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U.S. lays out plan for achieving worldwide AIDS-free generation
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unveiled a game plan for achieving a global "AIDS-free generation," committing the United States to rapidly scaling up medical interventions that are beating back what once was seen...Tags: Lobbying, Viral Diseases and Infections, Hillary Clinton, Epidemics and Plagues, AIDS
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Study links disease, poverty and biodiversity
Poverty and disease often come together. That much is well understood. But how much does poverty foster disease? Or, how much can disease perpetuate poverty? And what’s the role of nature, given that so many infectious diseases are spread by...
Tags: Lyme Disease, World Bank Group, Social Issues, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Trude Khattat, 82
Trude Khattat, 82, of Williamsport, Md., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Homewood Retirement Nursing Center. Born Feb. 26, 1930, in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Emilie Spittler. Mrs. Khattat... -
Chicagoan saves one dog at a time from rabies in Africa
NANGALE, Tanzania — Only about half the dogs Anna Czupryna is studying in Tanzania have names. Dogs are different here. They are foragers and night watchmen who are treated more like livestock than pets. But when the dogs of north-central Tanzania...
Tags: Washington State University, Vaccines, Fashion Shows, Disease Prevention, Biology
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Local comedians cut up in the studio for 'Mixtape'
The night before in Million Yen Studios, on the city's Northwest Side, the local rock duo Local H was putting some finishing touches on its first studio album in four years. But the gathering on this night was for a different kind of recording. "Standup...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Apple iTunes, Social Media, Brian Eno
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PBS airs gut-wrenching “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity”
Channel Guide MagazineBy Jacqueline Cutler The toddler, with chubby cheeks and lopsided ponytail, had been sold. After she was raped at 2, her mother sold her to a brothel. Somaly Mam, an amazing woman who rescued the girl, now 3, hugs her. PBS’ Half the Sky: Turning... -
At home with the Jesuses
OMG! Jesus had a wife? A highly regarded Harvard theological historian has introduced a tiny scrap of papyrus from the fourth century — judged to be authentic — on which are written the words, "Jesus said to them, 'My wife….'" Also...
Tags: Entertainment, Television, Christianity, Dan Brown , Religion and Belief
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Vietnam War vet haunted by deaths of children caught in crossfire
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comClyde Barnhart was in a foxhole in Vietnam when he suddenly felt the urge to check on the other Marines in his unit. He said he left his radioman in the foxhole, telling him to put the receiver up to his ear and not fall asleep. Barnhart then walked over...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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People will eventually forget about Steve Jobs
Malcolm Gladwell, author of best-selling books like The Tipping Point and Outliers, said in a recent interview that people in 50 years won’t remember Steve Jobs. On the other hand, Gladwell does believe Bill Gates will go down in history, not for...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, Dave Thomas, Malcolm Gladwell, Apple iPhone
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Beachdale Church of the Brethren invites children to Sky
A summer kids' event called Sky will be hosted at Beachdale Church of the Brethren, Owl Hollow Road, Berlin, from July 9-13. Sky is for children from 3 to 13 years of age and will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each day. At Sky, faith and imagination soar...Tags: Mali
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Golfing for Nonprofits to be held at Whitetail
The Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce invites the community to its Golfing for Nonprofits event Friday, Aug. 24, at Whitetail Resort, 11573 Blairs Valley Road in Mercersburg, Pa. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and the shotgun start...Tags: ABC (tv network), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Battling polio outbreak
FrameworkMobile crew sprays cloud of insect killing DDT in alleys of Santa Monica following outbreak of polio....
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