Month: November 2015

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Some 15.8 million people worldwide are now on HIV treatment and a fast-track strategy to end the AIDS pandemic is starting to show results, the United Nations AIDS program said on Tuesday. In a report ahead of December 1, World Aids Day, UNAIDS said its estimates show new HIV infections have fallen by 35 percent since the peak in 2000, and AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 42 percent since a peak in 2004. "Progress in responding to HIV over the past 15 years has been extraordinary," it said.

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My year of weight loss began last November when I started exercising … and increased healthy foods such as green vegetables and lean proteins.
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Pfizer Inc secured formal board approval on Sunday for its acquisition of Botox maker Allergan Plc for more than $150 billion, a deal that will create the world's biggest drug maker, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal, the largest ever in the healthcare sector, will be announced on Monday and is sure to draw political ire in a U.S. presidential election year because Pfizer would redomicile to Ireland, where Allergan is registered, in a so-called "inversion" that would slash its corporate tax rate. It will also reignite debate in the pharmaceutical industry over the role of research and development, with Allergan Chief Executive Brent Saunders, a prolific dealmaker and a skeptic of in-house drug discovery, joining the combined company in a position to influence its strategy.

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Is the much talked about Vegan diet actually healthy? According to millions of Vegans, YES! We examine the health benefits of going meat and dairy …
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By Marko Phiri LUPANE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Thabiso Dube isn’t helping his mother at home, the scrawny 8-year-old is working alongside her, doing odd jobs in exchange for food. “We haven’t had enough (food) for a long time. Over the past five years, Zimbabwe’s two Matebeleland provinces and the country’s Midlands have been suffering from a disastrous mix of erratic rainfall, flash floods and long dry spells.

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The researchers hope their study will draw attention to the need for personalised nutrition reports in place of blanket "healthy diet" advice. A few fellow …
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