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A Sudanese child with kala azar, a parasitic infection transmitted through sand fly bites
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New Effort to Fight 10 'Neglected' Tropical Diseases

Drug makers, governments and other groups promise a campaign of almost $800 million for medicine | HEALTH REPORT

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A woman suffering from tuberculosis covers her face at a clinic in the township of Khayelitsha, on the edge of Cape Town, South Africa, last year

What Happens When TB Becomes Untreatable?

The WHO says new, stronger drugs could be available by the end of this year or early 2013 | HEALTH REPORT

Children exercise at Wonderland Avenue Elementary School in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles in 2010

Does Physical Activity Lead to Higher Grades?

A review of 14 studies suggests that it does, but leaves some questions unanswered | EDUCATION REPORT

Thousands of parents and young students seeking to attend the University of Johannesburg push their way into the gates on January 10, causing a stampede. One person was killed and at least 20 injured.

Health Risks in a Crowd: Not What You May Think

Experts say injuries, extreme heat and stampedes are a bigger threat than infectious diseases | HEALTH REPORT

Doctors in the United States operate on the brain of a 2-year-old boy who was suffering from epileptic seizures

Exploring the Mysteries of Epilepsy

What medical researchers are learning about the seizure disorder | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Obese woman

Want to Lose Weight? Try Counting Calories

Also, the good news, and the bad news, about the latest report on obesity rates in the U.S. | HEALTH REPORT

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More School May Mean Higher IQ Scores

Researchers have also found that scores can increase or decrease by up to 20 points in teens | EDUCATION REPORT

Dr. Myron Cohen, Director, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina.

AIDS Study Called 2011 'Breakthrough'

The journal Science gives top recognition to findings that treatment can also serve as prevention for HIV | HEALTH REPORT

Dr. Jacob Khushigian checks on a patient who had overdosed - also showing his computer data base that lets doctors know what drugs their patients already are taking - shown in a Kaweah Delta Emergency Room in Visalia, California, February 2010.

In US, an Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse

Overdoses of Vicodin, OxyContin and other powerful pain medicines have led to a sharp increase in deaths | HEALTH REPORT

A young man in Nebraska tries his hand at flossing in this file photo.

Laying the Roots for Healthy Teeth in Young Children

Experts say good dental care starts at birth by paying attention to a baby's gums | HEALTH REPORT

An eastern diamondback rattlesnake at the home of Chuck Hurd, a Virginia man who collects poisonous snakes

Progress in Fighting Snakebite Deaths

Recent findings suggest that a chemical rubbed on the skin could slow the flow of venom into the blood | HEALTH REPORT

An English examination at Dongguan Technology Institute in Guangdong province, China, in 2007. Students were given different test versions in an effort to prevent cheating.

Looking at the 'Dark Side' of Creativity

A study finds that creative thinkers are more likely to cheat, and better at making excuses to themselves | HEALTH REPORT

A young malaria patient

The Long Search for a Malaria Vaccine

Did an experimental approach prove ineffective simply because of the way it was given? | HEALTH REPORT

Mosquito

Spray Shows Promise in Malaria Study in Benin

Bendiocarb, a widely used insecticide, may offer a way to fight mosquitoes resistant to other chemicals| HEALTH REPORT

X-rays from a tuberculosis patient

Study Links Smoking to Millions of TB Deaths

"If you want to control the infectious disease of TB, you have to control the tobacco industry," a researcher says | HEALTH REPORT

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