Testicular cancer can be treated just as effectively with a single drug treatment as with three weeks of radiation, a new study suggests. (Globe and Mail)
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Levels of lead have dropped dramatically, exposure to second-hand smoke is down and most women are not burdened by unsafe levels of mercury, according to the latest U.S. government survey on chemical exposures. (Reuters)
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“With a stroke of the pen, Canadian Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin signed into law Canada’s controversial C-38 bill, which legalized same-sex marriage in the country” (WikiNews).
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“A TEENAGER has won a landmark High Court ruling against the legality of child curfew zones, leaving Prime Minister Tony Blair’s high-profile bid to reduce anti-social behaviour in disarray.” (News.com.au).
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Utah Senator Chris Buttars has decided not to introduce a bill requiring the teaching of “divine design” in Utah schools, at least for this year. Buttars withdrew after State Board of Education director Patti Harrington assured him that Utah public school curriculum does not teach that man descended from apes. (WikiNews)
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According to a poll, Republicans agree that “Karl Rove should be fired if he leaked classified information?” I’m not sure if people polled were thinking in terms of whether he’d committed a crime or knew whether he was leaking classified information. But if you listen to much of the noise coming from the […]

At the moment, two vaccinations about one month apart provide several months of immunity. The team’s aim is to provide lifelong immunity with one or two shots, though they say the vaccine will still be beneficial even it has to be given yearly. (Hindustan Times)
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Lesotho will cease to exist unless it can tackle an HIV rate of around 30 percent, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Monday as he opened a clinic in the impoverished mountain kingdom’s capital. (Reuters)
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Brain cells poisoned by Alzheimer’s disease don’t always die right away, says provocative research that suggests it may one day be possible to save those sick cells and recover some memory. (Chicago Sun Times)
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Thailand has announced it will offer anti-retroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV/Aids to all infected Thais, at virtually no cost to the patient. (BBC)
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