If you had to think what the number one cause of death in women who are between the ages of 15 and 44 was, what would you answer? With October just having passed, and ribbons of pink cascading all over town, my first thought would be breast cancer. But haven’t I also heard about heart [...]

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In a disappointing twist of events, updated test results from a recent and what-was-thought-to-be promising AIDS vaccine experiment show that the vaccine is less effective than originally thought and that this effectiveness may tend to decrease over an extended period of time. Nonetheless, the results from this experimental study have not hindered the excitement that [...]

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Last month, the population of the Czech Republic was split in their opinions about Pope Benedict XVI’s visit. While some hastily cleaned up their schedules to be sure to catch a glimpse of the pope, others simply shrugged and wondered what all the hubbub was about. Many in this region have become a bit disillusioned [...]

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