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Week of July 4, 2008

This week's topics include an HIV update, whether aggressive treatment benefits one heart condition, a new type of agent for treating thyroid cancer, and depression in cancer patients.

Program notes
0:30 Vice chairman of medicine
1:16 MMWR shows increase in diagnosis of HIV
2:18 You can get infected fairly easily
3:17 Side effects of therapy
4:15 Cancer patients with depression
5:09 About 65% on antidepressant
6:00 Acute coronary syndrome or possible heart attack
7:26 Differences between men and women
8:14 Thyroid cancer treatment
9:17 Prevents new blood vessel formation
10:31 End

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