Spread of HIV/Aids slows as awareness and drugs take hold
Drop in infection due to cautious sexual behaviour and improved treatment, says UN study
Old enemy, new challenge
Lucy Chesire: The re-emergence of tuberculosis could reverse a decade of advances in the fight against HIV/Aids
536,000 deaths a year: the childbirth toll
· Little progress in labour and pregnancy mortality· Abortions decrease but picture bleak in Africa
UN calls for male circumcision to fight Aids
The United Nations has urged all countries with Aids epidemics to launch mass male circumcision programmes to protect against the spread of HIV. Sarah Boseley reports
Two keys to stopping HIV
Health officials in Botswana are trying to stop the spread of Aids. But they face two problems: circumcision, which could help, is frowned upon, and many people have gotten used to having multiple sex partners. Craig Timberg reports
Christopher has lain in a mortuary for 20 years. His family will not bury him
Christopher Blum was four months old when he died. The pathologist told the parents that their son had died of cot death. They didn't believe it, and they still don't.
Daytime naps with parent reduce cot death risk
Babies should be put down for their daytime naps in the same room as their parents to minimise the risk of cot deaths, according to new research.