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University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to raise $500 million
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced this week a $500 million fundraising goal — the Baltimore institution's largest campaign ever. Donors already have given $339 million during the quiet phase of the campaign, dubbed...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Research
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HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against the sexually transmitted infection were available, says to a new study. Researchers found an increase...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Chemical Industry, City of Hope, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Symptoms
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OraSure announces $10.2 million first-quarter loss
Sales of OraSure's new OraQuick in-home HIV test, which arrived on store shelves in October, are rising, but not quickly enough to wipe the red ink off the company's balance sheet. The Bethlehem company that makes diagnostic tests for conditions that...Tags: OraSure Technologies, Inc., Advertising, National Basketball Association, Magic Johnson, New Products
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Medical marijuana bill clears Senate panel
— A measure to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses advanced in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday. The issue sparked an emotional debate, with supporters arguing for compassion for those suffering from...
Tags: Vicodin (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics, Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice
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Focusing on STDs: Vaccines now available to prevent, reduce risk of HPV in adolescents
April is sexually transmitted disease Awareness Month, an annual event calling attention to STDs in the United States. This month-long observance provides individuals, doctors, and community-based organizations an opportunity to address ways to prevent...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Chemical Industry, Health, Symptoms, AIDS
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Drug industry CEOs plotting more carve-outs
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * New generation of CEOs more open to restructuring * Established drug products in focus at Pfizer, GSK, Sanofi * Bankers see divestments helping to unlock...Tags: Bain Capital, LLC, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Economy, Business and Finance, Abbott Laboratories, Corporate Officers
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State must remove thousands at risk of valley fever at two prisons
The federal court official in charge of running healthcare for California's troubled prison system on Monday directed the state to immediately remove more than a third of the inmates at two state prisons because of the risk of valley fever. The...Tags: Prisons, Coccidioidomycosis
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Routine testing key to reducing sexually transmitted diseases
Here's a sobering fact: More than 110 million people in the United States, which is more than one-third of the population, currently have a sexually transmitted disease. In 2010 alone, more than 8,000 Orange County residents were newly diagnosed with an...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Medical Procedures and Tests, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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In support of traditional values
While everyone's attention has been focused on the Illinois legislature's halting efforts to repair the state's financial mess, those who wish to dismantle the traditional family and sexual mores are busy working in the shadows. They're pushing bills...
Tags: Human Interest, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Lawyers
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A politician-doctor's long life of service
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterFor Hoosiers, there will never be another "Doc" like Dr. Otis R. Bowen. Remembered both personally and in stories likely to be retold to generations to come, the former Indiana governor grew to become one of the state's most beloved politicians. A...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Indianapolis 500, Gerald Ford, U.S. Congress
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$5M bail for HIV positive man charged with sexual assault
Tribune reporterAn HIV-positive Chicago man was ordered held in lieu of $5 million bail Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting a male teenager after the victim refused to have sex for money. Kevin T. Miller, 48, of the 1500 block of West Birchwood Avenue, was charged...Tags: Sex Crimes, Assault, Prosecution, Juvenile Delinquency
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HIV positive man accused of sexually assaulting teenage boy
An HIV-positive Chicago man was ordered held in lieu of $5 million bail Sunday for allegedly sodomizing a male teenager after the victim refused to have sex for money. Kevin T. Miller, 48, of the 1500 block of West Birchwood Avenue, was charged with...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency
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