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Condoms do protect against HIV transmission

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read that condoms have tiny holes in them, and that they don’t provide protection against HIV/AIDS. Is this true? — G.D.M. ANSWER: Condoms do have tiny holes in them if magnified enough; however, latex condoms are effective at preventing HIV transmission, both measured in a laboratory as well as in clinical […]

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Cancer: Your creativity can lead the way

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ashton Kutcher, 41; Chris Rock, 54; Garth Brooks, 57; James Spader, 59. Happy Birthday: Take on something new this year. How you wheel and deal will keep you in the running for a big change you’ve been working toward for years. Trust yourself and believe in your abilities to make […]

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Looking Back on Feb. 7

100 years ago: 1919 Major E.E. Philbrook, field agent for the Maine State Agriculture Department, in charge of the spray moth program, has been secured as a speaker at the next social supper of the First Universalist Church of Lewiston on Feb. 16. 50 years ago: 1969 Poland Spring Job Corps Center for Women will […]