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Taking a Defensive Stance Against Stroke
More than 700,000 people will suffer from a stroke this year. Learn the "Three R's" of stroke defense.
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03-02-04
Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Colorectal Cancer: Who’s at Risk? By: Moran Hanson, MD It’s natural to wonder what your chances are of developing cancer...

BloodlessMedicine
Because of deeply held religious convictions or other personal reasons, some patients choose to abstain from blood transfusions when they receive medical or surgical care. Such patients may have had few healthcare alternatives – until now. Forest Par...

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Angola takes moves to protect AIDS patients
Luanda, Angola - Angolan government has approved a bill for the protection of people living with HIV/AIDS, an official source said here.

Mutual helps AIDS orphans, rural areas
Mutual helps AIDS orphans, rural areas Group encourages its staff volunteers Senior Business Correspondent OLD Mutual Foundation, which sets aside R20m a year for Old Mutual's social investment strategy, increased its funding of its Rural Economic Development Initiative and the AIDS Orphans Programme in the past year.

Fire Chiefs support fire-safe cigarettes regulations
YARMOUTH, NS, May 3 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs today announced its support for federal regulations requiring that all cigarettes manufactured in, or imported for sale in, Canada be less likely to start fires.

China offers free AIDS tests and treatment for the poor - HIV/AIDS Testing
2004 MAY 3 - -- China on April 14, 2004, began offering free AIDS tests to anyone who wants one and free treatment for infected people who can't afford it, amid growing official urgency about stopping the spread of the virus. China says 840,000 of its people are HIV-positive and 80,000 have full-blown AIDS. But the U.

Majority of college smokers don't quit - Nicotine Addiction
2004 MAY 3 - -- Almost 90% of college students who were daily smokers and 50% of occasional smokers were still smoking 4 years later, according to a study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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