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    US fentanyl deaths topped 1,000 over 2 years (AP)
    AP - More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:47:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Congress OKs $48B for global AIDS fight (AP)

    A patient prepares her medication at a HIV/AIDS clinic. Anti-HIV drugs have slashed death rates among people with the AIDS virus by nearly 40 percent since combination therapy was introduced in 1996, boosting their life expectancy by some 13 years, a study says.(AFP/File/Anna Zieminski)AP - The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:45:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success (AP)

    In this June 9, 2008 file photo, Mark Roh,  U.S. Food and Drug Administration's acting regional director, holds a bag of tomatoes being tested for salmonella bacteria at FDA's southwest regional research lab, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)AP - One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."


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    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:51:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- When the elderly woman first arrived at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, Md., some of the staffers were skeptical when they saw she had brought her cat along. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:02:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Soy Linked to Low Sperm Count (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Eating half a serving of soy food a day lowers sperm concentrations and may play a role in male infertility, particularly in obese men, Harvard University researchers report. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:02:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: July 24, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:02:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Cancer center director issues warning on cell phone risks (AP)

    Sara Loughran, a 24-year-old graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, talks on her cell phone while waiting for a bus on campus in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute released a memo advising faculty and staff to limit cell phone use because of 'the growing body of literature linking long-term cell phone use' to cancer and other possible health problems. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:13:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    US fentanyl deaths topped 1,000 over 2 years (AP)
    AP - More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:07:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    House ready to OK $48B in global AIDS fight (AP)

    A large AIDS ribbon hangs from the North Portico of the White House in Washington November 30, 2007, recognizing World AIDS Day which is on December 1. REUTERS/Yuri GripasAP - Expanding on a program that has saved and prolonged the lives of millions in Africa alone, the House prepared Thursday to pass and send to President Bush legislation that triples money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.


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    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:58:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Officials: Search for HIV vaccine needs overhaul (AP)
    AP - Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine in the coming years, say researchers clearly frustrated by the failure of a once-promising shot. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:01:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Booming business helps patients navigate medicine (AP)
    AP - After three surgeries, Judy Sherer still had chronic pain in her left shoulder. She'd lost faith in her doctors, and in despair tried a new health benefit offered by her employer. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:19:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Protein Gives Doctors New Tool to Detect Melanoma (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Melanoma produces high levels of a protein called IMP-3, which is not over-expressed in harmless moles, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:46:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- A simple, minimally invasive procedure can treat a common cause of male infertility and improve a couple's chances of having a baby, a new study finds. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:46:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Stay Awake Behind the Wheel (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- People who work the third shift, drive great distances each day, and those who don't get enough sleep or take sedating medications are at greatest risk of drowsy driving. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:46:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking (AP)

    Microsoft founder Bill Gates, left, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg walk on stage to announce their $375 million global anti-smoking campaign at a press conference in New York, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday that the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest. There are more than 1 billion smokers worldwide. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.


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    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:32:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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