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7 hours ago ago from Methadone Treatment
AIDS advocates complained bitterly that they had been betrayed and that the Bush administration’s best legacy was being gutted — and they blame a doctor and budget adviser who is also the brother of the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. “I’m holding my nose as I say this, but I miss George W. Bush,” said Gregg Gonsalves a long-time AIDS campaigner. “On AIDS, he really stepped up. He did a tremendous thing. Now, to have this ...
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14 hours ago ago from net2dvd
Since the WHOdevelopedDirectly Observed Therapy, Short-course (DOTS) in 1994 for the treatment of tuberculosis, approximately 36 million people have successfully completed treatment and been cured over the past 15 years, according to new data released by the WHO on Tuesday, health-e reports (Thom, 12/8). The data shows that up to 8 million TB deaths have been averted, according to a WHO press release, which Cured , ...
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8 hours ago ago from Expected Returns
From Bloomberg , initial jobless claims in U.S. increased to 474,000 : Jobless claims are volatile in the final two months of year, when holidays make it difficult for the government to adjust for such seasonal factors. Claims were forecast to drop to 455,000 from 457,000 for the prior week, according to the median estimate of 45 economists in a Bloomberg News survey. Estimates ranged from 380,000 to 490,000. The four-week average of ...
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1 day ago ago from Gay Vantage
The Obama Administration has released its global AIDS plans and many are unhappy and left wanting more. Obama's plan calls for putting less people on antiretroviral drugs and instead focus more on prevention and other communicable diseases that cost less to fight. According to the New York Times, AIDS activists are frustrated and some are going so far as to say that they actually miss President Bush, since he did more for the cause. ...
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3 hours ago ago from Just Jules
HIV and Aids is one of the world’s most infectious diseases 5 people die every minute and the latest World Health Organisation figures show 33 million people were infected and 2 million people died in 2007. So what about here in Wales? The latest recorded stats from the Health Protection Agency show 1082 people are currently accessing care for HIV, an increase from 330 in 2000. In Cardiff, there were 309 registered Cardiff residents ...
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15 hours ago ago from PopEater
INDIANAPOLIS -The Milwaukee Brewers landed a pair of free-agent pitchers Wednesday, reaching agreements with starter Randy Wolf and reliever LaTroy Hawkins, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Wolf's deal is worth $29.75 million over three years and includes a $10 million option for 2013, one of the people said Wednesday. Hawkins will get $7.5 million over two seasons, the other person said. Both agreements ...
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Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Homeless shelter has $45K budget shortfall after double the number of people are in need Raymond Owens Published: December 9, 2009 Updated: December 2009 A lowcountry homeless shelter is seeing a major increase in people, due to ...
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