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...each year in the U.S. until the middle of this century, when antibiotics brought it under control. So when TB re-emerged in AIDS patients six years ago, it was greeted with alarm. Still, most doctors believed it posed little risk to the general population, since modern antibiotics could contain the infection before it flared into full-fledged disease...
...should wear a lubricated latex condom. Most brands contain the spermicide nonoxynol-9, which also kills the AIDS virus. Lambskin condoms will not do the job since the virus can pass through the porous natural membrane...
...insurance, spend an estimated $84 billion a year to subsidize medical care for mostly middle- and upper-class Americans. That is because companies can write off every dollar they spend on health care as a business expense, which may help explain why corporate America did so little to contain the costs until they got out of hand. At the same time, employees who enjoy generous benefits plans pay no taxes on the thousands of dollars in health-care coverage that their companies provide for them...
...newest and broadest attempt to improve access and contain costs is taking place in Oregon. The state is asking the U.S. government to approve changes in Medicaid rules to provide a limited list of medical services to all people below the poverty level, regardless of their current Medicaid status. A companion law in Oregon's comprehensive health plan requires all employers to provide health insurance for full-time employees and obliges insurance companies to renew those policies without excluding individuals considered too risky. The state also guarantees that doctors and hospitals are reimbursed for their services but makes them justify...
...Bulldogs and the Crimson boast the number-one and numbertwo rushing games in the Ivy League. For Harvard to steal another victory down in New Haven, the Crimson will have to contain Yale's powerful wishbone offense...