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Table of Contents . . . August 25th, 2002
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AIDS Conference - CDC studies report factors underlying high HIV rates among gay, bisexual men
Healthcare Costs - Medical system feels the weight of obesity, heart disease link
Mortality - Study analyzes causes of death among women with AIDS
Public Health - Cigarette marketing can undermine good parenting
Regulatory issues - Government regulation of food industry needed to stem obesity tide
AIDS Epidemiology - China facing HIV/AIDS disaster of 'unimaginable proportion,' U.N. warns
Addiction Medicine - Cocaine use linked to poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients
Birth Defects - Product tests find harmful phthalates in fragrances, hair products, deodorants
Carcinogens - International panel of scientists investigates acrylamide
Epidemiology - 45 million more AIDS cases predicted by 2010
Food-borne Illness - What makes E. coli go bad?
Heart Disease - Passive smoking increases risk
Nicotine Addiction - U.N. health agency releases draft treaty to curbing global tobacco epidemic
Obesity - World Health Organization questions existing fat standards for Asians
Pharmacology - Study highlights threat of sex discrimination in the medicine cabinet
Public Health - Infant mortality down, but racial gap widens, CDC says
Regulatory Issues - FDA to require trans fat labeling
Rotavirus - Vaccine tests aim to fight deadly diarrhea worldwide
Virology - One in two HIV patients may have drug resistant virus before starting treatment
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