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/ 21 February 2012
Studies into a chemical involved in the brain’s sensory and reward systems could help in the development of drugs to treat gambling addicts.
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/ 25 January 2012
British scientists say teaching autistic children to "talk things through" in their heads might help them solve tricky day-to-day tasks.
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/ 30 November 2011
UN health agencies say extraordinary progress has been made in the fight against Aids but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk.
Sending daily SMS reminders to health workers can mean nearly 25% more children are properly treated for malaria.
Epidemics of HIV are emerging among gay and bisexual men in the Middle East and North Africa, researchers said.
A professor of complementary medicine accused Prince Charles and other backers of alternative therapies on Monday of being "snake-oil salesmen".
Donations led by the UK and Bill Gates have far exceeded the $3.7-billion targeted in a drive to fund vaccinations for children in poor countries.
Messages from years of Aids campaigns are finally filtering down to the dingy streets of Johannesburg where sex workers turn tricks.
It may have become acceptable to question Muammar Gaddafi’s state of mind but it’s a futile exercise to try to predict his behaviour.
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/ 9 February 2011
Fear of infection and social change have driven a huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe, offering important lessons on how to fight the Aids pandemic.