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AccuQuote, A Leading Provider Of Term Life Insurance Quotes, Provides Tips For Helping Smokers Find Affordable Term Life Insurance
10.07.2008 20:13
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AccuQuote, a leader in providing term life insurance quotes to people across the United States, recommends several tips to help smokers find affordable term life insurance.
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Insurance
Scientists Identify Genetic Basis For The Black Sheep Of The Family
10.07.2008 18:12
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Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and economic impact. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have identified the genetic basis for black coat color, and white, in a breed of domestic sheep. In the wild, mammalian coat color is essential for camouflage and plays a role in social behavior.
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Genetics
Medicare Paid As Much As $92M To Medical Suppliers Using ID Numbers Of Dead Physicians From 2000 To 2007, Report Finds
10.07.2008 16:12
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Medicare from 2000 to 2007 paid between $60 million and $92 million to medical suppliers that used the identification numbers of dead physicians to file fraudulent claims, according to a report presented on Tuesday by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee, the
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Medical Equipment
Nashville, Tenn., Religious Leaders Seek To Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Blacks
10.07.2008 16:11
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The AP/Clarksville Leaf Chronicle recently featured an effort by the Nashville, Tenn., Metro Health Department that aims to "harness the power and influence of black churches to slow the spread of HIV" in the community.
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HIV/AIDS
Biotech Firm GeoVax Labs Seeking FDA Approval To Launch Phase II Trials Of HIV Vaccine Candidate
10.07.2008 16:11
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The Atlanta-based biotechnology firm GeoVax Labs on Tuesday announced that it is seeking FDA approval to launch Phase II clinical trials of its experimental HIV vaccine this fall, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (Hendrick, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 7/9).
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HIV/AIDS
New Fatal CJD-Like Dementia Discovered In America
10.07.2008 16:11
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A new dementia that is distinct from but resembles known forms of CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, has been discovered in America, affecting 16 people, 10 of whom have died after gradually losing their mental and motor functions and being unable to think, speak or move.
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Alzheimer's Disease
Democrats Seek One More Republican Vote To Delay Medicare Physician Fee Reduction, Target McCain
10.07.2008 15:13
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Democrats are attempting to convince one additional Republican senator to vote to invoke cloture on a House-passed bill (HR 6331) that would delay a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees that was scheduled to take effect last week, CQ Today reports (Armstrong, CQ Today, 7/8).
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
Rare Form Of Salmonella Now Affecting Over 1000 People; Jalapenos And Cilantro Also Under Investigation
10.07.2008 15:13
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Federal health authorities in the USA reported yesterday, 9th July, that the number of confirmed cases of people infected since April by the same strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, a rare form of the foodborne bacterium, now exceeds 1,000 and that they have extended their list of likely sour
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Infectious Diseases
Minorities, Rural Residents In Maryland Less Likely To Be Cancer Clinical Trial Participants, Study Finds
10.07.2008 15:12
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Minorities and rural residents in Maryland are underrepresented in cancer clinical trials and blacks' rate of participation is dropping, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the Baltimore Sun reports.
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Cancer
Study Examines India's HIV/AIDS Plan
10.07.2008 14:13
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"Tackling HIV in India: Evidence-Based Priority Setting and Programming," Health Affairs: The study -- written by Mariam Claeson of the World Bank and Ashok Alexander of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Indian HIV/AIDS initiative
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HIV/AIDS
Fewer Texas Physicians Accepting New Medicare Patients; Payment Cut Would Exacerbate Problem
10.07.2008 13:16
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Fifty-eight percent of Texas physicians are accepting new Medicare beneficiaries, compared with 90% before 1990, according to a survey by the Texas Medical Association, the Houston Chronicle reports. The proportion of primary care physicians accepting new beneficiaries is 38%, according to the survey.
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
G8 Nations Should Honor Development Commitments Made To Africa, Editorial Says
10.07.2008 13:15
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The "defining idea behind" the Group of Eight industrialized nations is "that they all confront global challenges and should work together to meet them," a Boston Globe editorial says, adding, "But this premise is being sorely tested this week" when G8 leaders met for their
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First Aid
Chicago Tribune Examines Program That Teaches Swazi Doctors How To Perform Male Circumcisions
10.07.2008 12:18
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The Chicago Tribune on Tuesday examined a program, called Operation Abraham and organized by the Jerusalem AIDS Project, that sends Israeli surgeons to Swaziland to train doctors on how to perform male circumcisions on adults and infants in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV.
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HIV/AIDS
New Jersey Health Care Bill Extends Child, Low-Income Coverage, Allows Insurers To Vary Premiums By Age
10.07.2008 12:18
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New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) on Tuesday signed into law legislation that mandates health coverage for all state residents younger than age 19, expands coverage for low-income families and allows insurers to charge different premiums for individual coverage based on a person's age, the Bergen Record reports.
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Insurance
New York Times Examines Debate Over Mammography For Women Over 80
10.07.2008 12:18
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The New York Times on Monday examined the debate among physicians on the value of recommending that women ages 80 and older receive annual mammograms -- a debate that has arisen because of the paucity of data available for this age group because large clinical trials traditionally focused on younger people and excluded the very old.
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Cancer
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