Today’s THV
USDA lifts quarantines on two farms in mad cow investigation
CNN International
By Todd Sperry, CNN Washington (CNN) — A quarantine placed on two California farms under investigation for mad cow disease has been lifted, the US Department of Agriculture announced Friday. The farm where the cow was discovered had been under …
US review so far shows mad cow case was atypicalReuters
USDA lifts quarantines at 2 Calif. dairies after mad cow tests confirm no link …Washington Post
California Dairy Farms Released From Mad Cow QuarantineBusinessWeek
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Daily News & Analysis
Why do mean like meat? Answer may be easy
Chicago Sun-Times
by Ronald Bailey May 18, 2012 6:56PM Duh. A terrific new insight about guys is reported in a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Consumer Research. The findings come out just in time to kick off the summer grilling season.
You are what you eat: Why do male consumers avoid vegetarian options?Medical Xpress
Apparently “Real Men” Don't Eat Veggies EitherNational Geographic
Men think meat is macho and salad is for wimps, claims researchIrish Independent
Times of India

The Associated Press
CDC recommends hepatitis C tests for all baby boomers
Washington Post
The federal government Friday called for all baby boomers to be tested for hepatitis C, which kills more Americans each year than AIDS and is the leading reason for liver transplants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the …
At a glance: Hepatitis CMinneapolis Star Tribune
CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis CSTLtoday.com
CDC considers recommending Hepatitis C test for boomersKTBS
Chicago Tribune
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The Age
Lab Notes: Sugar Sours Memory, Fish Oil Trumps
MedPage Today
By MedPage Today Staff Rats fed a sugary diet forgot how to run a maze they had previously mastered, but the effect was countered by omega-3 fatty acid supplements. Also this week: new hope for Fanconi anemia. Rats in a maze study performed worse when …
Sugar Makes You Stupid, But Omega-3s Will Smarten You Back UpForbes
This is your brain on sugar: UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages …UC Los Angeles
Does Sugar Make You Stupid?LiveScience.com
AFP

Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, Noted Psychiatrist, Apologizes For Study On Gay 'Cure'
Huffington Post
PRINCETON, NJ — The simple fact was that he had done something wrong, and at the end of a long and revolutionary career it didn't matter how often he'd been right, how powerful he once was, or what it would mean for his legacy. Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, …
Doctor disavows research on 'gay cure'Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Pioneer Pyschiatrist Robert Spitzer Apologizes For 2001 Ex-Gay Study. Should …Queerty
A Study Has Found: Founder of 'gay cure' apologizes to gay communityMetro.us
The Atlantic Wire

USA TODAY
Georgia student with flesh-eating infection OKs more amputations
Reuters
By David Beasley | ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia college student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection mouthed “Let's do this” when told that her hands and remaining foot would have to be amputated, her father said on Friday.
Father: 'I have never seen such a strong display of courage'CNN
Georgia Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease to Lose Hands, Right FootABC News
Georgia woman loses hands, remaining foot to flesh-eating bugCNN International
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The Hindu
HDL, the good cholesterol, may not be so good after all
Los Angeles Times
By Thomas H. Maugh II A new genetic study suggests that high-density lipoprotein, the so-called good cholesterol commonly known as HDL, may not actually be as good for us as physicians previously thought. A study of more than 100000 people found that …
Cholesterol Debate: HDL a Lost Cause?WAPI
Good cholesterol may not be what keeps the heart healthyScience News
Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol'New York Times
WebMD

7Online.com
Trial Vaccine Made Some More Vulnerable to HIV, Study Confirms
New York Times
A follow-up study on an AIDS vaccine trial that had to be stopped early has confirmed the worst fears of researchers: The vaccine made it more likely, not less, that some men would become infected with HIV Men who were not circumcised and who had …
Annual AIDS walk this Sunday in Central Park7Online.com
Non-profit teams with mining company for TB vaccine trialsVaccine News Daily (blog)
For HIV/AIDS patients, stress management is a significant factor in successful …Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
Sacramento Bee

Globe and Mail
Osiris shares climb on stem-cell therapy approval
BusinessWeek
Shares of Osiris Therapeutics traded higher Friday, a day after Canadian regulators approved the company's first-of-a-kind stem cell therapy Prochymal, a treatment for a deadly side effect of bone marrow transplants. The company announced that Health …
A Stem-Cell-Based Drug Gets Approval in CanadaNew York Times
Osiris becomes first company to market stem-cell therapyBaltimore Business Journal
Osiris Shares Increase on Approval for Stem-Cell TherapyBloomberg
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