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Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in worldwide tests of a potential vaccine that can stimulate important immune responses against the virus that causes AIDS. This is the first candidate vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to be studied simultaneously in so many locations, from Brazil to Thailand, according to Merck & Co. Inc., which developed the vaccine. Vanderbilt currently is testing six potential AIDS vaccines, but the Merck product has gone farther than any other in generating cellular immune responses in preliminary human tests, says Dr. Paul Spearman, co-principal investigator of the Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program, one of...

JUSTINE PASEK MISS UNIVERSE® 2002 Justine Pasek, a crowd favorite during the 2002 MISS UNIVERSE competition, is a 22-year-old native of Panama City, Panama. She has been recognized all over the world for her supermodel looks and humble personality. Her natural beauty is indicative of the beauty in the new millennium. As Justine moves to New York City to take on the title of Miss Universe, she is ready to work hard as an ambassador for women around the world by representing the Miss Universe Organization. Before putting on the crown, Justine worked in production for television specials, charity...

<p>Californians have put themselves at the forefront of a movement to use the state civil courts to pursue international human rights violations. In doing so, they have raised concerns in parts of the federal government and put global corporations on the defensive.</p>

Two cases of SARS have hit San Francisco. One is at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center and the other is at Kaiser in San Francisco. There are some who are voicing concern in San Francisco because many of its residents have weakened immune systems due to various diseases. At this time, there is not a cure, a shot, a magic bullet, or a cocktail. Your body has to fight it off. Perhaps it is not time to panic and I have no reason to believe it is widespread, but I have reports that some in SF do...

BERLIN, March 20 (AFP) - Thousands of extra security forces were mobilised across Europe Thursday to guard borders, transport hubs, embassies and military installations amid fears of terror attacks after the start of a US-led war on Iraq. It was also a case of urging public vigilance without causing panic. In Spain, a member of US President George W. Bush's "coalition of the willing" against Iraq, strategic points like public buildings, power stations, communications centres and major enterprises were under heavy guard. It was business as usual at the US embassy in Britain, Washington's major ally, where measures put in...

Amid Worldwide Skepticism, Cheney Again Slams Iraq Thu Aug 29, 4:57 PM ET By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday hammered home the U.S. case for pre-emptive action against Iraq, brushing off a groundswell of unease among European allies, Muslim states and broader world public opinion. Cheney used a gathering of Korean War veterans to repeat an earlier indictment of Saddam Hussein , charging the Iraqi leader with acquiring weapons of mass destruction and posing a "mortal threat" to the United States. He also downplayed concerns, laid out by some senior members of his...