Zulus to fight AIDS with circumcision (AFP)
AFP - The king of South Africa's Zulus wants to revive the practice of circumcision among his people to help fight the spread of AIDS, the Sapa news agency reported Sunday.

Group to start project to cut indoor fuel burning (Reuters)
Reuters - An advocacy group on lung health plans to work with health authorities in 12 countries from 2010 to reduce indoor fuel burning, which causes respiratory diseases and lung cancer and kills 2 million people a year.

Study: Missing DNA can promote childhood obesity (AP)
AP - Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report.

Ancient HIV stowaway may hold clue to transmission (Reuters)
Reuters - An HIV genetic stowaway that may have come from a related cat virus could help the AIDS virus transmit and replicate in people, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

Fake drugs trade on the rise: EU (AFP)
AFP - The trade in counterfeit medicines in the European Union has exceeded the body's worst fears, the European industry commissioner said on Monday.

Hormonal Drugs Cool Hot Flashes From Prostate Cancer Therapy (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Hot flashes caused by androgen suppression therapy for prostate cancer are best controlled by the hormonal treatments cyproterone acetate and medroxyprogesterone acetate, according to a new study.

AIDS May Date Back to Ancient Tiger (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early roots of the virus that causes AIDS might be found in a tiger that lived thousands or millions of years ago, new research suggests.

Breast Cancer's Spread Now Better Understood (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The spread of breast cancer cells from the main tumor to other parts of the body is controlled by a growth factor known as TGFb, which may prove a promising target for new drugs to prevent metastatic breast cancer, British researchers say.

Never Married, Over 40, Well-Adjusted (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Pity the poor single people who pass their 40th birthday without ever tying the knot, since research has shown that never-married adults have more health woes than married folks. And, um, isn't there something wrong with those who go it alone anyway?

Lawmakers reject tax to pay for health reform (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday criticized a plan to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for a $1 trillion healthcare overhaul and warned Congress was unlikely to meet President Barack Obama's goal of passing the measure by August.