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Monday, Nov 9, 2009
  1. U.S. actress Debra Messing applauds during a meeting at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Messing was attending an HIV and AIDS Awards ceremony and is also set to visit a number of HIV prevention and treatment centers in the country. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
    WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women AP - Mon Nov 9, 3:39 PM ETSent 330 times

    GENEVA - In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.

  2. Scanning invisible damage of PTSD, brain blasts AP - Mon Nov 9, 2:56 PM ETSent 37 times

    WASHINGTON - Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries — signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.