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Wed., November 23, 2011 3:25pm
Experts hope to potentially reduce insurance costs for breast cancer testing.
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Wed., September 28, 2011 11:21am
Amarillo-based Palo Duro Meat is recalling 40,000 pounds of frozen fine ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.
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Wed., July 27, 2011 9:57am
Eight Georgians are recovering from salmonella poisoning after eating tainted papayas.
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Mon., July 25, 2011 3:13pm
A new task force charged with ridding the state of so called "food deserts" met for the first time in Atlanta today. The areas, which offer little fresh produce, can be found in both urban and rural parts of the state.
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Wed., July 13, 2011 1:00pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has found a drug with a 63 percent success rate in preventing the HIV virus among heterosexual couples.
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Thu., February 10, 2011 7:22pm
Two years ago the Public Health department was merged into the Department of Community Health. Lawmakers say a separate agency would be more effective and there would be no change in the state budget.
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Wed., December 8, 2010 2:23pm
Georgia ranks 36th in the American Health Rankings for 2010. The national report was released on Tuesday by the United Health Foundation. The state is up seven spots from 2009 when it ranked 43rd.
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Thu., August 26, 2010 3:53pm
Georgia Tech is leading a team of universities that received a $10 million federal grant to develop a computerized early warning system for young children who have autism. The five-year National Science Foundation award will go to researchers designing a tool that would use cameras, microphones, and on-body sensors to identify symptoms of autism in children.
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Thu., August 12, 2010 10:17am
A Georgia scientist makes the case for a disease-spreading parasite. "I don't subdivide nature into useful and non-useful animals. For me, everything has to be there," says Lorenza Beati of Georgia Southern University. Researchers hope to prevent disease by studying that bane of summer, the tick.
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Wed., March 17, 2010 2:51pm
Georgia is one of 38 states where Republicans have pushed a constitutional
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