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Young women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer have gathered to share their experiences at a two-day conference in Swansea.

Several researchers at the May 2008 Digestive Disease Week in San Diego reported encouraging progress in their mission to extinguish liver disease. One of the advancements announced includes monitoring dendritic cells to determine which Hepatitis C patients will fare well...

Australian researchers find that the suppression of Hepatitis C viral load within the first month of beginning treatment is a good predictor of defeating the virus - regardless of co-infection with HIV....

Japan Awards New Prize For HIV/AIDS, Malaria Work in Africa

A Canadian institute has developed a unique e-course to prevent hearing loss at workplace.

By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a new study by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center."We tested a compound that

More soldiers and veterans are committing suicide and their mental health is not always getting appropriate attention from doctors, shows the report. Barack Obama reacted on the mental health care of the soldiers and says more needs to be done.

Continuing Herceptin treatment prevents disease progression in women with aggressive metastatic breast cancer. Women with HER2-positive breast cancer benefit from nearly three extra months of life without progression.

THE number of people living with HIV/AIDS in need of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has shot up.

Three districts in Mashonaland East Province are still to offer anti-retroviral therapy and are referring HIV patients to major centres.

Proposed reforms to Angola's Penal Code have divided opinion in the country about whether HIV-positive people who intentionally infect others with the virus should be punished.

The Minister of Health and Social Services on Tuesday evening urged that a new book be prescribed in Namibian schools, youth groups and in workplaces in an effort to defeat the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Responding to the call for every Namibian to be sure of their HIV/AIDS status, Walvis Bay Corridor Group and Jowells Transport recently conducted onsite HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for their employees.

Kumi District, in eastern Uganda, has the highest number of people who have been counseled and tested for HIV/Aids in the country.

too noisily or for excessively long hours can lead to hearing loss.

Health Canada is examining the way it tests noisy toys to make sure they aren't damaging childrens' tender ears.

Christine Ingemi, mother of four kids, invented award winning iHearSafe Earbuds. iHearSafe is the only patent pending technology to limit...

SLAYTON - Like many of the other 6-year-olds in her class, Emma Siedschlag loves swimming, riding horses, coloring, playing with...