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2 more horses have West Nile virus Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - 58 minutes ago By Mary Hopkin, Herald staff writer Mike Louisell, communications director for the Washington Department of Agriculture, said an 11-year-old quarter horse mare in the Toppenish area was confirmed to have the virus as well as a 9-year-old thoroughbred ... Another Part Of City Tests Positive For West Nile 10TV Mesa Co. records first West Nile case on W. Slope cbs4denver.com Vallejo Times-Herald - Giles News - eFluxMedia - Burlington Union all 342 news articles

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Ban on HIV-positive visitors, immigrants continues Washington Blade - 2 hours ago A Congressional Budget Office report suggests the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention favors lifting a 1987 regulation that bans HIV-positive people from visiting or settling in the United States. The state of HIV/AIDS pride source.com Comment by Julie Davids Executive Director, CHAMP Food Consumer - AFP - McClatchy Washington Bureau - Gay City News all 1,373 news articles

Many Miss Out on Stroke Treatment Washington Post - 14 hours ago By Ed Edelson THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Most people who have strokes don't act quickly enough to get the clot-dissolving treatment that can limit brain damage, a new study finds. Arrival method, slow response often delay stroke care PhysOrg.com Timely response key in stroke care Peoria Journal Star Akron Beacon Journal - MedPage Today - DG News all 16 news articles

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Ice Cream Sales Help Children's Hospital 13wmaz - 10 hours ago The Dairy Queen in Forsyth raised money for children in a local Macon's Children's Hospital by selling Blizzards. I do this because I love kids. Dairy Queen Donates Blizzard Proceeds WVNS-TV Blizzard purchases donate money to Riley Children's Hospital WNDU-TV WYMT - Cadillac News - Associated Content - KNDO/KNDU all 28 news articles

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Michigan governor's medical records breached The Associated Press - 8 hours ago LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The state of Michigan says it is investigating a hospital where employees improperly looked at Gov. Jennifer Granholm's medical records. Workers punished for peek at Granholm medical file Detroit Free Press State may cite hospital workers in Granholm case DetNews.com WILX-TV - iHealthBeat - Fox 28 - MLive.com all 285 news articles

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Millions of Women Who Had Abortions Don't Know It Bloomberg - 3 hours ago Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- It's impossible for me to know how many abortions I've had. If asked last week, I would have confidently declared, none. Official says new rules are not anti-birth control The Associated Press HHS chief denies new rule to attack contraception Reuters Hartford Courant - Medical News Today (press release) all 61 news articles

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Anthrax investigation should be investigated, congressmen say Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Rush Holt want hearings into the Justice Department and FBI's handling of the case. By Josh Meyer, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- After seven long years, the FBI and the Justice Department say they are ... Video: FBI: Anthrax Case Closed CBS FBI Can Examine Library Computers That Scientist Used New York Times Wall Street Journal - Washington Post - Baltimore Sun - USA Today all 8,531 news articles

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Antibodies May Lead to Protection Against HIV Washington Post - 7 hours ago Suzana Lopez, 20, who has HIV, demonstrates outside the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. (By Alexandre Meneghini -- Associated Press) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will ... Only 40 percent in US are HIV-tested, study finds Reuters US efforts to fight HIV assailed Washington Blade Deutsche Welle - New York Times - Xinhua - Reuters AlertNet all 767 news articles

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Scientists create stem cells for 10 disorders The Associated Press - 5 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) - Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish. Harvard Scientists Created a Library of Stem Cells Based on Skin ... eFluxMedia 'Benefits of Stem Cell Research Outweigh the Ethical Concerns' RedOrbit Calgary Herald - Reuters - Washington Post all 413 news articles

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Squash That Mosquito! Its Bite Could Be Fatal eFluxMedia - 33 minutes ago By Anna Boyd Who would have thought that such a little insect, the mosquito, could turn into the most dangerous enemy of people? People all around the country are urged to take precautions when it comes to mosquitoes especially that the risk of West ... The buzz on West Nile virus in Southern California Los Angeles Times Bird with West Nile virus found in Scotts Valley San Jose Mercury News Colusa County Sun Herald - Carson Times - Ukiah Daily Journal - Grand Junction Sentinel all 324 news articles

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Azusa food company recalls frozen beef after E. coli outbreak Los Angeles Times - 9 hours ago At least 73 people who attended a Boy Scout camp in Virginia have fallen ill, and the infection has been confirmed in 22. By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer A California food company is recalling 153630 pounds of frozen ground beef after an ... E. coli outbreak forces beef recall Chicago Tribune ¢ California Company Recalls Beef After E. Coli Outbreak Washington Post Reuters - The Associated Press - Roanoke Times - Richmond Times Dispatch all 133 news articles

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Adults drink less alcohol as they age Chicago Sun-Times - 2 hours ago BY MONIFA THOMAS Staff Reporter/mjthomas@suntimes.com American adults aren't drinking as much alcohol as they used to, and by the time they reach their 80s, more than 40 percent of men and 60 percent of women say they don't drink at all, according to ... Americans Drinking Less Alcohol U.S. News & World Report Drinking too much -- or not enough? Los Angeles Times FOXNews - WebMD - United Press International - eFluxMedia all 123 news articles

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Brain-Eating Amoeba Blamed for California Boy's Death FOXNews - 21 hours ago A boy from California died last weekend as a result of a brain-eating amoeba that health officials believe he contracted while swimming, myfoxla. Elsinore boy's death from amoeba spurs warnings San Jose Mercury News Lake Elsinore boy, 9, dies of infection by water-borne amoeba Los Angeles Times Quartzsite Times - dBTechno - Press-Enterprise - The Desert Sun all 40 news articles

AFP - Circumcision appears to offer men even greater protection against the AIDS virus than thought and also partially shield them against a common sexually-transmitted disease, two studies presented at the world AIDS conference said Thursday.