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Study with HIV strains

Submitted on 11 November 2009 - 7:27pm

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Scientists at the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico will use monkeys from the UPR Primate center to conduct a study that will test if a certain strain of HIV can protect against infection by other strains of the virus.

Links found between the Marine and contamination in Vieques

Submitted on 8 November 2009 - 9:16pm

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The Federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) changes their position on the effects of the U.S. Marine presence in Vieques after Puerto Rican scientists present convincing evidence linking it to noxious health outcomes and contamination.

Archbishop supports reopening of Vieques case

Submitted on 5 November 2009 - 6:57pm

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The Archbishop of San Juan, Roberto González Nieves supports the reevaluation of the findings made by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) saying that the contamination generated by 60 years of military activity in Vieques represent no health risks for the island's population.

Call to respect the environment

Submitted on 5 November 2009 - 6:49pm

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Anthropologist Jane Goodall opposed a proposed monkey farm in Guayama, saying that there are other research methods that do not require the use of animals. She also invited people to take care of and respect the environment.

Scientists raise their voice for Vieques

Submitted on 3 November 2009 - 1:59pm

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A group of Puerto Rican scientists formally requested the Federal Government to retract its conclusions from 2001 where they said that the exposure to contaminants generated by the NAVY military practices in Vieques did not represent a health risk for the 9,000 residents of the island.

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