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An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, up from 33 million in 2007, but more people are living longer due to the availability of drugs, according to a United Nations report.

Mexico City, Nov 24 (EFE) Mexico has received the first batch of 865,000 doses of vaccine against the swine flu virus, a minister has said.

Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) Men who regularly jog, play tennis or go swimming may be less likely to have a stroke than people who walk, golf or go bowling, says a new study.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Scientists have found little evidence suggesting that menopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy are at an increased cardiovascular disease risk.

REUTERS - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, according to a statement issued by the World Health Organisation and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Manila, Nov 24 (DPA) The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Tuesday of a possible resurgence of bird flu amid new cases of the disease in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

London, Nov 24 (ANI): As we reach the age of 40, our bodies start going rapidly down hill as it goes through a series of key changes. Therefore, a little bit of cycling and some golfing at this age can help in staying active and ward off obesity, diabetes, high BP and some forms of cancer, say experts.

An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, according to a report issued on Tuesday in Shanghai by the World Health Organisation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Chandigarh, Nov 24 (IANS) Private schools in Chandigarh have taken objection to the administration's 'double standards' and accused it of 'interfering' in their functioning in implementing swine flu guidelines. Officials said they were only trying to stop the epidemic's spread among students.

Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) One in five Type-2 diabetics is morbidly obese, approximately 100 pounds or more overweight, warns a new study.

Chandigarh, Nov 24 (IANS) A leading all girls school here in Sector 26 has been closed for a week starting Tuesday because of a fear of swine flu, officials said.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): A new study by researchers from Egypt suggests that the use of flaxseed oil in food could help reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal and diabetic women.

London, Nov 24 (ANI): A new Swedish research suggests that men who do not vent out their anger on being treated unfairly at workplace are likely to double their chances of having a heart attack.

An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, according to a statement issued by the World Health Organisation and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): A new study has found that sedatives often prescribed as sleep aids and medications used to treat mood disorders might be behind increasing number of falls in elderly.

London, November 24 (ANI): The progression of multiple sclerosis, a long-term inflammatory condition of the central nervous system, gets slower in women who give birth, according to a new study.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Bariatric surgery has been found to effectively reverse type 2 diabetes in morbidly obese people, say researchers.

SHANGHAI (AP) The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): One out of every five type 2 diabetes patients is morbidly obese, a new U.S. study has claimed.

Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) A study of blood samples from patients of bone marrow transplants has yielded clues that could help fight cancers and auto-immune diseases.