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Federal panel says everyone 15 to 65 should have HIV test
Citing recent evidence that HIV infections are best managed when treated early, an influential panel of medical experts has finalized its recommendation that all people ages 15 to 65 be screened for the virus that causes AIDS. The recommendation from...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Retroviruses, Internists
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Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse
This post has been corrected, as noted belowHoneybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests. Researchers...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Columbia University, Organic Foods, Food Industry
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‘Iron Man 3′ posters get Lego treatment, with adorable results
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIron Man is getting the Lego treatment, the latest in a long line of Lego greats including Batman, Aragorn and Harry ...... -
Goldberg: Sci-fi worthy of Malthus
In the new sci-fi movie "Oblivion," Earth's most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it. This is old hat, science fiction-wise. In "The War of the Worlds," H.G. Wells had...
Tags: Avatar (movie), James Cameron, Tom Cruise, Conservation, Science and Technology
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Government shuts down HIV/AIDS vaccine trial
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.In another major setback for efforts to develop a vaccine to boost immunity to the human immunodeficiency virus, known as HIV, a key clinical trial was ordered shut down this week after an independent panel of safety experts found that participants...Tags: Allergies, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Trials, Chemical Industry
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Scientists map dengue, estimate 390 million infections per year
An international team has released new estimates of the number of dengue infections around the world, mapping out the places where risk of getting the viral illness is great and those where it's low. It estimated there are 390 million dengue...
Tags: Science and Technology, Symptoms, Vaccines, University of Oxford, Abdominal Pain
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The bee hero: Fighting the largest die-off of bees in U.S. history
This being Utah, the self-proclaimed Beehive State, Darren Cox is an expert in -- what else -- bees. Civic fathers use the term for the population’s strong work ethic, but Cox deals with the stinging, honey-producing real McCoy. Now the fourth-...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, AIDS, Environmental Issues
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Bird flu more difficult to detect this time around
China has suffered outbreaks of bird flu before, but the virus that has now infected more than 100 people across eastern China and Taiwan is different in several important ways, according to scientists and researchers. The new virus is H7N9, a different...
Tags: Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Health, Food Industry
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Chinese officials urge calm as seventh bird flu victim dies
The toll from China’s new strain of bird flu climbed to seven on Monday with the death of a 64-year-old retiree in Shanghai and the number of cases spread to 24, but officials expressed confidence the outbreak could be contained. The World...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Shanghai (China), Respiratory Disease, China, Wildlife
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Israel braces as hackers launch Internet attack
JERUSALEM -- A widespread hacker attack targeting Israeli websites caused some disruption to government, academic and private sites Sunday. The extent of the damage was unclear at midday, but officials said strategic infrastructure appeared to have...
Tags: Israel, National Government, Computer Networking and Internet, Anonymous (internet groups), Computer Crime
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Paul Stanley, from 'chunky' kid to fit KISS rocker
The "Starchild" outfit Paul Stanley wears as frontman for KISS is a revealing one. That's why I chose it for Halloween a couple of years back. I wanted to showcase the efforts of my diet and exercise regimen. I got the hair wrong. And at 61 years of...
Tags: Halloween, Physical Fitness and Exercise, KISS (music group)
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Bird flu deaths among Chinese reach 6
BEIJING -- A new form of bird flu has infected more than a dozen people and caused six deaths in China in the last two months, according to official Chinese media reports. As of Friday, Chinese media reported 14 people were infected with the virus, a...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, China, Health and Safety at School, Politics, International Organizations
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