 | Human Malaria Jab Tests Nearing
6 August 2008 | Global
A type of malaria vaccine for humans is to be tested, following the success of trials undertaken with animals.
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| HIV Screening: It's Not So Easy
6 August 2008 | North America
In the controlled chaos of emergency departments across the country, doctors are working to curb the HIV epidemic, one swab of the gums at a time.
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| Much of Asia Fails in Healthcare, Children Suffer-UN
5 August 2008 | Asia
India is failing to provide basic healthcare to its poorest children despite robust economic growth, underlining a widening gap between rich and poor across the Asia-Pacific region, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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| World Bank Spends Over $1.6b to Fight AIDS in Africa
5 August 2008 | Africa
About $1.6 billion has been provided by the World Bank since 2000 to fight HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan African, a report from the bank said yesterday.
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| Gazans' Access to Care Faulted
5 August 2008 | Mid East
Israel's domestic security service requires Gazans who wish to enter Israel for medical treatment to submit to detailed interviews about their knowledge of political and militant groups.
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| Ethiopia Faces a New Food Crisis
5 August 2008 | Africa
Between a drought and the global rise in food prices, starvation threatens many in the Horn of Africa nation. The government says the emergency is occurring even as agriculture flourishes.
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| More Americans HIV-Positive Than Previously Believed
4 August 2008 | North America
There are more new cases of Americans infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, than previously believed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.
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| Child Prostitution up After Kenya's Election Bloodshed
4 August 2008 | Africa
Although no firm figures are yet available, medical experts say they fear the increase in young prostitutes will undermine the country's recent gains in the fight against AIDS.
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| TB Hampers HIV Treatment
4 August 2008 | Global
Patients being treated for tuberculosis (TB) may not get the full benefits from HIV therapy, researchers say.
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| Condoms `Promote Sin' in Papua New Guinea as AIDS, Faith Cross
4 August 2008 | Asia
"If you are a church and you're issuing condoms, you are promoting sin and you're anti-Christ.''
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