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10 named globe 'dream kids'

National
2009-11-16

TEN children from around the globe, including two Chinese, have been selected as the "universal dream kids" for their bravery, environmental awareness and hunger for education. The selection is part of a global...

AIDS is leading cause of death, disease for women

World
2009-11-10

IN its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said yesterday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44. Unsafe...

Economic crisis hurting fight against AIDS

World
2009-11-6

THE global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned yesterday. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a major concern in sub-Saharan...

Size matters when it comes to AIDS defense

World
2009-10-29

SIZE matters when it comes to AIDS defense Men with larger foreskins are more likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, researchers said yesterday in a finding that helps explain why circumcision can protect...

Experimental AIDS vaccine excites scientists

World
2009-10-21

FRESH results from the worldís first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective. Yet, the findings are exciting to scientists, who think they may show how to make...

AIDS woman's blog proves a fake

National
2009-10-19

A WOMAN is fighting to clear her reputation after a blogger posted a thread in her name saying she had contracted AIDS after working as a prostitute in Beijing. Yan Deli, 29, took a test to prove she was HIV negative,...

Thailand wins praise for AIDS vaccine trial

World
2009-9-28

AN experimental AIDS vaccine that appears to be the first to protect people was mired for years in deep controversy, and credit for its success must go to Thailand where the trial was conducted, experts said. The...

Researchers block HIV for first time

World
2009-9-25

FOR the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine...

Experimental vaccine helps prevent HIV infection

World
2009-9-24

FOR the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine...

Ban: Climate change action too slow

World
2009-9-4

UNITED Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for swifter work on a new climate treaty to fend off what he said could be economic disaster with a surge in sea levels of up to 2 meters by 2100. "We will...