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Lecture or listen: When patients waver on meds
Take your medicine, Doctor's orders. It's a simple idea that may seem especially obvious when the pills are the antiretroviral (ARV) drugs that add decades to the lives of HIV-positive patients. ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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NIAID scientists consider 200 years of infectious diseases
Unpredictable, ever-changing and with potentially far-reaching effects on the fates of nations, infectious diseases are compelling actors in the drama of human history, note scientists from ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress
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Saliva HIV test passes the grade
A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by the Research Institute of the ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV
(AP) -- Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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Colony collapse disorder: Bee off
Looking for the cause HONEYBEES are sensitive creatures. From time to time a hive simply gives up the ghost and vanishes. Colony collapse disorder, as this phenomenon is known, has been getting ...
Thu 26 Jan 12 from The Economist
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Bitdefender researchers find evidence of viruses infecting worms creating new form of malware
(PhysOrg.com) -- Romania based antivirus software company Softwin, makers of Bitdefender, have announced that they have found multiple instances of computers being infected with worms that have ...
Fri 27 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Viruses con bacteria into working for them
MIT researchers have discovered that certain photosynthetic ocean bacteria should beware of viruses bearing gifts: These viruses are carrying genetic material taken from their previous bacterial ...
Thu 26 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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LA mayor signs law requiring condoms in porn films
(AP) -- Actors in adult movies filmed in Los Angeles will be required to use condoms under an ordinance signed into law by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and porn industry leaders say the regulation ...
Wed 25 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress
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Cleft lip and palate in children: what is the impact on fathers?
Fathers of children with the condition of cleft lip and palate are being sought for a study aimed at identifying the impacts of this on their lives, and if appropriate, their specific information ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from HealthCanal
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Nanoparticle trick 'boosts jabs'
Tiny capsules engineered to mimic part of the body's immune system could strengthen its response to vaccines, say researchers.
Mon 23 Jan 12 from BBC News
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