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Correction
An article in Tuesday's Maryland section about "hot yoga" and the warm weather misidentified James Korn, a fire director for the Baltimore County Fire Department. He is in charge of infectious disease response and reports to Mark F. Hubbard, the interim...Tags: Illnesses
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John W. Wenger, 80
John Walter Wenger, a retired printing estimator, died of a heart attack Tuesday at his Severna Park home. He was 80. Born in Baltimore and raised in Park Heights, he was a 1946 graduate of McDonogh School, where he played varsity football. He served...Tags: Heart Disease, College Park, Severna Park, Death and Dying
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Anti-AIDS package passes in House
Associated PressThe House voted yesterday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis worldwide, giving new life and punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone. The 303-115 vote sends the bill to President Bush...Tags: Barbara Lee, AIDS, George Bush, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Government
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Veterans get ALS disability
Sun reporterThe Department of Veterans Affairs plans to provide full disability payments for Lou Gehrig's disease, tacitly acknowledging for the first time a generalized link between the fatal neurological disorder and military service. Veterans and patient...Tags: New York Yankees, People, Defense, Health and Safety at School, Illnesses
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Breast cancer?
In addition to blocking testosterone formation, the new drug abiraterone blocks estrogen production, leading researchers to test it for the treatment of breast cancer. But no results have been released.Tags: Medical Research, Cancer
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Global Aids Bill
ΔApproves $48 billion over the next five years for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs in Africa and other afflicted areas of the world. It also would approve $2 billion for American Indian health, water and law enforcement programs. Δ...Tags: Labor Legislation, AIDS, Foreign Aid
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Washington, D.C.: Congress triples AIDS relief funding
Congress has sent President Bush legislation that will triple money for a global AIDS relief program credited with saving millions of lives worldwide, including in Africa. The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill, which approves spending $48...Tags: House, AIDS, George Bush, Government, National Government
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Congress OKs $48B global AIDS plan
The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, adding life and punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone. The 303-115 vote sends the global AIDS bill to...Tags: House, AIDS, George Bush, Government, National Government
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Women's group visits hospital program
Regina Scott, Shearl Adkins, Sherry Vincent and Tammy Lacey from the Smithfield women's networking group, Woman's Waye, recently spent the day with "The Look Good ... Feel Better" program offered at Sentara Obici Hospital through the American Cancer...Tags: Health Organizations, Death and Dying, Smithfield, Cancer
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PLAINVIEW: Dead bird is Nassau's 1st case of West Nile
A bird found in Plainview has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first Nassau case this season, health officials said. The grackle was collected on July 8, the same day Suffolk health officials found a crow in Commack with West Nile virus....Tags: Retroviruses
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