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Experts: AIDS nabs funding from other world health woes
LONDON - As World AIDS Day is marked today, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the disease'...Tags: United Nations, Viral Diseases, AIDS, Diseases, Charity
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AIDS diverting cash from more deadly ills, some experts say
Of The Associated PressAs World AIDS Day is marked today, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the disease's spread has...Tags: International Economic Institution, Viral Diseases, AIDS, Economic Organization, Diseases
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AIDS hogs health funding, critics say
The Associated PressAs World AIDS Day is marked today, some officials are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the disease's spread...Tags: Viral Diseases, AIDS, Diseases, Epidemics and Plagues, Charity
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Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so
Associated PressLONDON — As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the...Tags: International Economic Institution, Viral Diseases, Economic Organization, AIDS, Diseases
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Cranberries -- good for what ails
European settlers first put cranberries on the Thanksgiving table because the local fruit lasted through winter and enhanced the flavor of gamy meat. The settlers had picked up on the berry's culinary potential from Native Americans, who survived cold...Tags: Western Medicines, Newspaper and Magazine, Cranberries, Pies and Tarts, Cancer
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Risk of lung, other cancers soars for people with HIV
Twenty-five years ago, a diagnosis of AIDS was a nearly immediate death sentence. But now that patients with the AIDS virus are living longer, doctors are discovering a new set of complications: People with HIV have a much higher risk of developing...Tags: Western Medicines, Prince George's County, Johns Hopkins Hospital, AIDS, Diseases
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Seasonal stomach flu strikes New York City
A highly contagious stomach flu is circulating through New York City. The Health Department has issued a statement reporting that visits to the city's hospital emergency rooms have increased by 19 percent over the past two weeks, to about 400 a day,...Tags: Diseases
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Parents' dilemma
While researching the multitude of questions that come with being a new mother, Tina Overton encountered one that made her dizzy: whether to circumcise her newborn son.
She never had reason to think about it before, let alone consider an alternative. But...Tags: United Nations, Diseases, Maryland, Medical Specialization, Family
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These pets carry risks for children -- especially those younger than 5
Chicago TribuneThough exotic and wild pets are particularly dangerous, even traditional pets can be hazardous to children's health, causing diseases, allergies, bites, scratches, falls or other injuries. Parents can reduce these risks by taking precautions and should...Tags: Pets and Pet Supplies, Viral Diseases, Animals, Diseases, Injuries
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Study: Prescribe AIDS drugs sooner
Associated PressPeople who have the AIDS virus should start drug treatments sooner than current guidelines recommend, suggests a large new study that could change the care of hundreds of thousands of Americans. The study found that delaying treatment until a patient's...Tags: AIDS, Diseases, Illnesses, Foreign Aid, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Drug-resistant bacteria found in the community
Associated PressDrug-resistant staph bacteria picked up in ordinary community settings are increasingly acquiring "superbug" powers and causing far more serious illnesses than they have in the past, doctors reported yesterday. These widespread germs used to be easier to...Tags: Western Medicines, Health Organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Medicine
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Study chronicles drug-resistant TB in the U.S.
At least 83 cases of the most drug-resistant form of tuberculosis were diagnosed in the U.S. in the last 15 years, according to the most thorough accounting to date of the global scourge's national impact. But unlike what is happening in much of the...Tags: San Francisco, Health Organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York, AIDS
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