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Gel is Promising in Preventing HIV InfectionsSouth Africa may put it into use before regulators review it.
A promising new vaginal gel that appears to protect women from contracting HIV may be put to use in South Africa, even before regulators approve it there, the country's health minister says.
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Global Health
Clean LivingCash rewards with counseling could help prevent STIs. Read More.Drug Safety
Common Class of Meds Can Impair Aging BrainResearchers find widely used drugs cause long-term cognitive harm. Read More.Public Health
Staying Ahead of the CheatsPharmaceutical industry joins with anti-doping agency to develop new detection methods for drugs in development. Read More.Cancer
Prevent, Detect, and TreatStudy finds continuing drop in death rate from cancer. Read More.Obesity
A Reason to Pass on Dessert Adult obesity increases in 28 states. Read More.Healthcare Reform
Rising Health Costs a Global ProblemGrowing health spending puts pressure on government budgets, according to OECD Health Data 2010 Read More.Global Health
Improving AccessGlobal ranking shows more transparency and more programs for making drugs available to people in developing nations. Read More.Public Health
A Global ThreatReport finds diseases common for children in developing countries are no longer curable by many older antibiotics. Read More.Wellness
Blaming GenesAdults are more likely to give too much importance to genetic causes of disease rather than addressing lifestyle, study finds. Read More.Drug Delivery
A Cheap Fix Forty-year-old gout drug Allopurinol could be used to treat angina. Read More.Wellness
A Coffee JoltStudy finds no real alertness gained from that morning cup o’ joe. Read More.Drug Delivery
Economics Drive ObesitySeattle study finds cost, not distance, underlies food shopping decisions. Read More.Public Health
Kids Are the Fastest Growing Segment for PharmaMore than one-in-four children in the United States take medications to treat ongoing health conditions. Read More.Wellness
Stressed? Call Your MotherThe sound of Mom’s voice can trigger hormones that reduce stress and calm the body. Read More.Global Health
Killer Infections More than two-thirds of deaths in children under five caused by infectious disease. Read More.
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