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Jefferson Adams is a freelance writer living in San Francisco. His poems, essays and photographs have appeared in Antioch Review, Blue Mesa Review, CALIBAN, Celiac.com, Hayden's Ferry Review, Huffington Post, the Mississippi Review, and Slate among others.

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Swine flu deaths surge in kids; half among teens

H1N1 Swine flu claimed the lives of 11 more children in the past week, as health officials across the country struggle to cope with waves of swine flu...
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Have autism rates doubled in six years?

Reported cases of autism have doubled since 2003, according to the latest U.S. government survey on the health of more than 78,000 children conducted...
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Autopsy bombshell: Michael Jackson healthy before death

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Singer Michael Jackson may have looked frail, and his body riddled with injection marks, surgical scars and cosmetic tattoos, but autopsy results show...
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Obama’s five billion dollar cancer research push

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Historic success for new AIDS vaccine

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Scientists in Thailand have announced successful trials of the first vaccine to prevent infection from the AIDS virus, a potentially landmark...
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Kids' Tamiflu in short supply

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In the midst of news regarding a surge of flu vaccine production, the producers of Tamiflu have alerted doctors to a shortage of the children's...
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Do mid-life cholesterol levels predict Alzheimer's?

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It might be time to take a second look at that bacon cheeseburger. That's because even moderately elevated cholesterol levels in our 40s can...
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BREAKING: DEA raids Jackson doctor's house (VIDEO)

TMZ is reporting that agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency have raided the home of doctor Conrad Murray, the cardiologist who was working as...
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Official: Doc gave Jackson deadly anesthetic

A law enforcement official close to the investigation into Michael Jackson's death says the singer's personal doctor injected him with a powerful drug...
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DEA raids clinic of Jackson doctor Conrad Murray

Agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency raided the Houston clinic of Dr. Conrad Murray, the cardiologist who was working as Michael Jackson's personal...
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