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  1. Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos. AP - Mon Nov 30, 3:12 AM ET

    CHICAGO - The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.

  2. Doctors in training still learn from cadavers AP - Mon Nov 30, 1:14 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Color-coded denim cloths cover the row upon row of black body bags atop cold metal tables. Blue means a body that eventually will go into a common grave. Tan, the family wants those remains back for burial, eventually.

  3. In this photo taken on Oct. 10, 2009, Pham Huu Khoi, who is in the advanced stages of AIDS, lays in his bed at the Mai Hoa Center for HIV and AIDS patients in the village of An Nhon Tay, 60 kilometers, (37 miles) northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
    WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner AP - Sun Nov 29, 7:45 PM ET

    LONDON - People infected with the virus that causes AIDS should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, the World Health Organization said Monday.

  4. Graphic shows the process of making the health care reform bill into law
    Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul AP - Sat Nov 28, 3:22 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question:

  5. Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims move around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
    Saudi official: 5 dead from swine flu at hajj AP - Sun Nov 29, 10:26 AM ET

    MINA, Saudi Arabia - Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus.

  6. Bipolar Disorder May Be Tied to Body Clock HealthDay - Fri Nov 27, 11:49 PM ET

    FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that an internal body clock that goes on the fritz could be a factor in the development of bipolar disorder in children.