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For the foreseeable future HIV/AIDS will remain an unprecedented economic, social and human challenge for sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank said, calling the region the epicenter of the disease and announcing a new strategy to fight the epidemic.

AFP - Early exposure to chemicals used in the making of products such as baby bottles or plastic food wraps may lead to obesity, according to new research presented Wednesday.

Merck & Co., Inc. received a Not Approvable action letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for MK-0524A (ER niacin/laropiprant) for the treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia.
“We plan to meet with the FDA and to submit additional information to enable the agency to […]

Reuters - A new weight loss drink that tastes like
a milkshake significantly reduces appetite and could soon join
Unilever’s $400 million Slim-Fast weight-loss brand, the
company’s researchers said on Wednesday.

Reuters - Exposure in the womb to common chemicals
used to make everything from plastic bottles to pizza box
liners may program a person to become obese later in life, U.S.
researchers said on Wednesday.

Reuters - Tackling the global obesity epidemic
will require governments to take similar action to that many
used to curb smoking, a top researcher said on Wednesday.

For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.

AP - Malaysia’s government is worried that high school graduates may not know enough about sex.