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Central Virginia CC Closed for Cleaning After MRSA Case Diagnosed

LYNCHBURG Va. Central Virginia Community College officials said the school’s main campus was closed Tuesday for cleaning after a staff member was diagnosed with MRSA.

October 29, 2007

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CU Sees Rise In Reports Of Staph Infections

BOULDER Colo. The University of Colorado is pulling some equipment from the recreation center following a rise in staph infections among students.

October 23, 2007

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University of South Florida student with suspected case of bacterial meningitis has died

TAMPA Fla. A University of South Florida student has died from a suspected case of bacterial meningitis.

September 23, 2007

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University of Pittsburgh vaccine lab opening

PITTSBURGH A University of Pittsburgh lab designed to develop vaccines to counter bioterror attacks and deadly pathogens is opening.

September 23, 2007

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University of Hawaii acquires deadly viruses

HONOLULU The University of Hawaii has acquired several potential bioterrorism viruses, some of which cause encephalitis.

September 22, 2007

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Ohio University professor pleads not guilty to drug charges

PARKERSBURG W.Va. An Ohio University engineer professor has pleaded not guilty to drug charges.

September 22, 2007

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Gates Foundation gives Notre Dame $20 million to study malaria

SOUTH BEND Ind. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the University of Notre Dame a $20 million grant Thursday to support research aimed at evaluating and improving malaria control programs.

September 20, 2007

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University of Wisconsin stopped Ebola study after NIH warning

MADISON Wis. The University of Wisconsin-Madison allowed a star researcher to study material that could be used to produce the Ebola virus in a lab less secure than what’s required under federal guidelines.

September 19, 2007

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UT officials admit mistakes in not reporting lab miscues

AUSTIN University of Texas officials have acknowledged they failed to report 10 out of 13 laboratory accidents to federal authorities in the last seven years.

September 16, 2007

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Ore. Study Notes High Drug Use Among Hispanics Trying to Adapt

PORTLAND, Ore. A study led by an Oregon State University sociologist runs counter to some assumptions that Hispanic immigrants tend to bring their drug habits with them to the United States.

August 12, 2007

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UCLA researcher who oversaw important study on women dies at 71

SANTA MONICA Calif. Dr. Howard Judd, a researcher who oversaw a groundbreaking national study of the medical problems of older women, has died. He was 71.

July 28, 2007

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Putting words in the president’s mouth: when Terry Edmonds writes, people listens – Morgan State University alumnus and presidential speechwriter

Since Joining the White House in early 1995, presidential speechwriter Terry Edmonds has toiled far away from the news media spotlight that closely follows President Bill Clinton and his top aides.

July 10, 2007