Kiss transmission link found for AIDS-related herpes virus
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that herpes virus 8 linked to Kaposi's sarcoma may spread via oral-oral contact. In 39 infected gay men, virus appeared slightly more in saliva than in anal samples, with deep kissing elevating risk. Public health implications noted. no broad recommendation to avoid kissing.
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United States
University of Washington
New England Journal of Medicine
John Pauk
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Ronald O. Valdiserri
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Kaposi
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Anna Wald
Patrick S. Moore
Columbia University
USS Cole Heads for Mississippi Shipyard for Repairs
The bomb damaged USS Cole will be repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., starting in January for about a year. The $1 billion destroyer work could exceed $150 million, with Iron Works of Maine aiding Ingalls on the Aegis class ship. Ingalls is a Litton Industries subsidiary, built the Cole in 1995.
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Tiny New York Baby Survives At 12 Ounces Born Prematurely
A baby girl born three months premature in New York weighed 12 ounces and length ten inches. Now nearly four months old she weighs 4 pounds 6 ounces. Doctors say she shows no signs of cerebral palsy or major brain bleeding and is developing normally. Her mother had preeclampsia triggering a timed delivery. delivery at the right moment saved the infant.
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New York
Madison Savoia
Madison
Alan Spitzer
Stony Brook University Hospital
Long Island
Spitzer
Kristina Savoia
Spokane paper fires intern over Nazi priest headline
The Spokesman-Review apologized after 24 year old intern Robin Moody wrote Nazi priest promotes his new book about Rev. Robert Spitzer. Editor Chris Peck called the error embarrassing and said Moody resigned at editors' request. A temporary space filler led to the print mistake during election coverage.
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Spokane
Wash
Gonzaga University
Spokesman-Review
Robert Spitzer
Chris Peck
Spitzer
Robin Moody
Gonzaga
Peck
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