Study: Lincoln Ill at Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln has been dead for 142 years, but he still manages to make medical headlines, this time from doctors who say he had a bad case of smallpox when he delivered the Gettysburg Address.

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Obama, Race and Ain't NONE of you gonna Like This

Seems as if we have had more racial problems since Obama has been elected, hell there's even some dork named Bachmann trying to get Obama's Birth Certificate invalidated...the moron! Everybody is worried abour political correctness...BULL!

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The spread of the Roman Empire through Europe could help explain why those living in its former colonies are more vulnerable to HIV. The claim, by French researchers, is that people once ruled by Rome are less likely to have a gene variant which protects against HIV.

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Edward Jenner inoculates a boy with cowpox. After the lad recovers from the infection, Jenner inoculates him with smallpox, but the boy remains healthy. Vaccination is born.

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A novel technique for vaccinating against a variety of infectious diseases -- using an oil-based emulsion placed in the nose, rather than needles -- has proved able to produce a strong immune response against smallpox and HIV in two new studies.

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University of California, Irvine infectious disease researchers have shown the effectiveness of a potential alternative to the existing smallpox vaccine that can replace the current biodefense stockpile for this lethal virus.

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Thierry Heidmann's office, adjacent to the laboratory he runs at the Institut Gustave Roussy, on the southern edge of Paris, could pass for a museum of genetic catastrophe. Files devoted to the world's most horrifying infectious diseases fill the cabinets and line the shelves.

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Jill Dekker was given special protection by the Belgian government after a series of 'sinister' incidents.

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The smallpox vaccine protects for a lifetime, and so does actual an infection of measles or mumps, according to the first long-term study of immunity to childhood diseases.

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One of Australia's greatest ever scientists, Professor Frank Fenner, is finally retiring in full from science, just in time to celebrate his 93rd birthday.

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A developing story on how the smallpox vaccine may have lead to the outbreak of AIDs across the planet.

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A lightning strike knocked out power for about an hour last month at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new $214 million infectious disease building.

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Following Indian newspaper reports of sudden outbreak of smallpox in Bangladesh and Myanmar border areas, World Health Organisation (WHO) has generated feverish activity among the health workers in the country although not a single patient has been found in last three days' sea …

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Smallpox, the only human infectious disease thought eradicated, returned to haunt the state today following reports of outbreaks in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

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Researchers are part of a nationwide research study to determine the safety and effectiveness of a new smallpox vaccine geared toward adults ages 18 to 34 who have never been vaccinated against the disease. The study is the first of its type in Northeast Ohio.

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GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday delayed for at least four years any decision on when to destroy the world's last known stockpiles of smallpox, a deadly virus eradicated nearly 30 years ago.

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Documents show Washington believed that the British intentionally spread smallpox among Americans during the War of Independence. 130,000 Americans died during that period.

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Rumors of WarBy Michael Hirsh and Maziar Bahari Newsweek Feb. 19, 2007

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Slipping Loose The Dogs of War - Scenarios of War With Iran

It is becoming increasingly clear that, if a blow is to fall upon Iran, it will fall soon. The United States now fields two Nuclear Carrier groups in the Persian Gulf.

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"Mohamet and a delegation traveled from the colony of Connecticut in 1763 to petition King George II for the return of Mohegan land that had been appropriated by British settlers. London was in the grip of a smallpox outbreak, and Mohamet perished Aug. 8."

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In Defense of an Islamic Bomb

An Islamic Bomb: the words put fear into the hearts of Americans, Israelis, and Europeans alike. Iran, despite its claims to the contrary, is very likely in a frantic race for nuclear weapons.

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The Survivalist How To Survive the Avian Flu, Smallpox, or Plague

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The New York City archives containe centuries of complaint letters. A reprint includes letters from 1751 to 1973. Times change. Complaints are forever.

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After a variety of seemingly unrelated achievements, Larry Brilliant was made the head of Google.org, Google's charitable arm. With his intellectual curiosity and track record, I think Google made a great choice.

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Infectious Diseases (part 1)

Disease has played a part in life for as long as life has existed (and maybe even before). Human history is filled with plagues and epidemics that have literally shifted the course of human events.

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This is just plain stupid. How hard would it be for companies to screen orders and compare them to lists of harmful DNA sequences (also screen for part). If there's more than 75% homology, then a red flag goes up.

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