AFP - Pilots suffering from depression are no more likely to crash a plane or make errors than other pilots — as long as they are taking medication, an Australian study showed Friday.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — In the 26 years since
scientists first spotted AIDS in America, millions of dollars have been
poured into outreach efforts aimed at keeping young people clear of HIV,
the virus that causes the disease.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — Having cancer patients report
to doctors on their symptoms and side effects online may improve their
care, a new study finds.

Reuters - Shift workers and firefighters have
a higher risk of cancer than the general population and such
work should probably be classified as carcinogenic, the
International Agency for Research on Cancer said on Friday.

AFP - Women who do night work for long periods face a higher risk of breast cancer compared to counterparts who work only in the daytime, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) cancer report released on Friday.

Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao visited a
number of AIDS patients and their families on Friday, a public
show of solidarity in a country where HIV/AIDS sufferers still
face widespread stigmatization.

AFP - Up to 50 million Chinese people are at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, United Nations officials warned Friday, a day after the government said the spread of the disease has slowed.

Reuters - The Myanmar junta has shut down a Yangon
monastery which served as a hospice for HIV/AIDS patients and
expelled its monks, an opposition lawyer said on Friday.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — Collaborations between
researchers and community groups can help ease cancer disparities among
minority populations, researchers report.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — Biology and genetics —
over and above socio-economic factors — appear to influence how black
women fare after being diagnosed with breast cancer, U.S. researchers are
reporting.