Transmission remains active and geographically widespread in places like United States
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Saturday procedural vote will decide whether bill can be brought to Senate floor for full debate
Guidelines now call for tests to begin at 50, rather than 40; some doctors, patients disagree
Adiponectin shown to lower diabetes risk, scientists hope this could lead to new treatments
Two-year-old sisters Trishna and Krishna were joined at top of head, requiring delicate surgery to separate their brains
African educators, policymakers and first ladies meet in Dakar to discuss how to increase and improve early childhood development
Fire Dept. shoulders costs in neighborhoods lacking doctors and medical clinics
Fund Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine asks wealthy countries and other donors increase their commitments
Medical experts say tobacco-related illnesses are becoming a serious health issue in Africa
US Senate Republicans are urging Democrats to oppose the sweeping health care reform bill
Organizations say their assistance desperately needed in a country where victims have nowhere to turn for help
South African law says state must provide medicine to HIV-infected, but in many places this isn’t happening
African ministers says world leaders are not doing enough to reduce soaring hunger levels on continent
Guinea-Bissau drug treatment center struggles with flood of addicts
Health workers say getting women to come in for consistent prenatal care can mean difference between life and death
WHO issues new guidelines Thursday on clinical treatment of people who contract swine flu
UN Children's Fund report finds a few simple, cost-effective interventions could save lives of many children currently dying from malnu
Ratings produced by the Global Fund rank Kenya near the bottom globally in properly managing Fund grants
A promising new anti-malaria vaccine is in its final stage of testing
WHO Special Pandemic Influenza Adviser, Dr. Keiji Fukuda, says H1N1 virus has been particularly active in Northern Hemisphere in recent
Obama administration recently said it will not prosecute marijuana dispensaries that follow state laws