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Drug shown to kindle female sex drive

A once-daily pill increased female sex drive in late-stage trials, moving the drug's maker, Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim,...

Cervical cancer vaccine hope for African women

So crammed is Tanzania's only cancer treatment centre that Rukia Kondogoza, wrapped in bright kanga cloth, has to share her...

Global fund to spend $2.4 billion over two years

The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Thursday it had secured $2.4 billion to combat the diseases...

REFILE: Liposuction: A source for breast augmentation?

Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in...

Liposuction: A source for breast augmentation?

Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in...

Obama lifts ban on U.S. entry of those with HIV/AIDS

President Barack Obama announced on Friday that a 22-year-old ban on allowing people infected with with the AIDS virus into...

Size matters when it comes to AIDS defense: study

Men with larger foreskins are more likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding...

Sex, alcohol, fat among world's big killers - WHO

Tackling just five health factors could prevent millions of premature deaths and increase global life expectancy by almost...

Brief shocks may deliver AIDS vaccines better

Brief electric shocks may help the body better respond to certain kinds of experimental AIDS vaccines, U.S. researchers said...

Africa should protect children from AIDS: Machel

African leaders should be more serious about protecting the continent's children from AIDS and it is time for them to change...

US advisers decline to push Gardasil for boys

U.S. vaccine advisers on Wednesday declined to press for the use of Merck & Co's Gardasil in boys and men, opting instead...

Experts study thriving HIV "controllers" in vaccine search

AIDS researchers want to expand their study of a rare group of HIV-infected people, whose immune systems naturally and mysteriously...

Free HPV vaccine curbs new cases of genital warts

Since 2007, when free vaccination against HPV for young women became available, Australia has seen a rapid decline in new...

Teen girls' weight may affect sexual behavior

A teenage girl's weight, or perception of her weight, may affect her odds of risky sexual behavior, a new study suggests....

Review confirms AIDS vaccine may have worked

Doctors who surprised the world of AIDS research with a study showing a vaccine prevented some HIV infections released details...

Experts: Less money for AIDS research, treatment?

The global financial crisis and a loss of interest in the AIDS epidemic may translate into less money in coming years for...

Canada study finds link between smoking crack, HIV

Smoking crack cocaine daily adds to the risk of spreading HIV, a Canadian study published on Monday says, although researchers...

Giving Gardasil to boys not cost effective: study

Vaccinating boys against the virus that causes cervical cancer and genital warts does not appear to be cost-effective, U.S....

Long-term risks of Viagra use unclear

The popular erectile dysfunction drug Viagra is associated with a number of side effects, but data on long-term harms are...

HIV drug seems safe for new use: FDA staff

Pfizer Inc's HIV drug Selzentry appears to be safe for wider use in certain patients with the disease who have not yet begun...

Hot flashes may mean increased heart disease risk

Hot flashes can range from irritating to debilitating, but they may also be a sign of something worse: As women go through...

Watch for depression during and after menopause

The risk for major depression more than doubles while women are going through menopause and afterward, according to research...

Female Health's condom available, no US retail yet

Female Health Co said the new version of its female condom is now available to state health agencies and nonprofit organizations,...

Cancer not cervical cancer vaccine killed UK teen

The teenage girl who died shortly after being immunised against cervical cancer was killed by a malignant chest tumour and...

Mom's obesity tied to daughters' early puberty

Consequences of obesity in women may extend years into their daughters' lives, study findings hint. The researchers found...

Asia Pacific youths need to talk about sex: survey

Young people in the Asia Pacific region need to get over taboos on talking about sex, with a survey showing most don't know...

U.N. says millions still lack access to AIDS drugs

More than half of the 9.5 million people who need AIDS drugs cannot get them and 33 million people across the world are still...

Girl dies after receiving cervical cancer vaccine

A teenage British girl died after receiving a cervical cancer vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, health officials said on Monday....

AIDS vaccine works, but back to the drawing board

More than 25 years into the AIDS pandemic, scientists finally have a vaccine that protects some people -- but instead of...

Thailand wins praise for AIDS vaccine trial

An experimental AIDS vaccine that appears to be the first to protect people was mired for years in controversy, and credit...

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