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Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had been known about such objects.
Jamaica Program Aims To Help Older Family Members Provide Care For HIV-Positive Children
The Jamaica Gleaner on Monday profiled a program in the western part of the country aimed at improving the treatment outcomes of HIV-positive children.-
Senate Revises Bill That Would Require Drug, Medical Device Makers To Publicly Report Payments, Gifts To Physicians
The Senate has revised a bill that would require drug and medical device manufacturers to publicly report payments and gifts to physicians, Reuters/New York Times reports.
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London's Guardian Profiles HIV/AIDS Advocate, Author Pisani
London's Guardian on Tuesday profiled HIV/AIDS advocate and author Elizabeth Pisani. Pisani, an epidemiologist and medical demographer, spent 10 years working on HIV/AIDS issues for UNAIDS and a nongovernmental organization in Indonesia before leaving the field to write her new book, called "The Wisdom of Whores.
Mexican drug cartel menaces police chiefs
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Drug cartel attacks against Mexican police have become so violent and common some Mexican police chiefs are said to be seeking asylum in the United States.-
Health Grades Expands Health Care Facilities Grading Tool To Include Prescription Drugs
Health Grades on Wednesday announced it will expand its online health care facilities and services grading tool to include information and ratings of prescription medications, Dow Jones reports. The new program will feature information on 4,345 prescription medications, including which drugs are most commonly prescribed and whether use of a certain drug is increasing or decreasing.
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New rumbling from Chilean volcano worries experts
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Chaiten volcano groaned, rumbled and shuddered on Thursday, raising new concerns among authorities, as lightning bolts pierced the huge clouds of hot ash hovering ominously above its crater.
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Estimated 3.2 Million Burmese Potentially Affected By Cyclone
As many as 3.2 million Burmese are estimated to be affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, according to geographic risk models developed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College, CUNY. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the researchers calculated the likely distribution of the population of Burma (also known as Myanmar) and developed maps of the regions at greatest risk from the storm's effects.
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New Device For Elderly With Heart Valve Failure - Less-Invasive Procedure For Those Previously Untreatable
In the hope of reaching a formerly untreatable patient group, clinician-researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are leading the minimally invasive Phase II EVEREST clinical trial with the aim of treating malfunctioning heart valves in the elderly. Many elderly people are too old, too weak, or too debilitated by their disease to be candidates for traditional surgery to fix the problem, according to Dr.
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Increased Evidence Finds Exercise Beneficial To HIV-Positive People, Sacramento Bee Reports
An increasing amount of evidence is finding that exercise can improve the health of HIV-positive people and reduce the risk of AIDS-related illnesses by increasing muscle mass and improving heart and lung endurance, the Sacramento Bee reports.
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