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The journal Science has chosen the HPTN 052 clinical trial, an international HIV prevention trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, as the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year.

X-ray of the hip region with a metal-on-metal implant superimposed.

A woman and her children in western Chad, where malnutrition rates often surpass the international emergency threshold

The measles immunization campaign in Kinshasa targets 1.7 million children, according to UNICEF

Insecticide-treated bed nets are crucial in the fight against malaria

Each year, one of every 150 two–year–olds visits an emergency department in the United States for an unintentional medication overdose, most often after finding and eating or drinking medicines without adult supervision. To inform parents and caregivers about safe medication storage and what to do in case of an emergency, CDC, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association Education Foundation and a coalition of partners are launching an educational program, Up and Away and Out of Sight, encouraging parents to follow a few simple steps to protect children.

Weight-loss surgery for morbidly obese teenagers is getting some traction, when diets and exercise fail.

An illustration of the virus used to deliver broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. Courtesy of Alejandro Balazs, California Institute of Technology.

Some of the tiniest premature babies are more likely to survive and have less brain injury if their mothers receive prenatal steroids. The finding provides the first strong evidence that steroids can benefit preemies born as early as the 23rd week of pregnancy.

Children with recurrent wheezing who are in danger of developing asthma fared no better taking daily low doses of inhaled corticosteroid than taking higher doses only as needed. The children given treatment only as needed received far less total medication during the yearlong study.