Global prevention, funding and accountability debated in fight against HIV/AIDS
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Reseachers now have what they see as proof of a heart failure epidemic. And theyare issuing a call to action for health care systems to meet the need. In the largest health system study of its kind, researchers at the Henry FordHeart and Vascular Institute found that the annual number of hea...USC Researcher Lights Up The Immune System To Help Heart Transplant Recipients
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... we believe that these initial studies represent a proof ofconcept of this technique, and offer the potential for significant improvementin survival time for patients with this aggressive cancer." According to Bigner, the Duke treatment, which was done on 34 patients,began with the careful surgical...Airport Noise Can Seriously Affect The Health And Psychological Well-Being OfChildren
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