Gates Foundation pledges $500 million to Global Fund
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $500 million over five years to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria. The pledge, the largest non-government contribution since 2002, aims to support programs in the developing world and underwrite a sixth grant round totaling $200 million.
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Health researchers cite rise of fat babies in study
Harvard Medical School researchers document a 73.5 percent increase in fat babies over 22 years. The study links maternal overweight and gestational diabetes to larger birth size and rapid early weight gain, urging obesity prevention to start early.
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Gene tests may guide chemo for early lung and breast cancer
Duke University researchers analyzed 133 genes in 198 lung tumor samples to predict relapse risk and chemosensitivity. Separately, new breast tumor profiling tests show similar accuracy to existing methods, suggesting many women could avoid unnecessary chemotherapy.
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