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Guests in fancy costumes arrive for the opening ceremony of the 21st Life Ball in front of city hall in Vienna, Austria, May 25, 2013.

Revelers Brave Cold to Fight AIDS at Vienna Ball

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, singer Elton John and actor Hilary Swank joined thousands at Europe's biggest AIDS charity event More

Authorities are taking samples of live poultry from mainland China to test for the H7N9 virus, April 11, 2013.

Study Identifies Risks of Human Spread of H7N9 Bird Flu

Study suggest that international measures to contain the H7N9 influenza, in the event of severe outbreak, will need to be targeted in Asia More

New research suggests patients with disorders such as obsessive-compulsive behavior, depression, Parkinson's Disease and Tourette's syndrome might be helped by having deep brain stimulation devices implanted in the brain.

Revision of Mental Illness Guide Stirs Debate

Manual of mental disorders shortens time period in which symptons are present before patients can be diagnosed as suffering from depressionMore

Experts estimate that about four million Kenyans drink unpasteurized camel milk on a regular basis. (Sharon Deem, Saint Louis Zoo)

Multimedia US Researchers Examine Camel Milk Risks

Dromedaries have become an increasingly common source of milk in drought-prone areas like Kenya More

A woman wears a face mask as she walks past a poster showing how to avoid the H7N9 avian influenza virus, by a road in Beijing, April 24, 2013.

Bird Flu Costs in China Set at $6.5 Billion

Meanwhile, consumers shun chicken, health officials make gains in controlling deadly virus More

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New iPhone App Speeds Care of Heart Attack Victims

App designed to help emergency medical technicians diagnose a particularly deadly form of heart attack, send information quickly to hospitals
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A child from the Central African Republic receives a measles vaccine in a refugee camp set up by the UNHCR in Nangungue, eastern Cameroon, April 12, 2013.

UN Works to Contain Disease Epidemics in Two African Countries

Measles in Central African Republic and cholera in Niger devastate at risk communities
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Patients waiting for AIDS treatment in Kampala, Uganda (2012 photo)

UN: AIDS Deaths Down, Treatment Up in Africa

Number of Africans who receive anti-retroviral drugs rose from less than 1 million in 2005 to more than 7 million last year
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A new study shows that coffee may provide protection against a dangerous liver disease (Creative Commons, Courtesy: waferboard)

Coffee May Protect Against Liver Disease

Study may shed light on other autoimmune diseases of liver
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A health worker explains birth control at a clinic outside Juba, South Sudan. (H. McNeish for VOA)

Poor Countries Lack Modern Contraception

Guttmacher Institute says many couples now desire smaller families
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Scientists Race to Contain Malaria: New Discoveries, More Resistance

Scientists Race to Contain Malaria: New Discoveries, More Resistance

World Health Organization is warning about dire consequences if drug-resistant form of malaria spreads beyond southeast Asia
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A young man lights a marijuana cigarette during a demonstration demanding a new law on cannabis in Montevideo, May 8, 2013.

Study Finds Marijuana Helps Control Blood Sugar, Waistlines

Study reported that participants using marijuana in the previous month had the lowest levels of fasting insulin, higher 'good' cholesterol
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Hassana Ousmane rests her head against the bed where her 21-month-old daughter, Zeinab, suffering from malaria, rests at the Princess Marie Louise Children

Malaria-Infected Mosquitoes More Attracted to Humans

Each year, malaria infects more than 200 million people worldwide, and claims an estimated 660,000 lives
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