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HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks

Two years after the government urged making HIV tests as common as cholesterol checks, there are small gains but still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus doesn't know it, scientists said Thursday. Eleven states that once required ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, Taiwan News,  21 Nov 2008

HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two years after the government urged that HIV tests become as common as cholesterol checks there are small gains but still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus don't know it, scientists said Thursday. Eleven states that ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, Buffalo News,  20 Nov 2008

Nerve surgery brings hope

WASHINGTON — It's a delicate and daring experiment: Could doctors switch a leg nerve to make it operate the bladder instead? whether this works or not" before accepting all-comers, he stresses. Janice Kraser sits next to her nine-year-old son Billy ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, Monterey County Herald,  20 Nov 2008

Doctors Hoping for New Era of Artificial Ankles

WASHINGTON (AP) - What was left of Dan Sivia's ankle simply didn't work. He limped through his 30s by sheer force of will, one foot almost completely immobile from repeated broken bones and surgeries. Then a doctor offered his last hope: An ankle ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, The Christian Post,  18 Nov 2008

Doctors hoping for new era of artificial ankles

His confusion is understandable: The first ankle replacements of the 1970s were abandoned when they couldn't withstand the pounding of daily life. A second generation in the '90s lasted longer but never became really popular. Now the nation is ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2008

Doctors hoping for new era of artificial ankles

WASHINGTON (AP) -- What was left of Dan Sivia's ankle simply didn't work. He limped through his 30s by sheer force of will, one foot almost completely immobile from repeated broken bones and surgeries. Then a doctor offered his last hope: An ankle ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, Buffalo News,  17 Nov 2008

ABCs plus playing nice equals better pre-K smarts

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Should preschool be more about ABCs or learning to play with others? With the help of Twiggle the Turtle, scientists found out that youngsters do better if they do both. So concludes a major study in Head Start programs in ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, Buffalo News,  14 Nov 2008

Report Urges States to Tackle Preterm Birth Crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) - The odds of having a premature baby are lowest in Vermont and highest in Mississippi. The March of Dimes mapped the stark state-by-state disparities in what it called a "report card" on prematurity Wednesday - to track progress toward ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, The Christian Post,  12 Nov 2008

Report urges states to tackle preterm birth crisis

WASHINGTON—The odds of having a premature baby are lowest in Vermont and highest in Mississippi. The March of Dimes mapped the stark state-by-state disparities in what it called a "report card" on prematurity Wednesday -- to track progress toward ...

From LAURAN NEERGAARD, Boston Globe,  12 Nov 2008

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