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Doctor whose work saved millions reflects on career
The publication of Alfred Sommer's new memoir, "10 Lessons in Public Health," comes precisely 30 years after the publication of the most important thing he's ever written: "Increased mortality in children with mild vitamin A deficiency," a report of a...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Literature, Vitamin A, Mineral Supplements, Disease Prevention
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Pioneer of polio vaccine dies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, has died. He was 96. Although not as well-known as fellow researchers Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, Koprowski in 1950...
Tags: Polio, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Rabies
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People unaware of dangers lurking online
Even after eight years of investigating online crime, and plenty of accompanying training, it's hard for Tom Tarnowski to get a feel for the typical Internet criminal. Online offenders just can't be neatly categorized by age, social status or...Tags: Social Media, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Computer Crime
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Carrying Condoms, Now With More Sexism!
Ladies, I really don't like to hate on someone's good idea, that I fully support, due to the language of their press release and angle for marketing. But this week I got a press release that was so backwards, so out of touch, and offensive, that I just...
Tags: Viagra (drug), Health Insurance Cost, Sexual Health, HIV, Nursing Homes
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Be overly cautious
If someone out of the blue asks you online for personal information or some type of payment, you need to be overly cautious about responding. A local computer repair shop has reported consumers having trouble with their computers because they opened...Tags: FBI
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Federal panel says everyone 15 to 65 should have HIV test
Citing recent evidence that HIV infections are best managed when treated early, an influential panel of medical experts has finalized its recommendation that all people ages 15 to 65 be screened for the virus that causes AIDS. The recommendation from...
Tags: Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, U.S. Congress, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Suspected norovirus outbreak closes Muskegon schools
NORTH MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A suspected norovirus outbreak has prompted officials in a West Michigan school district to cancel classes for the rest of the week. The Muskegon Chronicle and WGHN-AM report North Muskegon Public Schools are shut down...
Tags: Calicivirus, Flu
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Sci-fi worthy of Malthus
In the new sci-fi movie "Oblivion," Earth's most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it. This is old hat, science fiction-wise. In "The War of the Worlds," H.G. Wells had...Tags: Google Inc., Battle: Los Angeles (movie), V (tv program), Oblivion (movie), Science and Technology
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Una visita a la tierra de Mahatma Gandhi
Ah, la India. Me lo habían advertido muchos, especialmente mi padre, quien me inoculó el virus de viajar por el mundo. "Es lo más particular de todo lo que vas a ver". Y así fue. Acabo de volver de ese país, al que hay que analizar desde su historia y...Tags: India
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Tonight: Bob Newhart on 'Big Bang Theory,' ejection on 'American Idol'
Staff writerThursday television offers a TV legend (or two), a reality show ejection and a season finale (or two). The most-watched show is likely to be "The Big Bang Theory," which enlists Bob Newhart to play Professor Proton, a TV host who dazzled Leonard and...Tags: Cosmology, NBC (tv network), Television Industry, Person of Interest (tv program), The CW (tv network)
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HIV vaccine trial shut down
In another major setback for efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, federal researchers have shut down a key clinical trial after an independent panel of safety experts determined that volunteers who got an experimental vaccine appeared to be slightly more...Tags: Placebo, Preventative Medicine, Allergies, Medical Research, Merck & Company Incorporated
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BGU awarded grant to study measles
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces that Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) in Philadelphia have received a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to...Tags: Medical Research, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, National Institutes of Health
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