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New technology may help HIV patients to avoid skipping medications
Sticking to pill regimens can be tough for anybody, but for HIV patients it’s especially important to adhere to the treatment schedule recommended by their doctors. Keith Horvath, a U.
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Breast cancer drug likely to be disapproved by FDA
When clinical trials suggest an expensive cancer drug is ineffective but individual cases highlight its benefits, the methods for evaluating clinical research come into question.
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Column: Making a grown-up decision about Gardasil
This past weekend, I went to Planned Parenthood and got my second Gardasil shot a whopping four years late.
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Editorial: Going to class sick is disruptive and ill-advised
Welcome to cold and flu season. This is the time of year when health becomes an issue for universities. Students and professors have daily contact with hundreds of other people, and if one person is sick, it is possible for dozens to catch whatever germ the sick person has.
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Women more likely than men to get hurt in car crashes
U. Virginia researchers found that women are 47 percent more likely to sustain injuries in car crashes than men in a study to be published in the December print edition of the American Journal of Public Health.
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Research finds that intestines grow in response to food
U. California-Berkeley research shows a more dynamic role for stem cells and insulin in the intestine, a finding that could have implications for diabetes treatment. The research, which was published in the journal Cell on Oct.
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Study: More soda, more violence
Teenagers who consume large amounts of soda are more likely to display violent tendencies, according to a study recently conducted by David Hemenway, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health. Hemenway, along with his co-author, U. Vermont Economics Professor Sara J.
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Economy causing birth rate to decline
As the economy continues to weigh down on the job market and cause insurance losses, it has also led to a decline in childbirths. A study by the Pew Research Center indicated that in 2007 there were 4,316,233 births in the United States, a record high.
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Column: Tax on unhealthy foods may not decrease obesity rates
Denmark has instituted a tax on foods containing more than a certain amount of saturated fat. Approved by nearly 90 percent of the Danish parliament, the tax mainly targets dairy and meat products.
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