International public officials and scientists are tryinng to enlist leading American philanthropists in plans to establish a $500 million to $600 million rust fund nect spring to help stop the spread

for men, a health disaster grows: One in every eight male deaths here is caused by smoking, a grim ration expected to rise dramatically, to one in three, by the year 2050. If current patterns hold,

International health official and scientific experts say that strains of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis are spreading faster than anticipated outside the United States and that a new teatment

With just five weeks to go before the start of a new global round of trade talks in Seattle, the United States, Europe and Japan clashed Tuesday over the crucial issue of export subsidies for farm

Faced with an alarming rate of HIV infections, governments in Asia are battling AIDS in a radically different way than African countries, especially when it comes to providing drugs to treat the

A senior British cabinet member confirmed Tuesday that Britain would not officially retaliate against the French ban on British beef, but said the government expected the European Commission to take

Today, the Annamites, which mark the border between Vietnam and Laos, are rapidly gaining notice for another reason. Since 1992, scientists working there have found six large mammal species that had

The government has barred people who have the HIV virus, which can lead to AIDS, from taking jobs such as hotel workers and kindergarten teachers, the Labor Ministry said

AIDS:A recent surge in the number of HIV-infected people in Asia will have serious implications for the region's economies, as medical costs swell and the work force shrinks, economists and AIDS

The long, brutal process that leads to Alzheimer's disease starts when a single enzyme snips a protein that protrudes from brain cells, leading to the release of toxic shards. Now scientists report

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