Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says (AFP) 
AFP - As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.
Source: news.yahoo.comNew Proteins That Help HIV Grow Identified (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 10 (
HealthDay News) -- Harvard researchers have identified almost 300 human proteins that help HIV propagate, creating hope for new treatments to combat the virus that causes AIDS.
Source: news.yahoo.comHIV doctor files torture complaint against Libya (Reuters) 
Reuters - A Palestinian doctor, who says he was tortured to confess he deliberately infected hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, has filed a complaint against Libya with a U.N. human rights panel, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.comProteins found that AIDS virus preys on (AP) 
AP - The AIDS virus has to hijack human proteins to do its damage, but scientists until now have known only a few dozen of its targets. On Thursday, Harvard researchers unveiled a surprisingly longer list, an important first step in the hunt for new drugs.
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