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01 Dec 2009 09:39

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World: On World AIDS Day, South Africa’s ready to do something to stop HIV

  • 5.7
    million     people tested positive for HIV in South Africa in 2007 – the world’s highest rate
  • all children infected with HIV in the country will get anti-AIDS drugs starting next year source
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10 Nov 2009 09:46

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Culture: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia. And now he’s speaking out.

Even though the basketball legend is a pretty private guy, he’s decided to go public to let people know that it can be beat. We feel bad about making fun of him. source
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03 Nov 2009 19:56

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Culture: News flash: One-third of Boyz II Men having swine flu isn’t news

Millions of people have had swine flu so far, and while it’s rough for Shawn Stockman, left, it’s not newsworthy. Get better, though, Shawn. source
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31 Oct 2009 10:52

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U.S.: Did you know HIV-positive people couldn’t enter the U.S. for 22 years?

  • If we want to be the global leader in combating HIV/AIDS, we need to act like it.
  • Barack Obama • Describing his decision to turn over a 22-year-old ban on HIV-positive people entering the country. Just a dozen countries had the ban, which sounds like it was put in place at the height of misinformation and hysteria about the disease. While we’re glad it’s getting overturned, it’s a sad statement on our country that the ban existed in the first place. • source
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29 Oct 2009 20:48

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U.S.: The U.S. was infected with swine flu on a wide scale this summer

  • 5.7 million likely H1N1 sufferers between May and July source
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26 Oct 2009 10:20

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Offbeat: Flu vaccine + hot cheerleader = Dystonia + WTF is wrong with her?

  • We honestly have no idea what to make of this. It’s honestly very sad and unbelievable, but we’ve never seen anything like it before, so we’re just kind of awestruck. Dystonia sounds like the scariest disease ever, and Desiree Jennings got it from a flu shot. WTF?source
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24 Oct 2009 11:20

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U.S.: Daily Poll: Think you’re gonna get the swine flu vaccine?

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17 Oct 2009 11:17

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U.S.: Your kids probably shouldn’t skip out on that swine flu vaccine

  • 86 children under 18 have died of swine flu since the outbreak first hit source
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04 Oct 2009 10:20

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U.S.: This is what eating E. Coli-tainted beef can do to you

Stephanie Smith was a children’s dance instructor. Then she ate a bad burger. She was induced into a coma. Now, she can’t walk. source
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24 Sep 2009 11:01

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U.S., World: Daily Poll: Would YOU take an HIV vaccine if it was offered?

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