The global AIDS fund
The world has two big programs that fight AIDS in poor countries. One, created by President George W. Bush, will spend more than a billion dollars in 15 hard-hit nations this year. It is a very
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Is diabetes a result of ice age?
People with the disease, also known as Type 1 diabetes, have excessive amounts of sugar, or glucose, in their blood. The theory argues that juvenile diabetes may have developed in ancestral people
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Is diabetes a result of ice age?
When temperatures plummet, most people bundle up in thick sweaters, stay cozy indoors and stoke up on comfort food. But a provocative new theory suggests that thousands of years ago, juvenile
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Low fat may help breast cancer cases
Breast cancer patients who follow diets low in fat may reduce the chance that their tumors will return, scientists have reported. It was, researchers said, the first time that a large, rigorous study
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Low fat may help breast cancer cases
Breast cancer patients who follow diets low in fat may reduce the chance that their tumors will return, scientists have reported. It was, researchers said, the first time that a large, rigorous study
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Toyota plans to build hybrid Camry in U.S
Toyota said hat it would build a gasoline-electric hybrid version of its Camry sedan in the United States starting late next year. Toyota will build the hybrid Camry side by side with the gasoline
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Red flag on a cure-all
In India, the way some tell it, there is nothing paan won't do. They say it is a stimulant, breath freshener and strengthener of gums. It raises sperm count and lowers blood pressure. It releases
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Australia to join others to fight Japan's whaling
Australia will join forces with New Zealand, the United States and Britain to protest Japan's plans to increase whaling, Prime Minister John Howard said. Japan says it will seek approval to expand
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Saudis lobby to limit chemical liability
A company largely owned by the Saudi government has spent more than $1.5 million since 1998 lobbying Congress to shield the chemical industry from liability for damages caused by MTBE, a potentially
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China lambastes U.S. trade limits
China responded angrily to the new limits that the United States placed on its clothing exports, and manufacturers here called for tit-for-tat restrictions. The reactions followed the announcement by