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"One of the interesting things about lupus is that most people pass," Susan Golick, a founder and vice president of the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, said during cocktail hour, referring to the disease's "invisible" symptoms such as swollen joints and fatigue.
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Shots against HPV have been more controversial than others because the disease's association with sex.
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Clinical research also investigates the psycho-social effects of living with HIV infection and the disease's impact on the healthcare delivery system.
Pediatric AIDS 2010
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Taller people face higher risks of getting cancer, research shows, suggesting increases in the height of populations over the past century may help explain changes in the disease's incidence.
What's News— 2011
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After a trip to Africa with his wife Kati in 1999, Holbrooke was appalled by the spread of AIDS and the disease's threat to community and economic security.
Priya Bery: The Ambassador's Toast: Remembering Richard Holbrooke Priya Bery 2011
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Shots against HPV have been more controversial than others because the disease's association with sex.
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Flooding from the storm is likely to further contaminate water and put stress on poor sanitation systems, increasing the chances of the disease's spread, health officials said.
Haiti Braces for Approaching Storm Ingrid Arnesen 2010
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He described the disease's spread in Europe as "alarming" and said previous measures to contain the outbreak were inadequate.
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Experts said much of the rise in diabetes cases was due to aging populations — since diabetes typically hits in middle age — and population growth, but that obesity rates had also fueled the disease's spread.
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After a trip to Africa with his wife Kati in 1999, Holbrooke was appalled by the spread of AIDS and the disease's threat to community and economic security.
Priya Bery: The Ambassador's Toast: Remembering Richard Holbrooke Priya Bery 2011
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