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KIEV (AFP) - The AIDS epidemic in Ukraine, one of Europe's most affected countries, risk becoming generalised as heterosexual contacts become the chief transmission route for the HIV virus, UN and Ukrainian officials warned Monday. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An analysis of 19 studies provides additional evidence of increased asthma risk in children and adults given acetaminophen. Full Story »
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - An advocacy group on lung health plans to work with health authorities in 12 countries from 2010 to reduce indoor fuel burning, which causes respiratory diseases and lung cancer and kills 2 million people a year. Full Story »
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The tragedy last week at Fort Hood, Texas, where an Army psychiatrist anticipating active duty has been blamed for killing 13 people and wounding 29 others in a shooting rampage, has sharpened the nation's focus not just on the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, but also on another casualty of war: soldiers' mental health. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is ready to shift the focus of its global AIDS programs from emergency medical support to building sustainable health systems, U.S. officials said on Monday as they announced that Washington would host the world AIDS conference in 2012. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The "second generation" allergy drug desloratadine (brand name Clarinex) significantly reduces both the runny nose and congestion of seasonal and persistent allergic rhinitis, a study shows. Full Story »
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Some childhood cancers, particularly Ewing sarcomas and central nervous system tumors, carry the risk of late recurrence, U.S. researchers have found. Full Story »
(HealthDay News) -- Welcoming a new baby is a happy and exciting time, but it's also full of stress. Postpartum depression affects many new moms, and it's important to recognize the signs and seek treatment. Full Story »
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries should phase out the use of stavudine, the most common AIDS drug, because of "long-term, irreversible" side effects in HIV patients including wasting and a nerve disorder, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of prostate cancers diagnosed in UK men each year would jump from 30,000 to 160,000 if the country introduced population-wide screening for the disease, new research shows. However, many of those cancers are low-risk and may not lead to death. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most adults transition to their post-cancer treatment lives needing minimal or no healthcare support, but a significant proportion of cancer survivors continue to have multiple unmet physical and mental health needs, hint study findings from the United Kingdom. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A new therapeutical treatment for autism that can be used to treat children as young as 18 months improves their IQ, language ability and social interaction, according to a study published Monday. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who eat more soy-based foods than average may have less risk for certain cancers in the ovaries and the lining of the uterus, according to the combined findings of a few studies. Full Story »
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ALGIERS (AFP) - An Algerian health organisation warned Monday that thousands of people in the north African country are unknowingly infected with the AIDS virus as it called for more testing and prevention efforts. Full Story »
THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to prevent teens from smoking have helped narrow the racial disparity in lung cancer incidence and death rates among adults in the United States, researchers say. Full Story »
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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - While South Africa's HIV infection rate may have stabilised experts warn that the country's slow AIDS response has triggered a time bomb that may leave one in three children orphaned. Full Story »
THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Add colorectal cancer to the list of malignancies caused by smoking, with a new study strengthening the link between the two. Full Story »
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GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued new advice on the treatment of HIV on Monday, the eve of World AIDS day, saying drugs should be given earlier and even be prescribed to breastfeeding mothers. Full Story »
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