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US task force calls for routine HIV testingAn influential US panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a change that may help lift some of the stigma associated with HIV testing. The ne More… |
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Drug pipeline for superbugs 'on life support'Only seven new drugs are in development for the treatment of infections caused by an especially nasty class of superbugs that include E coli and CRE, the so-called "nightmare bacteria" that the US Centers for Disease Control and Preven More… |
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QA inaugural flight lands in ChicagoQatar Airways' (QA) inaugural flight to the city of Chicago touched down at O'Hare International Airport today marking the airline's fourth gateway in the United States. With the launch of thrice-weekly passenger servi More… |
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Experimental sleep drug may have fewer side effectsA study in rats and monkeys suggests an experimental Merck & Co sleep drug may help induce sleep without causing the memory loss and attention problems sometimes seen in the commonly used drugs Ambien and Lunesta, company researchers said on More… |
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AIBTM 2013 aims to enhance attendee experienceReed Travel Exhibitions, organisers of The Americas Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) has announced it is planning a considerably higher level of networking platforms to enhance the attendee experience. More… |
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Snowstorm heads for Washington after MidwestWashington was due to be hit by heavy, wet snow on Wednesday as a fierce snowstorm headed east after blanketing the Midwestern United States, snarling traffic and causing hundreds of flight cancellations. The storm was expected to More… |
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Revived search for TB vaccine may be about to pay offAfter nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a year. Global health experts are eagerly awaiting clinical trial More… |
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NBAD picks administrator for key fundsNational Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has named Northern Trust, a Chicago-based financial holding company, as the administrator and custodian for its landmark exchange traded fund (ETF). The ETF, which also shifted from index provider More… |
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Scientists test drugs on tiny, artificial lungUS researchers have begun testing drugs using a microchip lined with living cells that replicates many of the features of a human lung, a technology that may one day help improve drug testing and reduce researchers' dependence on animal stud More… |
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Man charged with trying to bomb Chicago barAn 18-year-old man who tried to set off what he thought was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar on Friday night has been arrested and charged in a federal undercover sting, authorities said Saturday. Adel Daoud, a US citizen More… |
