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Mujeres, un nuevo reto en lucha contra sida
EL SENTINELLa contagió un novio que le aseguró haberse hecho la prueba del sida. Le decía que no tenía nada de qué preocuparse. La llamaba "mi princesa" y le juró casarse con ella. Pero él murió de sida y ella, Damaris Cruz, una puertorriqueña de 38 años de edad,...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Fort Lauderdale
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Behind-the-scenes talks prompted drug industry to adopt FDA recommendation on cold remedies
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ When drug makers made a surprise announcement this week that they no longer recommend cough and cold remedies for youngsters under 4, they didn't let on that it was the government's idea. And why age 4 rather than the age 6 that...Tags: Diseases, Medicine, Health Organizations, Family
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25% of teen girls vaccinated for cervical cancer, U.S. says
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout a quarter of the nation's teenage girls received the controversial cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil last year in its first full year of distribution, federal authorities said Thursday. "For a new vaccine, 25% is really very good," Lance Rodewald,...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Consumer Electronics Industry, Teen-agers, Medicine, Health Organizations
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Produce and floral companies to meet in Orlando later this month
Sentinel Staff WriterSoutheast-based produce and floral companies are coming to Orlando this month to meet colleagues from throughout the country. The Produce Marketing Association's 2008 gathering is Oct. 24-27 at the Orange County Convention Center. Fresh Summit...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Diseases, Illnesses, Orange County Convention Center, Jack Welch
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Study: Chemical in plastics affects cancer treatments
Bisphenol A, the chemical in plastics linked to heart disease, diabetes and stunted growth, may also interfere with cancer treatments, a study supported by the U.S. government has found. Chemotherapy agents were less effective against human breast-...Tags: Breast Cancer, Eastman Chemical Company, Clubs and Associations, Health Treatments, Hazardous Materials
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25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Got Cervical Cancer Shot
One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday. The figures represent the government's first substantial study of vaccination rates for the Gardasil...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Diseases, Health Organizations, Cancer
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1 in 4 U.S. teen girls got cervical cancer shot
AP Medical WriterAbout one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday. The figures represent the government's first full year of vaccination rate data for the Gardasil vaccine,...Tags: Teen-agers, Health Organizations, Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases
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Belgium, France, Luxembourg pledge yearlong guarantee covering new Dexia loans.
AP Business WriterBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ The governments of France, Belgium and Luxembourg announced Thursday they will give struggling lender Dexia SA a yearlong guarantee on its new loans and deposits, sending the company's shares soaring. Dexia's shares fell three...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, BNP Paribas, Bonds, European Union, Government
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Cervical cancer vaccination rate at 25 percent for teen girls one year after shot's approval
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) _ One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday. The figures represent the government's first substantial study of vaccination rates for the...Tags: Teen-agers, Health Organizations, Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, Demographics
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Nobel panel snubs Gallo in HIV prize
Twenty-five years after the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS, two French researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for their role in that scientific breakthrough. Perhaps more notable than who won the award is who did not: Dr....Tags: Retroviruses, Medicine, Health Organizations, John Bartlett, Gays and Lesbians
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Secondary infections raise flu deaths
Associated PressMore children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get flu shots. The number of deaths wasn't high - 73 during the 2006-2007 flu season - but there was...Tags: Communicable Diseases, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Diseases, Illnesses
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Warning against exotic pets for children
Associated PressWarning: Young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets - or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter - because of risks for disease. That's according to the nation's leading pediatricians group in a new report about dangers from...Tags: Diseases, Illnesses, Pediatrics, Exotic Pets, Health Organizations
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