Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 2:07 am
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In vitro: 30 years of free-market baby making
Houston Chronicle - By GREGORY PENCE Thirty years ago Friday, Louise Brown came into the world amid alarmist predictions that her birth would end sex. Experts say reproductive tourism a growing worry First Test Tube Baby Turns 30 |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 2:07 am
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Mystery of Green Lake's metal spikes solved?
Seattle Times - Metal spikes found in Seattle's Green Lake may be remnants from an anti-milfoil campaign more than two decades ago. By Susan Gilmore Christopher Albert, a diver from Virginia Mason's Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, hands off metal spikes retrieved from … Divers come up with new hook on lake's spikes Mystery of Green Lake spikes solved? |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 2:07 am
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Leave wild animals alone, experts say
Akron Beacon Journal - By Tracy Wheeler With their fuzzy faces and doe-eyed black masks, it might be tempting to take in an abandoned baby raccoon. Don't do it, warns the Akron Health Department. Rabid bat trigggers health alert in Arlington Arlington Confirms Rabid Bat Case |
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Sunday 27 July 2008 @ 2:07 am
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Parents see opening in reviled remarks on autism
San Jose Mercury News - By Patrick May For a guy who has elevated the outrageous to an art form, conservative talk show host Michael Savage has stepped in it again - this time, enraging parents of autistic kids by suggesting the diagnosis is a sham and calling their kids … Doug Flutie’s autism foundation rips Michael Savage Savage misguidance? |
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Saturday 26 July 2008 @ 5:07 am
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Making a splash on a lazy, hazy day
Appeal-Democrat - By John Dickey/Appeal-Democrat The Feather River Air Quality Management District issued an air quality advisory Friday through today. Air quality unhealthy with smoke National Forest fires continue to cause air quality issues |
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Saturday 26 July 2008 @ 5:07 am
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HIV Strikes Fast, Study Finds
RedOrbit - By Zoe Elizabeth Buck, The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC Jul. 25–HIV infects and attacks the body within days — much faster than previously thought — drastically narrowing the window of time when intervention is possible, Duke University researchers … HIV infects, attacks body much faster than previously believed … Officials: Search for HIV vaccine needs overhaul |
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Saturday 26 July 2008 @ 4:07 am
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WNV · West Nile Encephalitis
FOX Toledo - Overall, most doctors believe that the risk of people becoming seriously ill with West Nile is extremely small. West Nile virus affects the central nervous system. Watch Out! Virus Skeeters on rise WEST NILE VIRUS: Positive test in York County |
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Saturday 26 July 2008 @ 4:07 am
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Twofold Action Urged for Pre-Diabetes
Washington Post - By Steven Reinberg WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) — Lifestyle changes, coupled with a reduction in heart disease risks, will go a long way toward preventing pre-diabetes from progressing to the full-blown disease, experts from the American … New Recommendations for Prediabetes Pre-Diabetes Must Be Treated, Doctors Urge |
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