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Focusing on STDs: Vaccines now available to prevent, reduce risk of HPV in adolescents
April is sexually transmitted disease Awareness Month, an annual event calling attention to STDs in the United States. This month-long observance provides individuals, doctors, and community-based organizations an opportunity to address ways to prevent...
Tags: Symptoms, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases and Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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25 Years Ago: March 8, 2013
March 8, 1988 The Winchester Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 against a proposed ordinance that would have prohibited teenagers from entering local bars. The Public Library Board of Trustees will seek the help of the Winchester Municipal Utilities Co....
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Viral Diseases and Infections
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25 Years Ago: Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012 Differing interpretations of the meaning of Kiwanis were shared at Wednesday’s meeting of the Winchester Kiwanis Club by Dr. Dennis Brewer, Beattyville, lieutenant governor of Division 9, Kentucky-Tennessee District. FRANKFORT (AP)...
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TURN THE PAGE: 'And the Band Played On' sobering account of the dangers of homophobia
smojica@amnews.com“And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition.” By Randy Shilts, November 2007, Kindle edition, $13.49, 660 pages, St. Martin’s Griffin, revised edition. After reading “And the...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, American Legion, Homophobia, Diseases and Illnesses, Rock Hudson
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FIV: Another devastating cat disease
FIV, or feline immunodeficiency virus, is a virus specific to cats. It is in the same family of viruses as HIV or human immunodeficiency virus. Make no mistake: The cat FIV virus cannot infect humans and the human HIV virus cannot infect cats. People are...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Symptoms, Vaccines, Leukemia, Immune System
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The Conversation: Zombies keep coming, we keep letting them
jking@amnews.comWho doesn’t love zombies? From Romero to Harrelson (by way of the The Winchester, of course!) zombies are great! Being something of a zombiephile myself, I was shocked when I realized the long-anticipated zombie apocalypse had already happened and,...Tags: Walmart, Horror (genre), Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Methamphetamine (drug)
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Elizabeth Taylor's death evokes local memories
SO YOU KNOW
Elizabeth Taylor’s star blazed brightly in Danville during the summer of 1956, when she came to town with fellow stars Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint, Lee Marvin and Rod Taylor for the filming of the Civil War epic “Raintree...Tags: Elizabeth Taylor, Tennessee Williams, Government, Arts and Culture, James Agee
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Dental clinic for HIV-positive, low income patients opens in Pasadena
Accessing much-needed dental care is no longer like pulling teeth for HIV-positive patients in San Gabriel Valley. A new dental clinic that recently opened in Pasadena fills a major health care gap for those who have HIV, but lack insurance. That’s...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Personal Income, Root Canal, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Television review: 'Behind the Candelabra' an all-that-glitters caveat
Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra" was preceded by so much fuss over the casting of Michael Douglas as bedazzled pianist icon Liberace and Matt Damon as the entertainer's young lover Scott Thorson, that you'd have thought the duo did something...
Tags: Entertainment, Elton John, Facelift, Plastic Surgeons, Matt Damon
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Cannes 2013: Leonardo DiCaprio space flight goes for $1.5 million
A guest at a charity auction at Cannes has paid 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for a trip into space with Leonardo DiCaprio. AmFAR, a nonprofit devoted to AIDS research, held the auction Thursday night at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc as part of its...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson, Cannes Film Festival
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Why Janet Jackson isn't a billionaire (technically)
Janet Jackson has reportedly joined the billionaires club. Funny thing: The singer isn't actually a billionaire. The pop star, 47, was named a "billion dollar entertainer" by Variety, but depending on how you calculate net worth, it doesn't actually...
Tags: Entertainment, Book, Janet Jackson
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Shoot hoops for a cause
Shoot hoops for a good cause. Hoops for Hope, which raises money for children orphaned by AIDS by having people shoot free throws, is coming to Boca Raton. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 15 at the Spanish River Christian...Tags: World AIDS Day
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