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NEWS ABOUT: University of Alabama

University of Alabama stories: 4 news summaries

 US Doctors Look to Africa 
 for Lower-Cost Treatments 

Developing nations offer cheap, effective solutions for health care

Jul 2, 09 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - When an AIDS clinic at the University of Alabama wanted to boost the number of patients who returned for treatment, they didn't look to programs in the rich West for ideas. They went to Zambia, where strategies for treating patients with HIV have succeeded despite widespread poverty. With US health... More »

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health care costs • AIDS • HIV • doctor • medical treatment • University of Alabama • Zambia • developing countries • HIV/AIDS • women's issues

NCAA: Alabama Must Vacate 10 Football Wins From '05-07

Team can keep scholarships, bowl win

Jun 11, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NCAA will require the University of Alabama to vacate at least 10 football victories from 2005-07 over rules violations that saw players arrange free textbooks for friends, the Birmingham News reports. The school will also be placed on 3 years’ probation, but the football program won’t lose any... More »

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NCAA • Alabama • University of Alabama • violations • college football • textbook • Nick Saban

 HIV/AIDS May Be 100 Years Old 

Evidence of old strain discovered in Congo

Oct 2, 08 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The HIV/AIDS epidemic exploded in the 1980s, but new research shows HIV was plaguing the human population in Africa for a century before that. Old collections of human tissue samples from the Congo have produced evidence of old strains of HIV that may have emerged in 1908, reports Nature. More »

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HIV • DNA • genome • University of Alabama • HIV/AIDS • Pasteur Institute • Congo • biopsy • Leopoldville

Katrina Tax Breaks Pay for Luxury Condos

Incentives for rebuilding are buying $1M units in Tuscaloosa, 200 miles from coast

Aug 13, 07 9:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investors are using federal tax breaks designed to stimulate rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina to buy luxury condos being built near the University of Alabama’s football stadium, 200 miles from the coast, the AP reports. The Tuscaloosa developments, where units go for up to $1 million, are flourishing while much... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • taxes • Louisiana • homes • natural disaster • Tuscaloosa • University of Alabama • GO Zone • rebuild • house • condominium

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