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Italy finds proposal to skip lunch hard to digest (Reuters) (Nov-24, 05:54 EDT )-- Reuters - Food-loving Italy responded with indignation on Tuesday to a minister's comments that lunchbreaks -- still a sit-down ritual for many Italian workers -- are bad for waistlines and the economy, and should be skipped.
HIV kills 25 million, infects 60 million: UNAIDS (AFP) (Nov-24, 05:50 EDT )-- AFP - Almost 60 million people have been infected by HIV and 25 million people killed by causes related to the virus since the epidemic started, according to new data published by UNAIDS on Tuesday.
'Comfort food' relieves stress: Australian study (AFP) (Nov-24, 05:46 EDT )-- AFP - A high-fat, high-sugar diet could have the same effect on brain chemistry as mood-altering drugs, giving scientific support to the craving for "comfort food", Australian researchers said on Tuesday.
New HIV infections down 17%: UNAIDS (AFP) (Nov-24, 05:00 EDT )-- AFP - New HIV infections have fallen by 17 percent over the past eight years, UNAIDS said Tuesday, noting that prevention programmes were having an impact.
Over 33 million worldwide infected with AIDS: report (Reuters) (Nov-24, 04:59 EDT )-- Reuters - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, according to a report issued on Tuesday in Shanghai by the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
United Nations: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996 (AP) (Nov-24, 04:38 EDT )-- AP - The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS â€" about 33 million â€" has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.
New HIV infections down 17 percent: UNAIDS (AFP) (Nov-24, 03:56 EDT )-- AFP - New HIV infections have fallen by 17 percent over the past eight years, UNAIDS said Tuesday, noting that prevention programmes were having an impact.
Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu (AP) (Nov-24, 03:15 EDT )-- AP - A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.
Drug-resistant bacteria on increase in U.S.: study (Reuters) (Nov-24, 00:41 EDT )-- Reuters - Cases of a drug-resistant bacterial infection known as MRSA have risen by 90 percent since 1999, and they are increasingly being acquired outside hospitals, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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