Aging AIDS Population Causes New Challenges for Health Care System

Aging AIDS population causes new challenges for health care system

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WASHINGTON — Half of the HIV/AIDS population in the United States will be 50 or older by 2015, a pivotal development that brings new challenges to the treatment and prevention of the disease, experts told a congressional panel Wednesday. Drug …
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Democrat freaks out over Obamacare defunding vote: 'We need to believe in this

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WASHINGTON — A Democratic congressman from Virginia raised his voice on the House floor Friday and lamented how the Republican push to defund Obamacare makes him less “proud” to be a member of Congress. “I used to be really proud of this …
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A few more darts, laurels

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LAUREL — To Kenosha County's Drug and Alcohol Treatment Court for helping area people turn their lives around. Launched in 2011, the court offers non-violent criminal offenders the opportunity to go through an intensive treatment and … DART — To …
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House considers more CR poison pills – Administration requests contraception

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“It's outrageous for the FDA to spend nearly $ 200,000 to promote itself on social media when it is claiming sequestration may hurt its ability to approve life-saving drugs and medical devices,” Sen. Tom Coburn said … CBO MODELS PREMIUM SUPPORT …
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