Maryland hospital lab is back in compliance after suspect HIV ...
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The laboratory at Maryland General Hospital--where faulty lab equipment produced about 450 suspect HIV and hepatitis tests from June 2002 through August 2003--has taken corrective action and is now in compliance with Medicare regulations, according to
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State officials said a second human case of West Nile virus has been diagnosed in Virginia this year. A spokesman for the state Department of Health said the man, who is in his 70s, is in the hospital but is expected to recover.
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Over the next few months, officials in two US cities and several other countries will begin testing whether a popular AIDS drug can protect healthy people against HIV infection.
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Sudden jumps of HIV levels in patients  taking drugs for the AIDS-causing infection are harmless blips  and do not mean the treatment against the virus is losing its  punch, a report said on Tuesday.
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A horse at the Bowie Training Center with signs of equine herpesvirus has tested negative, and the "investigational animal hold order" at the facility's Barn 7 is lifted Friday.
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Should an AIDS patient&#39;s unit and his closely-related ones be informed of his disease if he is confirmed? How do we protect patient&#39;s right of privacy?
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Research results released Wednesday by health authorities did not ruled out the possibility that 11 hemophiliacs may have been infected with HIV through domestic blood coagulation products during 1990-93.
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One day after the discovery of a  drug-resistant, fast-developing AIDS case in New York prompted  city health officials to announce an alert, leading experts  said on Saturday there may be little cause for alarm.
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A test can tell if TB patients have stopped taking their medicine, which increases the risk of drug resistant strains.
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South Africa said on Tuesday it had ordered an inquiry following reports that participants in the clinical trial of a microbicide gel to help prevent HIV infection among women had instead contracted the virus.
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Federal health officials said Tuesday they are investigating dozens of blood infections in at least two states that have been linked to medical syringes contaminated with bacteria.
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It recalls a solution that might be linked to a rare infection.
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A hospital consultant is calling for widespread HIV testing for accident and emergency department patients.
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The CDC recommends that HIV testing become routine for everyone aged 13-64 -- good news for medical diagnistic companies.
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Scientists said on Monday they were  studying a potentially new virulent strain of the AIDS virus  taken from a New York man to see if it posed any public danger.
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The trial of 21 medical workers allegedly linked to an HIV outbreak is under way in Kazakhstan.
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In an effort to reduce the incidence of AIDS in Japan, some public health centers have recently adopted a quick HIV testing regime that officials hope will be an effective tool for early stage detection and containment of the disease.