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AFP - Circumcision appears to offer men even greater protection against the AIDS virus than thought and also partially shield them against a common sexually-transmitted disease, two studies presented at the world AIDS conference said Thursday.

AP - Harvard scientists say they have used a new technique to create stems cells for 10 genetic diseases, a step they hope will speed up efforts to find new treatments.

AP - A new study calls into question the use of two common infertility treatments for couples who have unexplained problems having children.

AFP - A drug taken by millions of women in recent decades to improve the chances of conceiving a child yields the same results as no treatment at all, according to a study published Friday.

AFP - Children, long neglected in the fight against AIDS, still lack access to effective HIV detection programs and treatments, participants warned Thursday, at a six-day world AIDS conference.

Reuters - New research suggests that just
because a woman has family members with breast cancer, it does
not mean that she should undergo early screening for the
cancer. According to the report, there are certain factors
doctors can look for to determine whether early screening is
advisable.

Time.com - Western drug makers are increasingly outsourcing human clinical drug trials - and India is getting the lion’s share of the market. Is it putting millions at risk?

Reuters - Parents of children with type 1
diabetes are particularly concerned about the complications of
the disease, new research shows.

Reuters - Adults in treatment for severe
mental disorders report greater levels of childhood stress than
adults without psychiatric disorders, researchers from Germany
found in a study they conducted.

AP - The first federal survey of both men and women on adoption challenges some stereotypes and offers some surprising findings:

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

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — If your child gets migraine headaches, the
American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions to help
prevent them:
Make sure your child eats meals on a regular schedule, and never skips
a meal.
Keep your child on a regular sleep schedule.
Make sure your child gets daily exercise, but don’t overdo it.
Figure out what triggers […]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) — Shelley Volz, now 59, got
the news about her breast cancer diagnosis 10 years ago, right before she
was headed from San Francisco to New York for the wedding of her younger
brother.

(NaturalNews) Pfizer has launched a television advertising campaign to push its medicine for fibromyalgia, even though the disease’s existence is disputed by some doctors.
In the ad, a middle-aged woman reads out loud from her diary, saying, “Today I struggled with my fibromyalgia; I had pain all over.” The woman then turns to face the camera […]

(NaturalNews) The ancient philosopher Plato (circa 427 - 347 BC), wrote many astounding works. One of his largest, The Republic, contains the oft-referred to Allegory of the Cave. If you are unfamiliar with the work, here is a good artist’s rendition of the Cave: (http://www.meditationsight.com/Documents/Cave_files/image001.jpg) .
Explanation of The Cave
Prisoners are chained deep down in a […]