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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate tumors that have spread to other parts of the body, offering more months or years of life to patients who have no other options, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

AP - A report on three heart transplants involving babies is focusing attention on a touchy issue in the organ donation field: When and how can someone be declared dead?

Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate tumors that have spread to other parts of the body, offering more months or years of life to patients who have no other options, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

The World health Organization reports that 88 percent of the 1.8 million deaths resulting from diarrhea can be attributed to unsafe water or inadequate hygiene or sanitation.

HIV is being detected in Texas Hispanics at later stages than in other ethnic groups in the state, which increases their risk of spreading the virus and delaying treatment, the Dallas Morning News reports. There are more than 8,000 Hispanics living with AIDS in Texas, which has the largest recent influx of new Hispanic immigrants in the nation.

A new Utah Department of health (UDOH) report outlines the impact of asthma on children as they head back to school this fall. The Utah Youth Asthma report shows that 8.9% - or about 76,000 - children in Utah ages 0 to 17 are currently under medical care for asthma. It also details the total numbers of emergency room visits and hospitalizations due to serious asthma events among children.read more

The Boston Public health Commission, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the USDA, is investigating two cases of E. coli O157:H7 in Boston residents. There have been six cases statewide and additional cases in several other states, all of which appear to be caused by the same strain of the bacteria.read more

An estimated 8,000 Canadians will die over the next 20 years because of illnesses caused by poor air quality, the Canadian Medical Association said in a report Wednesday.

The AP/Google.com on Friday examined new approaches to curbing the spread of HIV among men who have sex with men. A program in North Carolina that showed 'promising signs' enlisted local MSM opinion leaders to urge their peers to practice safer sex in an effort to curb the spread of HIV, the AP/Google.com reports.

Poverty and the movement of people displaced by war have contributed to an increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases in Sudan, United Nations and Sudanese health officials said on Sunday, adding that a lack of data is hindering efforts to get an accurate picture of the disease in the country, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports.