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Freeport man to sue LI hospital over hepatitis diagnosis
ann.givens@newsday.comThomas Robinson thought the worst of his medical woes were finally behind him when he was released from Nassau University Medical Center after 18 days. That is, until he got a letter in May from the hospital, explaining that there was a chance that an...Tags: Diseases, Medical Staff, Hospitals and Clinics
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Hearing examines 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Whether gay men and women should be allowed to serve openly in the armed forces was considered by a House subcommittee Wednesday for the first time in 15 years. Congress had not re-examined the "don't ask, don't tell" policy since it...Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Defense, Political Candidates, Diseases
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NYC Health Dept: Talk with your doc about sex
Do ask _ and do tell. That's how the New York City Health Department wants doctors and patients to handle the sometimes awkward topic of sexual practices. In a survey of men who had sex with other men, 39 percent had not disclosed their orientation to...Tags: Diseases
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A new approach on Africa
The next U.S. president needs to urgently rethink America's relationship to Africa. In the past, America has often treated Africa as a backward "Dark Continent," a place bedeviled with poverty, tribalism, AIDS and post-colonial conflicts. Africa is and...Tags: Diseases, Government, Global Warming, National Government, Diplomacy
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In Search Of Support
•Nonprofit support group listings appear periodically in The Hartford Courant. Updates should be sent to: Gretchen Goode, The Hartford Courant, 285 Broad St., Hartford, CT 06115; or e-mailed to ggoode@courant.com. National: Support group...Tags: East Hartford, Emergency Planning, Stamford, Manchester, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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Deaths elsewhere
MICHAEL GREGG, 78 Sounded early alarm on AIDS Dr. Michael B. Gregg, an epidemiologist and former editor of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a federal medical bulletin that published early warnings of the impending AIDS crisis in 1981, died...Tags: Diseases, Contracts, Gays and Lesbians, San Fernando, Death and Dying
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Congress Got It Right
In a splendid bipartisan effort, Congress is doing the right thing for the most desperate of the world's poor. With support from all its members from Connecticut, Congress has approved a presidential initiative to increase funding to fight AIDS,...Tags: Glastonbury, Diseases, Government, National Government, Health Treatments
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Push G8 nations to keep promise
Is the G8 keeping its promises? At last week's G8 Summit in Japan, President Bush had to remind the G8 nations to follow up on pledges made at the 2005 G8 Summit to fight disease and extreme poverty in Africa. So far, these countries have delivered on...Tags: Coral Springs, George Bush, Diseases, Diplomacy, Summits
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African gene mutation increases HIV risk
Los Angeles TimesA genetic mutation that originally protected Africans from a virulent form of malaria renders them 40 percent more susceptible to HIV infections, offering a partial explanation for the disproportionate spread of the virus among Africans and African-...Tags: Medical Services, Diseases, Government Health Care, Health and Safety at School, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Fort Lauderdale AME pastor, named bishop, ready to 'reshape lives'
Religion EditorAs a newly minted bishop, the Rev. John F. White is poised to launch urban ministries, coordinate military chaplains and step onto the international stage of ecumenical relations. And the best part for him is that he can stay in South Florida —...Tags: Nova Southeastern University, Florida Atlantic University, Delray Beach, Beach Vacations, Colleges and Universities
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