AFP - The Philippine Health Department will promote the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS despite disapproval from the influential Roman Catholic church, an official said Thursday. [...] [...]
AFP - Traditional sexual practices including polygamy and promiscuity are driving rampant HIV-AIDS in Swaziland where nearly 40 percent of adults are infected, a UN study released Friday has found. [...] [...]
AFP - Ivorians with HIV/AIDS can now get free anti-retroviral treatment in public health centers with foreign funders picking up much of the tab, according to a decree of which AFP obtained a copy Friday. [...] [...]
AP - A nearly half-ton Texas woman charged in the death of her toddler nephew couldn\'t have beaten the boy to death because of her limited movement from weight problems, her attorney said Tuesday. [...]
Reuters - Researchers studying people with a
rare genetic disorder have identified a brain chemical that may
play a role in appetite and obesity, a finding they say could
lead to new drugs to help some obese people. [...] [...]
