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14 December 2005

“In the last three months, we’ve seen a rate of eight false positives per 1000 tests.”

The OraQuick Advance Test for HIV, which uses a mouth swab to test for the virus, is producing false positives at twice the usual rate, says Shelley Facente of San Francisco’s Department of Public Health (The Washington Times, 10 December)

“America can take part in the bidding for the construction of Iran’s nuclear power plant if they observe the basic standards and quality.”

Hamid Reza Asefi, spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, on attempts to ease US suspicions that Iran is using its nuclear…

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