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Florida State University declares a breathtaking study which might solve the Hepatitis C Virus maze and find a cure!

The Hepatitis virus scare is too much to handle, Hepatitis C alone infects more than 170 million people worldwide. The main danger is to the liver which leads to both acute and chronic liver diseases. // ..The protective mechanism that denies any anti viral therapy to be produced against it the refusal to reproduce in test tubes for more than a few hours or days. This has been a major problem and...

Racial Gap in Florida's Infant Mortality Rates Increasing

The gap between black and white women's infant mortality rates in Florida is widening, Florida Department of Health officials told a state Senate// committee on Wednesday, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. ....According to William Sappenfield of Florida's Health and Family Health Service division, the state's racial gap in infant mortality nearly doubled from 1970 to 2005. .."Black women are tw...

Massive Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Hundreds of Home in Florida

No lives have been lost as yet. But the massive wildfire along the Georgia-Florida border is burning thousands of acres and destroying smaller structures. There is no sign of its dying down. ...Between 250 and 500 homes west of U.S. 441 had to be evacuated for a second time when the fire line was breached, Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Michael Burroughs said. An additional 570 people who were orde...

Major Medicare Fraud Detected in Florida

Dozens of south Floridans are being charged with ripping off the state treasury of millions of dollars paid for medical services and equipment not needed. ...Officials there said most of the schemes involve infusion therapy and medical equipment suppliers. ..."Tuesday we charged 24 individuals, and today we arrested four more defendants in yet another Medicare fraud scam," U.S. Attorney R. Al...