STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Investigators combing the genome in the hope of finding genetic variants responsible for triggering early-onset diabetes may be looking in the wrong place, new research at the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests.

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British court refuses to rule out prosecutions for the relatives of
terminally ill people who commit suicide abroad.

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A British woman with multiple sclerosis on Wednesday (October 29)
lost her High ...   more »

Mass HIV testing campaign is being conducted in Uganda enabling many to
take the test for the first time in their lives.

GABBA FISH LANDING SITE ALONG LAKE VICTORIA, UGANDA (OCTOBER
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Melamine turns up in Chinese chicken eggs in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong said last week it would test meat, vegetables and processed food
for melamine, a move that underlines concerns about food safety in the ...   more »

Free Online Search Lists Over 35,000 Flu Shot Clinics

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last year, fewer than 25 percent of children ages 6 to 23 months were fully immunized for the flu during the ...   more »

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) today announced a $1.37 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to explore ways of reducing millions of preventable ...   more »

Results from Clinical Trials Show Promise for Innovative Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Pain and Fibromyalgia

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer will present data on three investigational compounds that represent potential new mechanisms for targeting pain ...   more »

UGANDA VNR-
It's a deadly disease and has caused arguably one of the most
devastating global health crises in the world today. Malaria claims one
million lives each year, mostly women and children in Africa.
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