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All babies with HIV to receive treatment in S.Africa (AFP) (Dec-1, 05:38 EDT )-- AFP - South Africa will provide treatment to all babies who test positive for HIV, President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday, announcing an expansion of AIDS care for mothers and children.
South Africa's leader announces new AIDS policies (AP) (Dec-1, 05:34 EDT )-- AP - South Africa's president says his government will treat more AIDS patients and expand testing for HIV.
South Africa unveils new plan to fight AIDS (AFP) (Dec-1, 05:26 EDT )-- AFP - President Jacob Zuma, once ridiculed for his comments on AIDS, was to unveil Tuesday new measures to combat the disease which has hit South Africa harder than any other country.
French scientists create skin fast from stem cells (Reuters) (Dec-1, 05:15 EDT )-- Reuters - French scientists have found a way to create human skin rapidly from stem cells, a discovery that could save the lives of many burns victims who are vulnerable to infection and now wait weeks for a skin graft.
HIV-infected Chinese children struggle with stigma (Reuters) (Dec-1, 04:58 EDT )-- Reuters - The second storey of this nondescript building in Fuyang city in China's central province of Anhui houses HIV-positive orphans, but unlike many other similar establishments, there are no signboards outside.
Iraq sees alarming rise in cancers, deformed babies (Reuters) (Dec-1, 04:57 EDT )-- Reuters - The guns are gradually falling silent in Iraq as a fragile stability takes hold, turning the spotlight on a stealthier killer likely to stalk Iraqis for years to come.
U.S. unemployed face higher healthcare premiums (Reuters) (Dec-1, 01:02 EDT )-- Reuters - Millions of unemployed U.S. workers face sharply higher health insurance premiums and loss of coverage as temporary federal subsidies expire, a healthcare advocacy group said on Tuesday.
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