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ASM and FIND to partner on strengthening infectious disease diagnosis in developing nations
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding today confirming their agreement to work in partnership for projects aimed at strengthening infectious disease diagnosis and service integration in resource-poor and transitional countries.
Jul 31, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Combination anti-retroviral therapy increases life expectancy by greater than 13 years
The life expectancy for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased by more than 13 years since the late 1990s thanks to advancements in antiretroviral therapy, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Jul 25, 2008 - 11:29:47 PM
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HIV-I knocks out immune system faster than thought
Washington, July 19 - The HIV-I virus virtually knocks out the immune system much faster than previously thought.
Jul 19, 2008 - 1:37:35 PM
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With $2M NIH grant, FSU becomes 1 of world's top imaging centers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- At Florida State University, the collective strength of biomedical research and the scientists who lead it has earned a $2 million High-End Instrumentation (HEI) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The one-year award will help FSU buy a state-of-the-art robotic electron microscope to advance cutting-edge studies of HIV/AIDS, heart disease, hypertension and cancer.
Jul 16, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Increased diabetes risk in HIV -positive children; increased cholesterol with some treatments
UC Davis researchers have found, that despite results to the contrary in adults, average cholesterol profiles in young children with HIV do not worsen when they are put on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)--but only when certain combinations of drugs are used. The researchers also found that children beginning or switching to HAART also showed an increase in insulin resistance, potentially raising their risk of developing diabetes later in life
Jul 15, 2008 - 11:45:12 AM
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Diabetes mellitus increases risk of TB
People with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB), according to an analysis published in PLoS Medicine.
Jul 15, 2008 - 1:02:30 AM
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New HIV browser gives researchers access to valuable data from vaccine trials
SANTA CRUZ, CA--A new HIV data browser developed by the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the nonprofit organization Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (GSID) will give researchers access to a wealth of data collected during clinical trials of an AIDS vaccine. Although the vaccine did not succeed in preventing infections, the clinical trial generated a huge amount of valuable data for researchers studying how the virus evolves and causes new infections.
May 29, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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The formation of a HIV particle- imaged
An unlikely duo, a virologist and a biophysicist at Rockefeller University, is making history of their own. By using a specialized microscope that only illuminates the cell’s surface, they have become the first to see, in real time and in plain view, hundreds of thousands of molecules coming together in a living cell to form a single particle of the virus that has, in less than 25 years, claimed more than 25 million lives: HIV.
May 26, 2008 - 4:39:30 AM
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Scientists identify key roadblock to gene expression
A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular structures that contain genes, are organized in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The work identifies a critical stop sign for transcription, the first step in gene expression, and has implications for understanding how the AIDS virus regulates its genes. The findings will be published in the 15 May 2008 issue of the journal Nature.
May 8, 2008 - 4:00:00 AM
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Snoring due to sleep apnea can damage brain severely
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New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly
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Meditation may be effective for treating insomnia
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Poor sleep quality linked to increased risk of death
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Sleep helps store useful information, says study
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Study suggests obese women should not gain weight
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7 out of 10 women too embarrassed to discuss vaginal dryness
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New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains
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Mind-body programme helps women cope better with cancer
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Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Robs Kids of Antioxidants
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Obama names Indian American health researcher White House Fellow
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63 Swine Flu Cases in India
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Apollo to get 50 million loan for small-town hospitals
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Electronic nose potent new weapon against brain cancer
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Indian American helps design vaginal ring to prevent HIV transmission
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Society doing hyperactive kids a disservice
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Dr Reddy's ties up with GlaxoSmithKline
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US Senate approves sweeping tobacco legislation
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Australia confirms its first swine flu case
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Hacker demands $10 mn ransom for stolen medical records
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Care Management Reduces Suicidal Ideation in Geriatric Depression
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'Canadian excellence' strengthened by extensive adoption of open access
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New detectors for nuclear, radiological material in cargo should not be acquired until testing deficiencies fixed, cost-benefit analysis completed
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Researcher finds Girl Scout meetings provide an opportunity to increase girls' physical activity
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Iowa State University researcher looks at the future of agriculture
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NIH expands Human Microbiome Project; funds sequencing centers and disease projects
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How adolescent girls manage stress
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New agreement to link up Europe's polar research
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Snoring due to sleep apnea can damage brain severely
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Alcohol, cigarettes can cause bowel cancer
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Plasma Fractionation Centre to come up in Chennai
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Monetary perks for medics working in remote areas: Azad
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Five more cases of swine flu in India, tally 109
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Bangalore teenagers welcome court ban on tobacco
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Health minister non-committal on backing homosexuals
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Eleven new swine flu cases, total in India 104
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Four fresh swine flu cases found in India, total 93
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AIDS, alcohol abuse dip in 3 Mumbai slums after awareness drive
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India has five more swine flu cases, total stands at 73
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Youth tests positive for swine flu, first case in Chandigarh
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History, geography also seem to shape our genome
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3,000 Kerala medical students to attend inter-college meet
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Tamil Nadu seeks to control deemed universities
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Spiders which eat together, stay together and multiply
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Anna Hazare - the keeper of the earth and human conscience
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Indian American scientist wins top IMO prize
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Artificial human sperm could make men redundant: experts
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Will autopsy on Benazir's body become necessary?
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Murders in 'fit of passion' don't deserve death: Apex court
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Low literacy equals early death sentence
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