UNAIDS chief in South Africa for AIDS Day (AP)







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UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe talks with the Associated Press in Johannesburg Monday Nov. 30, 2009. Sidibe said that South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP – South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis, the head of the U.N. AIDS program said Monday.


CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states (AP)







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Swine flu shots are advertised at Airport MD at Miami International Airport in Miami Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP – Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday.


Late cancer diagnosis ‘kills thousands’ in England (AFP)







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A cancer patient receives a complimentary pedicure. Up to 10,000 people die of cancer every year in England because they are diagnosed too late, a top government health official has said.(AFP/Patrick Valasseris)AFP – Up to 10,000 people die of cancer every year in England because they are diagnosed too late, a top government health official said on Monday.


Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact (AP)







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AP – Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic’s impact on operations, from bankrolling video on good hygiene to training employees to cover for co-workers with critical jobs.

Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos. (AP)







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AP – The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.