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Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who called on Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here on Thursday, appreciated India's achievements in containing AIDS infections, polio management, reproductive health initiatives as also recent steps taken for TB management.

A treatment to reduce the body temperatures of infants who experience oxygen deficiency at birth has benefits into early childhood, according to a follow-up study by a National Institutes of Health research network.

Genetics can help determine whether a person is likely to quit smoking on his or her own or need medication to improve the chances of success, according to research published in today's American Journal of Psychiatry.

Globally, the number of maternal deaths has been cut in half since 1990. But, in Nigeria 40,000 women die each year because of pregnancy complications. Aid organizations say poverty, isolation and dangerous traditions are the heart of the problem while some mothers say there are simply no doctors at the hospital.

A microglial cell (green) in the mature mouse brain rests among synapses (labeled blue and red) and does not interact with them, as shown here. However, in early stages of development activated microglia are found in close contact with synapses. From Schafer et al. in Neuron, May 24, 2012.

Poor quality antimalarial drugs lead to drug resistance and inadequate treatment that pose an urgent threat to vulnerable populations, according to a National Institutes of Health study published May 22 in The Lancet Infectious Diseasesjournal.

Service members returning from deployment face many challenges, including the invisible wounds of mental health conditions. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to emphasize the seriousness of these injuries and remind people that the earlier a mental health condition is treated, the less damage it does.

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Figure 1: A thin, lighted tube is inserted through the anus and rectum and into the lower part of the colon to look for abnormal areas.

Inhaling concentrated saline (salt water) mist does not reduce how often infants and young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) need antibiotics for respiratory symptoms, according to findings from a clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.