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India restores federal funding for AIDS programme after criticism NEW DELHI India will fully fund its AIDS control programme federally, the health minister said on Tuesday, restoring support months after it was criticised for slashing its contribution and asking individual states to fill the gap.
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Ex-Bengal Devon Still announces daughter Leah has no signs of cancer Former Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still announced that his daughter, Leah, is cancer free. Still, posting on Instagram the day before Thanksgiving, announced that the latest follow-up medical tests revealed his daughter showed "no evidence" of cancer.
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Scientists, ethicists tackle gene editing's ethics Feng Zhang of the Broad Institute of MIT participates in a panel discussion on Dec. 1 at the National Academy of Sciences international summit on the safety and ethics of human gene editing in Washington.
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Historic summit on gene editing and 'designer babies' convenes in Washington [This story has been revised and updated.] Genetic engineering isn't new, but CRISPR is, and it's a stunningly fast, flexible, cheap way to manipulate the code of life.
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India's government restores funding for HIV-AIDS program NEW DELHI - India's federal government said it will restore funding to the country's HIV-AIDS program months after it cut its contribution and asked regional governments to fill in the gaps.
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India's government restores funding for HIV-AIDS program FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 photo, a bottle containing antiretroviral drugs marked for 12-year-old HIV-positive Yurrin stands on a table in Ukhrul, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
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World AIDS Day observed at UC Merced for first time Planned Parenthood health educators provide information to UC Merced students during the World AIDS Fair held on campus on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.
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Ethicists square off over editing genes in human embryos WASHINGTON Debate over the use of powerful new gene editing tools in human eggs, sperm and embryos grew heated on Tuesday as scientists and ethicists gathered at an international summit to discuss the technology, which has the power to change the ...
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World AIDS Day: Daily Pill that Prevents Infection Not Reaching Enough People A daily pill offers people at high risk of HIV infection a way to protect themselves, but this drug may not be used widely enough.
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Life insurance companies see good outlook for survival with HIV (Reuters Health) - Two companies are for the first time jointly offering life insurance to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in recognition that their life expectancies are close to those of uninfected individuals.
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How an $84000 drug got its price: 'Let's hold our position … whatever the ... This story has been updated. Gilead Sciences executives were acutely aware in 2013 that their plan to charge an exorbitantly high price for a powerful new hepatitis C drug would spark public outrage, but they pursued the profit-driven strategy anyway, ...
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Ben Carson May Have Had Prostate Problems After His Surgery GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson, who underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 2002, suggested Tuesday in an interview he had a recurrence of the disease, or problems related to it, seven years later.
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Report: Drug Maker Was Focused on Profits, Not Patients WASHINGTON - The makers of a breakthrough hepatitis drug put profits before patients in pricing the $1,000 pill that's become a symbol of the excessive cost of medications, Senate investigators said Tuesday.
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Calm Your Baby In Seconds With Dr. Robert Hamilton's Quick Trick Dr. Robert Hamilton of Pacific Ocean Pediatrics in Santa Monica has a technique he says can calm most crying babies almost instantly.
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Phoenix honors World AIDS Day with vigil, march Hundreds gathered at the Phoenix Pride LGBT Center in downtown Phoenix for a vigil honoring AIDS victims and survivors. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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Devon Still: 'No evidence' of cancer remains in 5-year-old daughter Leah Forget all the pro football that was played on Thanksgiving: Last week's biggest win was earned a day earlier by Leah Still, the 5-year-old daughter of former NFL player Devon Still.
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Express Scripts partners with drug company to produce $1 version of Daraprim Patients suffering from a rare parasitic disease will soon have a low-price alternative to Daraprim, the lifesaving drug sold by Turing Pharmaceuticals exclusively through Walgreens for $750 a pill.
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Your Brain Is a Mosaic of Male and Female There is no such thing as a "male brain" or a "female brain," new research finds. Instead, men and women's brains are an unpredictable mishmash of malelike and femalelike features, the study concludes.
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Can this pill end the AIDS epidemic? (CNN) Charlie Ferrusi is a 23-year-old gay man with a winning smile and an easygoing manner. In May, he completed a master's degree in public health and recently began a job at the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute.
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Starbucks is the latest US company facing an E. coli scare Starbucks has removed turkey sandwiches from more than 1,000 stores in three states following an E. coli contamination scare, the company said Tuesday.
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Starbucks is recalling sandwiches after an E. coli outbreak Starbucks. Starbucks has removed turkey sandwiches from more than 1,000 stores in three states following an E. coli contamination scare, the company said Tuesday.
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Starbucks Pulls Turkey Sandwich From West Coast Stores After E. Coli Scare Starbucks Corp. pulled its holiday turkey paninis from 1,347 U.S. locations last week after the sandwiches were tied to the same E. coli recall that struck Costco Wholesale Corp.
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Anti-HIV pill, taken as needed, prevents infection in gay men (Reuters Health) - The odds of getting HIV can be dramatically reduced by taking two pills prior to sex and two more after, according to a new study of 400 high-risk gay men and transgendered women published online by the New England Journal of ...
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Viral photo creates controversy over breastfeeding in public HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- There are a lot of decisions parents have to make when they have a child. One of those decisions is controversial and has been brought to light again by a viral photo on Facebook.
