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BBC News
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Millions of people with HIV/Aids in poor countries still do not have access to potentially life-saving drugs.
A major report found just 31% of people in need of treatment in low and middle-income countries had access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in..
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SF Gate
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading even faster than medical experts had feared, the World Health Organization warned in report issued Tuesday. The rate of TB patients infected with the drug-resistant strain topped 20 percent in some countries, the h..
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New York Times
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A comprehensive global study of abortion has concluded that abortion rates are similar in countries where it is legal and those where it is not, suggesting that outlawing the procedure does little to deter women seeking it.
Moreover, the researchers fo..
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CNN
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Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries. For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy, as other countries improve health care, nutrition and lifestyles.
Cou..
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Washington Post
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India and China, countries where the Food and Drug Administration rarely conducts quality-control inspections, have become major suppliers of low-cost drugs and drug ingredients to American consumers. Analysts say their products are becoming pervasive in..
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BBC News
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The World Health Organisation says it has reached a framework agreement to ensure all countries share samples of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
Indonesia and China have been reluctant to provide samples, fearing the vaccines produced may be too ex..
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CNN
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Extra vitamin supplements can reduce the risk of having an underweight or undersized baby, and all pregnant women in developing countries should get them, researchers said Wednesday.
But the team, reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, said..
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