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    Alzheimer's Research Holds Promise (Time.com)
    Time.com - In a field of inquiry that has yielded much disappointment, scientists studying Alzheimer's disease announce some hopeful news -- read full article
    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:35:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    UNICEF head concerned over spread of HIV in Mozambique (AFP)

    A man creates an AIDS awareness ribbon. The head of the UN's children fund has raised concerns over the spread of HIV in Mozambique, saying it was partly fueled by immigrants from Zimbabwe who were selling their bodies to make ends meet.(AFP/File/Toru yamanaka)AFP - The head of the UN's children fund has raised concerns over the spread of HIV in Mozambique, saying it was partly fueled by immigrants from Zimbabwe who were selling their bodies to make ends meet.


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    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:14:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Drug addicts benefit from HIV drugs, too: study (Reuters)
    Reuters - Drug abusers benefit just as much from HIV drugs as people who are infected sexually or some other way, Canadian researchers reported on Sunday. -- read full article
    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:05:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mexican sex workers want place at AIDS conference (Reuters)
    Reuters - A global AIDS conference that opens in Mexico City on Sunday is meant for people infected with HIV, but transsexual sex worker Elma Delea cannot get inside. -- read full article
    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:38:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    CDC underestimated new HIV cases by 40 percent (AP)

    UPDATES to clarify chatter; Graphic shows a breakdown of new HIV infections for 2006; two sizes;AP - The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.


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    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:23:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mixed results for growth hormone in HIV patients (AP)
    AP - A hormone better known for illicit use among athletes can help treat troublesome complications from the AIDS virus, but with potentially risky side effects, a small study found. -- read full article
    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:11:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    12-year-old with HIV to open world AIDS conference (AP)

    Keren Dunaway-Gonzalez, 12, shows a copy of the magazine she edits on HIV during an interview with the Associated Press in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. The 12-year-old girl, HIV positive, who has become a prominent AIDS activist in her native Honduras, will share the stage with the Mexican president and the U.N. Secretary-General Sunday, during the opening act of the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Keren Dunaway was 5 when her parents used drawings to explain to her that they both had the HIV virus — and so did she.


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    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:39:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Alzheimer's Research Holds Promise (Time.com)
    Time.com - In a field of inquiry that has yielded much disappointment, scientists studying Alzheimer's disease announce some hopeful news -- read full article
    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:10:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    'Hygiene hypothesis' may be tied to bowel disease (Reuters)
    Reuters - Children who grow up in a spic-and-span home may have a higher risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease, a study suggests. -- read full article
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:30:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    New HIV cases in US underestimated by 40 percent (AP)

    UPDATES to clarify chatter; Graphic shows a breakdown of new HIV infections for 2006; two sizes;AP - The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.


    -- read full article
    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:49:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Flu vaccine may not protect older people from pneumonia once they get the disease, researchers report. -- read full article
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:01:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    CDC understated number of new HIV infections in US (AP)

    People walk around the Circle of Friends at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on World Aids Day in San Francisco, California, December 1, 2006. REUTERS/Kimberly WhiteAP - The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported Sunday, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:12:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A cannabinoid receptor lying on the surface of cells may help suppress colorectal cancer, say U.S. researchers. When the receptor is turned off, tumor growth is switched on. -- read full article
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:46:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Flu vaccine may not protect older people from pneumonia once they get the disease, researchers report. -- read full article
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:46:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A simple measure of an immune system protein called interleukin-8 (IL-8) can predict survival in children with septic shock, according to a study led by researchers at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. -- read full article
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:46:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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