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Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, speaks during the launch press conference of a new UN report ahead of World AIDS Day, in Shanghai, 24 Nov 2009
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Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, speaks during the launch press conference of a new UN report ahead of World AIDS Day, in Shanghai, 24 Nov 2009

UN Says HIV/AIDS Cases Falling

UNAIDS agency report says number of newly infected grew by 2.7 million in 2008, bringing world total to 33.4 million

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While Overall HIV/AIDS Infections Stabilizing, Expert Warns Serious Problems Remain

Professor Alan Whiteside says economic slowdown affecting treatment, vaccine essential

Flu experts say the cities that were hit hardest with the flu last spring are seeing fewer cases now. There are also a smaller number school closings.

H1N1 Cases Declining In Hospitals Across US

CDC reports number of H1N1 cases down in parts of US

Mondia, found in Kakamega Forest, is a vine that has for centuries been used as a flavoring agent and medicine

Forest Plants in Kenya Grown for Traditional Medicines

Kakamega Forest in Western Kenya one of country's last remaining stands

The Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (file photo)

Hajj Pilgrims Add H1N1 Vaccine to Ritual

Idea of millions of people standing shoulder to shoulder, sharing germs as well as spirituality, has health officials alarmed

A scavenger collects trash for recycling in a slum area in Jakarta, Indonesia (Aug 2008 file photo)

Indonesia's Rainy Season Heats Up Trash Talk in Jakarta

When the rains come, trash clogs drains and dams waterways, sending even more water into streets, homes

HIV/AIDS Commitments to Women Often Unmet

AIDS Accountability International scorecard rates country responses to pandemic

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., (C), Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., (L), and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., during health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill, Washington, 20 Nov 2009

US Senate Braces for Tough Health-Care Debate

Debate could have a big impact on next year's congressional election

Senate Democrats Advance Health Care Reform Bill

Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut announces the results of the cloture vote

WHO: H1N1 May Be Peaking in N. Hemisphere, But Outbreak Not Over

Transmission remains active and geographically widespread in places like United States

Antiretroviral medication

South Africa Struggles to Provide Medications to All AIDS Patients

Many hospitals in Free State are failing to provide medicine to those affected by HIV/AIDS, despite legal requirements to do so

According to a new task force report, most women should start mammograms at age 50 rather than 40 as previously recommended

US Government Task Force Issues New Guidelines for Mammograms

Guidelines now call for tests to begin at 50, rather than 40; some doctors, patients disagree

Nurse administers a blood test for patient

Fat Producing Hormone May Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Adiponectin shown to lower diabetes risk, scientists hope this could lead to new treatments

Two-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Krishna, seen at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia (2009 file photo)

Australian Surgeons Separate Bangladeshi Siamese Twins

Two-year-old sisters Trishna and Krishna were joined at top of head, requiring delicate surgery to separate their brains

UNICEF

Conference Seeks to Make Early Childhood Development Priority in Africa

African educators, policymakers and first ladies meet in Dakar to discuss how to increase and improve early childhood development

South African child shows effects of HIV infection

South African Nurses Say Shortages Force Them to Ration Anti-AIDS Drugs in Some Locations

Activists say state hospitals need more trained nurses and anti-retroviral drugs

In large cities like Washington, to ensure the fastest response to medical calls, fire departments dispatch trucks carrying a paramedic with the firefighters

Washington DC Firefighters Often on Front Line of Health Care

Fire Dept. shoulders costs in neighborhoods lacking doctors and medical clinics

South African child shows effects of HIV infection

Problems with Distribution of HIV Drugs Take Toll on South African Families

Families in Free State relate the serious consequences of the state’s failure to provide anti-AIDS medications to all patients

Antiretroviral medication is a precious commodity in South Africa

Some Local Health Officials Fail to Implement South Africa’s HIV Treatment Policy

Investigations in the Free State reveal a program threatened by shortages, rationing

Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion to Fight AIDS, TB, Malaria

Fund Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine asks wealthy countries and other donors increase their commitments

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Report: Cancer Risk High as Smoking Surges in Africa

Medical experts say tobacco-related illnesses are becoming a serious health issue in Africa

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