Balawing Crowned World's Shortest Adult Man in Philippines
Balawing, 23.5 inches tall, was celebrated at Sindangan town hall with about 100 villagers and journalists. Guinness official Craig Glenday presented the certificate, noting he surpassed Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar at 26.4 inches.
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Balawing
Guinness World Records
Craig Glenday
Guinness
Khagendra Thapa Magar
Nepal
Glenday
Sindangan
Manila
HIV Treatment in Iowa Faces Delayed Diagnosis Issue
Iowa doctors report nearly half of HIV positive residents delay testing until AIDS develops due to discrimination. Late diagnosis cuts life expectancy by 10 to 30 years, with patients avoiding local care and traveling long distances for treatment. Pill therapy offers 1 daily dose with minimal side effects.
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Stapleton
Iowas HIV AIDS care providers and stigma issues
Iowa care providers in Linn County and Iowa City serve patients with HIV and educate the public. Stories profile Haught and her battles with disclosure, stigma, and treatment while she leads PITCH and advocates for awareness.
Iowa Community Supports HIV Patients Through ICARE Fundraiser
Iowa City hosts ICARE annual pancake breakfast drawing over 1,000 locals and 70 volunteers. Program director Carol Paper notes a shift from helping people die to helping them live as Ryan White funded services, housing, and emotional support expand in Cedar Rapids and Linn County.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa Center For Aids Resources and Education
Carol Paper
ICARE
Cedar Rapids
Rapids Aids
American Red Cross
Linn County
Rapids
Nichole Baker-Jones
Prenatal blood tests raise ethical and social questions
Experts warn tests could change pregnancy experiences as parents may demand a fetus be “good enough” to birth. The potential to reconstruct fetal genomes from maternal blood, with cheaper analysis, raises concerns about information overload, abortion decisions, and parents’ responsibility for a child’s genetics.
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Marcy Darnovsky
Center For Genetics and Society
Berkeley
Calif
King
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