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| State launches Lap-Band investigation | | LA Times | | The California Department of Insurance is investigating the business practices of Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, according to insurer Aetna Inc. | | | | Study Finds Virus to Be Fast Learner on Infecting | | New York Times | | Researchers report that viruses deprived of their usual channel for infiltrating the E. coli bacterium evolved a different route into the cells in little more than two weeks. | | |
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| HPV study finds 7% of U.S. teens, adults carry virus in mouths | | LA Times | | A new study showing an estimated 7% of American teens and adults carry the human papillomavirus in their mouths may help health experts finally understand why rates of mouth and throat cancer have been climbing for nearly 25 years. The evidence makes it clear that oral sex practices play a key role in transmission. | | |
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