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Page last updated at 17:30 GMT, Monday, 30 November 2009

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Experts change HIV 'drug advice'
The World Health Organization is changing its advice on HIV drugs, asking that they be given sooner and to breastfeeding mothers with the virus.

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Middle-aged men and women may be risking arthritis if they overdo their exercise regime, US research suggests.

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The UK government launches a campaign to encourage young people to talk more openly about sex and contraception.

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