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Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the Aids virus, a study showed. (Image: iStock)

Obesity causes 100 000 cancer cases
Obesity causes more than 100 000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said.
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The fight against HIV/Aids needs to be intensified, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Friday.
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