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AFP - HIV infections among heterosexual Africans could be slashed by more than a third if safe-sex counselling was directed at married or cohabiting couples, a new study says.

AFP - The drug buprenorphine is twice as effective as a rival treatment called naltrexone in helping heroin patients stay off the narcotic, a trial published in The Lancet on Friday said.

AP - Health officials are trying to persuade doctors to offer HIV tests to nearly every patient in a New York City community hit harder than most by AIDS.

AP - The official toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes continues to rise: The government counted 756 confirmed illnesses Thursday.

AP - A federal advisory panel on Thursday endorsed two new combination vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks that young children must endure to get the recommended immunizations.

AP - Fears of bird flu are slumping and so have sales of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu. Now its maker is offering a deal to U.S. employers: Pay an annual fee and reserve enough to protect every worker if a new super-flu strikes.

Reuters - The number of emergency
department visits by elderly individuals is increasing and is
probably going to continue to increase as the population ages,
according to a report published in the latest issue of the
Annals of Emergency Medicine.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

Reuters - U.S. vaccine advisers recommended
adding two multiple vaccines to the regular childhood schedule
on Thursday — Sanofi Aventis’s Pentacel, which protects
against five infections at once, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s
Kinrix, which protects against four of them.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — A new vaccine for
rotavirus — a leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea in infants and
children — may account for this year’s less severe season, the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Women with metastatic
breast cancer who developed an immune response to an investigational
vaccine lived twice as long as those who didn’t have an immune response,
new research shows.

Scientists have determined that human cells are able to shift important gene products into their own mitochondria, considered the power plants of cells. The finding could eventually lead to therapies for dozens of diseases.
The gene products, known as tRNAs, assemble amino acids for the production of proteins within mitochondria. If the mitochondrial tRNA genes are […]

(NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s The Healthiest Year of Your Life, which can be found at (http://thehealthiestyearofyourlife.com) . In this excerpt, Nomi Shannon shares on salads, dressings, spices and desserts in a raw lifestyle.
The Healthiest Year of Your Life with Nomi Shannon, Raw Gourmet author and raw food educator.
Kevin: Let’s talk […]

(NaturalNews) The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program, receiving its first major rules change since its creation in 1972, now allows participating women to purchase fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
The WIC program, overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), provides approximately $39 per person per month to qualifying low-income women who are pregnant […]

(NaturalNews) Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women today. It’s shocking to learn that this deadly disease threatens our children as well and can even begin in the womb if the mother’s diet is insufficient during her pregnancy.
Atherosclerosis is a condition that causes clogging, narrowing, and stiffening of the arteries, […]