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Exposure to tobacco smoke – even occasional smoking or secondhand smoke – causes immediate damage to your body that can lead to serious illness or death, according to a report released today by U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin. The comprehensive scientific report - Benjamin’s first Surgeon General’s report and the 30th tobacco-related Surgeon General’s report issued since 1964 - describes specific pathways by which tobacco smoke damages the human body and leads to disease and death.

The news spread around the world in a matter of minutes. In a book released on November 23, Pope Benedict XVI declared that “in certain cases, when the intention is to reduce the risk of contamination, [the condom] can even be a first step toward opening the way to a more humane sexuality, lived differently.” He gave this response to the question(fr)* , “Is the Catholic Church fundamentally against the use of condoms?”

Zimbabwean women reported significantly less risky sexual behaviour than their counterparts in Tanzania, despite being almost four times more likely to be HIV-infected, a comparative study has found.

On Dec. 1, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — the U.S. medical research agency — will join the global community in observing World AIDS Day. As we approach the fourth decade of this devastating pandemic, it is time for all involved in the fight against HIV to pause and pay tribute to the 30 million people who have died of this disease; the more than 33 million people, including 2.5 million children, now living with HIV; and all of their loved ones and caregivers.

30 November 2010 – Although 370,000 children are born with HIV each year, achieving an AIDS-free generation is possible if the world steps up efforts to provide universal access to prevention, treatment and social protection, according to a new United Nations report released today.

A chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in plastic baby bottles, has been banned by The European Commission.

Arizona has now gone along with 14 other US states in permitting medical marijuana.

An estimated 41 million people have been cured of tuberculosis (TB) over the past 15 years through a treatment strategy recommended by the United Nations health agency, according to a new report, but success remains fragile and governments must strengthen their determination to combat the disease.

Some 9,971 cases of cholera, including 643 deaths, have been confirmed in Haiti, the United Nations humanitarian office reported today, citing figures provide by the Government, which also said that cases of the disease have been identified in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Step Ahead Weight Loss Center is one of the premier weight loss centers in the tri-state area. Medical Director, Deborah L. Neiman, MD, lets the clients know that "each weight loss journey is unique. We are here to help you modify your weight loss needs to meet your personal metabolic and health concerns."