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Science Friday
September 09, 2017
We all live in a highly complex ecosystem of microbes, some of which we unwittingly create and nourish, others of which are just happy to use our surroundings to make their homes — and scientists know surprisingly little about how this microbial soup affects us.
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Fake HIV/AIDS cures persist around the world
GlobalPost
October 18, 2012
A list of some of the most outrageous claims of finding a cure to AIDS
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A cure for AIDS: fact or fiction?
GlobalPost
December 04, 2012
While it's an exciting time for research into a real cure for AIDS, beliefs in bogus cures unfortunately persist.
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HIV cure months away, Danish scientists say, citing novel new DNA treatment
GlobalPost
April 29, 2013
Danish scientists believe they may have a cure for HIV "within months."
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This man hopes doctors can learn how to stop HIV by studying him
PRI's The World
June 04, 2015
Kai Brothers has kept HIV at bay for 30 years. And he's been donating blood for every month to help doctors figure out why.
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How seriously should we take the fluoride controversy?
Living on Earth
December 05, 2015
Since shortly after World War II, fluoride has been added to water in the US to help strengthen children’s teeth. Today it comes out of the taps in about two-thirds of America’s households. Yet it remains a highly controversial subject.
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How Cuba is leading the international fight against Ebola
PRI's The World
October 17, 2014
It was a rare political moment: the US Secretary of State paying a compliment to Cuba. But that’s what happened Friday when John Kerry commended Cuba's role in West Africa, where the island nation has sent more health workers than any other country — and plans to send even more in the coming weeks.
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What Sweden can teach America about measles vaccinations
PRI's The World
January 29, 2015
Maybe Americans should take a cue from the Swedes, who sign up in droves for all sorts of optional vaccines, including measles immunizations. How did that happen? It was no accident.
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As the Ebola crisis rages, West African villagers are warned away from fruit bats
PRI's The World
August 13, 2014
Scientists are warning West African villagers to stop hunting bush meat and to stay away from fruit bats as they circle in a possible animal source for the latest Ebola outbreak. The Ebola virus lives in fruit bats, scientists believe, and is threatening communities who are already facing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
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Vancouver combats heroin by giving its addicts the best smack in the world
PRI's The World
February 04, 2015
Updated
Heroin has been a major problem in Vancouver for decades. To battle it, the city has launched a new program that provides serious addicts pure heroin three times a day. Is that actually a good idea?
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Here's everything you wish you didn't need to know about Ebola
PRI's The World
October 15, 2014
Updated
How easily can you catch Ebola? What does it do to your body? Emmanuel d'Harcourt, senior health director of the International Rescue Committee, which is helping fight the Ebola crisis in West Africa, offers some answers.