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Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies</title><description><![CDATA[South Africa will treat all HIV-positive babies and expand testing, the president announced Tuesday, a dramatic and eagerly awaited shift in a country that has more people living with HIV than any other.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com health]]></dc:creator><link>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/01/3571473-s-africa-to-treat-all-hiv-positive-babies</link><guid>http://health.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/01/3571473-s-africa-to-treat-all-hiv-positive-babies</guid><category>health</category><category>aids</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:14:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Loneliness can be contagious, new study finds</title><description><![CDATA[We're used to hearing about people spreading colds and flu. 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