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New York City reported 2718 new HIV diagnoses in 2014, the lowest number ever ... City health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett announced the milestone during a celebration of World AIDS Day at the Apollo Theater in Manhattan.
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New York City Aims for Vast Electric Car Fleet by 2025 By 2025, New York City is planning to employ the largest municipal fleet of electric vehicles in the country, along with a sprawling network of charging stations to go with it.
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Science gets one step closer to ending the brutal debate on knuckle cracking In April, a group of scientists made a cracker of a claim: They finally figured out why knuckles crack. But any scientific finding requires confirmation, and now other researchers are on the case.
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Here's Why Your Knuckles Crack The human body has always been something of a two-legged calliope—a sound effects machine capable of an almost unlimited range of noises.
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Ultrasound Reveals Knuckle-Cracking Fireworks CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) tackles one of life's great mysteries: what causes a knuckle to "crack" out loud?
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Kentucky Woman Undergoes Operation After Hair Tie Causes Dangerous Infection A Kentucky woman needed surgery after a hair tie left her with a dangerous infection on her wrist. 3K Shares. Email. A Kentucky woman is recovering after a hairband led to a serious infection that required surgery on Monday.
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CDC Says New Diabetes Cases In The US Dropping But Epidemic Is Not Yet Over CDC recently issued a report showing a significant drop in new diabetes cases in the United States. The finding is said to be the first to show sustained decline in the past 25 years.
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Bill de Blasio announces plan to cut municipal vehicle emissions in half by 2025 The Big Apple is going green. Mayor de Blasio announced plans Tuesday that would cut municipal vehicle emissions in half by 2025 and create the largest electric vehicle fleet in the U.S.. The NYC Clean Fleet plan would replace 2,000 gas-guzzling sedans ...
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Advocates: LGBT community 'invisible' in domestic abuse, HIV link Local school districts view the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on World AIDS Day on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y.
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New York City Salt Warning Now in Effect A study carried out by researchers at New York University School of Medicine suggested that calorie labelling at fast-food chains did not impact dishes selected between 2008 and 2014.
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Exclusive: Elton John on World AIDS: Compassion will end this epidemic To mark World AIDS Day - the day on which the world pauses to remember the millions of men and women who have lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses - best-selling artist Sir Elton John spoke exclusively with MSNBC about his work as an activist ...
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State reports first flu deaths of the season The New Mexico Department of Health announced today the first flu-related deaths of the 2015-2016 season. The two deaths occurred in men, ages 67 and 69 years, in Dona Ana and San Miguel counties, respectively.
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Is It The Cold Or The Flu, And Should You Go To Work? ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Now that December is officially here, many of us may soon be asking, do I have a cold or the flu? SLU Care physician Dr.
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New study confirms that bananas are being driven to extinction When it comes to the world's favourite fruit, history is repeating itself, with the most popular banana at serious risk from the Panama disease - a fungicide-resistant pathogen that's crossed continents and breached quarantine efforts to spread across ...
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Are bananas going extinct? A virulent strain of a banana-destroying fungus that has threatened banana crops in East and Southeast Asia is making its way around the globe and has scientists warning of the fruit's extinction.
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Asthma Patients Twice As Likely To Develop Migraines Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Montefiore Headache Center examined the link between migraines and asthma. (Photo : Flickr).
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Good or bad? Salt warnings on menus CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -. New York City begins a new era in nutritional warnings on Tuesday. Chain restaurants are now starting to put a symbol on menus beside food items that contain high amounts of salt.
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Vaccine-promoting scientists admit more flu shots make you more susceptible to ... Even though researchers have found that people who get annual flu vaccines are more prone to the flu than those who have vaccinated only in the previous year, they still recommend annual flu shots.
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CDC: New diabetes cases in US adults are dropping Fewer cases of diabetes are being diagnosed in U.S. adults, according to startling new federal statistics released Tuesday. Diabetes had been climbing for decades, driven by surging obesity rates.
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Chikungunya, A Mosquito-Borne Virus, Might Be Scarier Than We Thought A mosquito-borne virus that has made its way to the U.S. may be causing more serious symptoms than first thought. Chikungunya starts with fevers and aches, like malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases.
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The Healthiest Nut You Should Be Eating This Holiday Season Could a handful of walnuts a day really keep the doctor away? For patients at risk for Type 2 diabetes, perhaps. A new study found that eating a handful of walnuts every day may be linked to better diet quality overall and improvements in certain Type ...
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Planned Parenthood South Texas Says Violence Won't Change Need For Services Following an attack on a Planned Parenthood in Colorado, Planned Parenthood South Texas says its continuing operations as usual. Listen.
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Panel honoring Massillon man added to AIDS Quilt at Stark State This is the seventh year that a portion of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt has been on display at Stark State. email · print.
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Temple High student's letter moves transplant doctor Temple High School freshman Ashli Taylor, 15, reacts in surprise as Dr. Robert Goldstein, a transplant specialist from Baylor Scott & White Dallas, visits her during class Monday.
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Hawaii Officials Ask Public to Help Stop Dengue Fever Spread The number of people in Hawaii infected by dengue fever continued to rise, and officials asked the public to help limit the spread of the virus.
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