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One does of the vaccine Gardasil
One does of the vaccine Gardasil
Will New Pap Test Guidelines Result in Delayed Administration of Gardasil?
November 20, 2009 04:30 PM
New screening guidelines for cervical cancer say girls can wait until age 21 to begin Pap tests, though it is unclear how these recommendations will impact current HPV vaccination guidelines.
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November 19, 2009 07:00 AMIn addition to a slew of studies, initiatives, programs and methods that aim to teach American children to read, a new federal bill would provide much-needed funds for literacy programs.
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November 17, 2009 12:00 PMWith flu season approaching, the scare of the H1N1 pandemic has hospitals in the Northern Hemisphere developing procedures to handle an influx of flu patients.
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November 15, 2009 10:00 AMOrganic farming isn’t a perfect practice free of chemicals or questionable animal treatment. Some believe that getting to know your local farmers may be the healthiest strategy.


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November 14, 2009 12:30 PMSome identity thieves are making young relatives their latest targets, as the victims often don’t learn of the crime until they turn 18.
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November 06, 2009 06:00 PMStudies show Americans’ support for animal research has declined significantly. In response, biomedical researchers have launched a national campaign to defend and promote animal testing.
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November 06, 2009 06:00 AMOn Nov. 6, 1977, after a week of heavy rain, the Barnes Lake Dam in Toccoa Falls ruptured and unleashed a flood of water that killed 38 people and left a small college town destroyed.


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November 04, 2009 02:15 PMA new Tom Hanks film marks the unveiling of elaborate additions to New Orleans’ National World War II Museum, underscoring the city’s reemergence.
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November 01, 2009 02:00 PMA young musician was attacked and killed by coyotes in the woods of eastern Canada, raising questions about coyotes’ tendencies toward humans and highlighting other unlikely animal attacks.
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October 29, 2009 08:00 AMMost Americans will set their clocks back one hour before they go to bed tonight. Why do we "fall" back one hour in the autumn, and "spring" ahead one hour in the spring?


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October 28, 2009 06:00 PMA World Series showdown with the Yankees is just one of many factors drawing attention to Philadelphia, a fascinating city that many former New Yorkers now call home.
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October 25, 2009 04:00 PMNearly 100 residents of New York and New Jersey are stricken with mumps; most had the usual two doses of mumps vaccine.
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October 23, 2009 02:20 PMUsing teeth collected from donors in the St. Louis-area in the 1960s, a new study has uncovered a link between strontium-90 levels and cancer, calling attention to other environmental carcinogens.


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October 22, 2009 07:00 PMWith the death penalty already under attack in a number of states, a study conducted by the Death Penalty Information Center found that ending it would save states a considerable amount of money.
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October 21, 2009 10:29 AMThe CIA’s investment arm recently bought a stake in a company developing software that monitors social media conversations. What else has the U.S. Intelligence Community done to harness social media and the Web?
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October 20, 2009 11:30 AMTexas Gov. Rick Perry is under fire for delaying a state investigation into the execution of a convicted arsonist in 2004. Reports have determined that the man was convicted using disproved fire science techniques, suggesting that he may have been innocent.




