Bangladesh bird flu spreads, leaves half a million jobless (AFP) 
AFP - The spread of deadly bird flu in Bangladesh has forced the closure of 40 percent of the nation's poultry farms and left half a million poultry workers jobless, industry officials said on Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comFresh blow to AIDS microbicide as trials show gel is ineffective (AFP) 
AFP - The frustrating quest to develop a vaginal gel to prevent HIV infection was dealt a fresh blow on Monday as researchers announced that the first prototype to complete advanced clinical trials was ineffective.
Source: news.yahoo.comBush touts U.S. aid to fight malaria (AP) 
AP - President Bush handed out hugs and bed nets in Tanzania's rural north on Monday, saying the U.S. is part of a new international effort to provide enough mosquito netting to protect every child between one and five from contracting malaria in this east African nation.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndonesian boy dies of bird flu (Reuters) 
Reuters - A 3-year-old Indonesian boy from South Jakarta has died from bird flu, taking the country's death toll from the virus to 105, a health ministry official said on Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comStudy: Gel fails to stop HIV infection (AP) AP - The first anti-AIDS vaginal gel to make it through late-stage testing failed to stop HIV infection in a study of 6,000 South African women, disappointed researchers announced Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comTimely Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance Status (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 18 (
HealthDay News) -- People who either have no
health insurance or rely on Medicaid are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced cancers than people who have private
health insurance, researchers from the American Cancer Society report.
Source: news.yahoo.comSome cancer patients turn to 'coaches' (AP) AP - The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion.
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