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An antibiotic is getting attention for its possible protective effects against brain disease linked to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a study in The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers report that the antibiotic minocycline helped curb brain inflammation and protect brain tissue in monkeys with an …

Beware of flying frozen sausages. An Englishman learned that the hard way Monday afternoon, according to British wire services. “He was driving his car when the offending item came through his open window and hit him on the nose,” an ambulance-service spokesman told reporters. The unnamed man, 46, had left …

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI (search) held the first general audience of his new pontificate Wednesday, pledging to work for reconciliation and peace. He also referred to Europe’s Christian roots in what is expected to be a major theme of his papacy. The pope touched on the issues as …