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EU/India trade pact could limit cheap drugs - MSF

Poor people in India and other developing countries may lose access to affordable generic drugs as part of free-trade negotiations...

U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC

About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common...

Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men

Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much...

Malaria, AIDS, TB in retreat: Global Fund

Malaria could be eliminated as a public health problem within a decade in most countries where it is now endemic, an international...

AIDS rise may force India to spend more: World Bank

India will have to scale up prevention of HIV to avoid having to spend an increasing share of its health budget on treatment...

Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV

Women infected with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, appear more likely to develop...

Philippines HIV cases spike to record in January

The Philippines diagnosed 143 people with HIV in January - a national high - and the country's health secretary said on Thursday...

Can delaying pregnancy cut early water break risk?

Women whose water has broken early may want to wait at least 18 months before having their next child, new research shows....

Scientists urge rethink on "narrow" health goals

Families in some poor nations are trapped in cycles of illness and poverty as authorities fail to tackle chronic health problems...

Failure to aid drug users drives HIV spread: study

More than 90 percent of the world's 16 million injecting drug users are offered no help to avoid contracting AIDS, and governments...

Antidepressant shows benefits for low sex drive

The antidepressant bupropion may hold promise for improving symptoms in younger women diagnosed with so-called hypoactive...

FDA warns of heart problem with HIV drug combo

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that HIV drugs Invirase and Norvir might lead to an abnormal heart...

Experts recommend fine-tuning of HIV treatment

How quickly an HIV patient's immune system deteriorates may not affect the outcome of the illness, a study has found, and...

AIDS drugs haven't changed HIV risk with anal sex

The introduction of effective drugs against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has not changed gay men's risk of contracting...

Tiger Woods case puts spotlight on "sex addiction"

Golfer Tiger Woods' admission that he is undergoing therapy after having adulterous affairs has focused attention on the...

Future of AIDS gels may lie in drugs, experts say

The quest for a cream or gel to prevent AIDS infection has narrowed to using powerful HIV pills that are already on the market,...

AIDS vaccine effects may wear off, researchers say

An AIDS vaccine that appears to have worked at least partly in Thailand may only temporarily protect patients, with the effects...

Poor fit may explain why men refuse condoms

Condoms that do not fit right could break and may reduce sexual pleasure for both partners, suggesting reasons why men and...

Occupation a key factor in men's lung cancer risk

Men who work in certain occupations continue to be at increased risk of lung cancer, new research from Italy shows. In fact,...

Sterilization surgery not linked to sexual problems

Women who have their "tubes tied" to prevent future pregnancies do not seem to have an increased risk of sexual dysfunction...

Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes

Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study...

Millions at risk if AIDS focus fades, says expert

Global attention is turning away from the AIDS epidemic at just the wrong time and means a fresh wave of the disease could...

Abstinence-only program helps kids postpone sex

Abstinence-only sex education can work -- if it's based on established strategies for helping young people change their attitudes...

US study links infections in womb to asthma

U.S. researchers have linked mothers' infection during pregnancy to asthma, the most common chronic disease among American...

Scientists say crack HIV/AIDS puzzle for drugs

Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings...

China sees sexual frustration causing social problems

Sexual frustration amongst migrant workers in China's booming southern province of Guangdong is leading to a host of social...

Circumcising babies could help Africa AIDS fight

Circumcising newborn boys to stop them from becoming infected with the AIDS virus in later life is more cost-effective than...

Simple test could cut cancer deaths in poor nations

A simple "see and treat" approach using a test costing $2 could help doctors prevent 100,000 cervical cancer deaths a year...

U.S. AIDS chief sees new goals in global battle

The United States is retooling its global multibillion-dollar fight against HIV/AIDS to transform healthcare in some of the...

AIDS drug cocktails saving lives: study

Taking a cocktail of powerful AIDS drugs appears to have cut the average death rate by half in a group of people infected...

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