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• Student Battling Flesh-Eating Bacteria Faces Additional Amputations - TIME
  

  New York Daily News

  Student Battling Flesh-Eating Bacteria Faces Additional Amputations TIME Despite the physical and psychological pain the 24-year-old has suffered, her family members aren't lamenting -- they're celebrating. By Samantha Grossman | @sam_grossman | May 19, 2012 | + Aimee Copeland, the University of West Georgia grad student ... Music filled fundraiser for Aimee CopelandWGCL Atlanta Father: Ga. woman battling flesh-eating bacteria learns of amputations, says ...Washington Post Flesh-Eating Disease: Severe Pain Leads SymptomsABC News Boston Herald -Reuters -msnbc.com all 111 news articles »

  
  
  
• CDC Lowers Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Kids – What Parents Should Know - InjuryBoard.com
  

  MiamiHerald.com

  CDC Lowers Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Kids – What Parents Should Know InjuryBoard.com For the first time since 1991, the CDC has lowered the threshold for what's considered lead poisoning in children under six. Lead is an incredibly toxic metal that harms developing brains and nervous systems, leading to a lower IQ and other problems ... Worried about lead poisoning in your home? What to doUSA TODAY CDC Lowers Recommended Lead-Level Limits in ChildrenNew York Times CDC toughens definition of lead poisoningLos Angeles Times Washington Post -The Associated Press -Reuters all 361 news articles »

  
  
  
• Hepatitis C tests suggested for all baby boomers - San Antonio Express
  

  CBC.ca

  Hepatitis C tests suggested for all baby boomers San Antonio Express The federal government Friday called for all baby boomers to be tested for hepatitis C, which kills more Americans each year than AIDS and is the leading reason for liver transplants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the ... CDC urges Boomers to get tested for hepatitis CUSA TODAY Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDCiVillage Entertainment US baby boomers urged to take hepatitis C blood testBBC News San Francisco Chronicle -Washington Post -BusinessWeek all 547 news articles »

  
  
  
• Study Indicates 'Good' Cholesterol Doctrine May Be Flawed - Daily Disruption
  

  CBC.ca

  Study Indicates 'Good' Cholesterol Doctrine May Be Flawed Daily Disruption A new study published by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Broad Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital, challenges the conventional concept that raising a person's HDL levels (good ... Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol'New York Times Raising HDL Levels May Not Lower Heart Attack RiskWebMD Study questions whether raising “good" cholesterol reduces heart attack riskBoston.com MedPage Today -Fox News -ABC News all 139 news articles »

  
  
  
• Psychiatrist who championed 'gay cure' admits he was wrong - The Guardian
  

  The Guardian

  Psychiatrist who championed 'gay cure' admits he was wrong The Guardian One of the most influential figures in modern psychiatry has apologised to America's gays for a scientific study which supported attempts to "cure" people of their homosexuality. The survey, published in 2001, looked at "reparative therapy" and was ... Psychiatry Giant Sorry for Backing Gay 'Cure'New York Times Dr. Robert Spitzer Regrets 2001 Study Supporting 'Ex-Gay' TherapyOn Top Magazine A decade later, researcher apologizes for study suggesting gays can go ...Washington Post all 201 news articles »

  
  
  

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