May 28, 2009 -
It's pretty amazing to me when medications typically given for one thing could theoretically help prevent a completely different disease. Praziquantel is a broad spectrum antihelminthic also given to dogs and cats infected with Tapeworms. If you're interested in lots of scientific jargon, the scientific article can be found here
Giving an inexpensive deworming drug to millions of girls in rural Africa could substantially reduce transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers say.
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Apr 06, 2008 -
Your bathroom is one of the most wetted rooms in your home, and therefore is one of the rooms where mold is most likely to grow. The fact that heat and moisture are frequently generated in the bathroom promotes mold growth as these factors provide great conditions for mold to grow and flourish. Prevent mold in your bathroom is vital for your health and for the way your bathroom looks.
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Feb 27, 2008 -
Gwyneth Paltrow has filmed a public service announcement for UNICEF to help raise money to prevent children being born with the HIV virus.
Paltrow's video clip was launched online Wednesday.
The actress agreed to take part in the PSA after being approached by pal Jemima Khan – ex-girlfriend of Hugh Grant – who is urging world leaders to honor their 2007 pledge for AIDS funding that would allow all pregnant women with HIV to receive treatment and care to ensure that their babies are born free from the virus.
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May 19, 2007 -
Heartburns... They suck!
From time to time I get the most annoying heartburns after lunch.
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Apr 07, 2008 -
I just started a group called "Prevent Cervical Cancer-- Get Tested for HPV." Please join if you are interested!
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Apr 07, 2008 -
I just started a group for cervical cancer and HPV awareness. If you're interested, please join!
It's called "Prevent Cervical Cancer-- Get Tested for HPV."
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Nov 23, 2009 -
Oily skin spoiling your makeup?
This is what you call Matte!
If your a bit like myself and find yourself perfectly applying makeup precisely before leaving the house, but by noon your face is more sweaty than Matthew McConaughey after a workout, then don't fear because I've hunted down the best mattifying products to keep you as shine-free as Cheryl Cole on a daily basis.
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Nov 22, 2009 -
Baptist Leader: Obama ‘Very Dangerous,’ Causing ‘Severe Damage’
Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:24 PMBy: John Rossomando
One of the leaders of the nation’s influential Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) tells Newsmax that President Obama is “very dangerous” in his economic policies and his foreign policy is causing “severe damage” to U.S. standing in the world.
Dr.
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Nov 19, 2009 -
Corps' operation of MR-GO doomed homes in St. Bernard, Lower 9th Ward, judge rules
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune
November 19, 2009, 6:00AM
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In a groundbreaking decision, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement of maintenance at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was directly responsible for flood damage in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina.
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Nov 19, 2009 -
Hi Fit,
I recently started running outdoors and am really enjoying it. It's started to cool off, and breathing in the cold air really burns my throat and lungs when I jog. Is there anything that can be done to prevent this?
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