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Thirteen people in Indonesia suspected of having bird flu have tested negative for the feared disease, the country's health ministry said Saturday.

Could the AIDS virus be stopped with gift cards? Desperate for a way to stop the escalating spread of HIV among young gay men, public health officials are looking to novel strategies, such as enlisting local ...

The Quebec health Insurance Board has been thwarted in its attempt to force a U.S. medical company to turn over its list of cardiac patients from the province.

People who are really sleepy and people who don't sleep aren't necessarily one and the same.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Sleep-disordered breathing (also known as sleep apnea) is associated with an increased risk of death, according to new results from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, an 18-year observational study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of health. Researchers found that adults (ages 30 to 60) with sleep-disordered breathing at the start of the study were two to three times more likely to die from any cause compared to those who did not have sleep-disordered breathing.read more

Hong Kong Department Of health Department of health (DH) urged members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named as 'Yu Xiu Tang Yang Yan Shou Shen Jiao Nang' because it was found to have contained an undeclared drug ingredient.The department launched investigation into the product after receiving a report involving a 20-year-old woman who was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital on July 24 for headache. She had a history of taking the above product which was obtained from a friend. Further investigation is in progress.read more

KAMPALA, Aug 9 (IPS) - Uganda's approach to the fight against HIV/AIDS is under scrutiny by activists. The country has won international acclaim for its 20-year campaign against the AIDS pandemic, but the latest numbers lead some activists believe Uganda is now losing ground.