AP - Just two decades ago, a breast cancer diagnosis was something a patient likely wouldn't share beyond close family and friends. Even the word "cancer" was barely spoken out loud. And no wonder: It raised immediate thoughts of a death sentence.

AFP - African campaign groups on Friday condemned Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's "miracle" treatment for HIV/AIDS, saying it had no scientific basis and that giving it to patients violated their rights.

Reuters - A Canadian woman who had sex with men she met in bars, without using a condom and without telling them she was HIV-positive, has been charged with sexual assault, police said on Friday.

Reuters - White House press secretary Tony Snow, a colon cancer survivor, said on Friday he would undergo surgery next week to remove a small growth in his lower abdomen.

Reuters - Global warming may be bad for asthma sufferers because of longer plant growing seasons and signs that weeds scattering vast amounts of pollen are conquering new territory, experts say.

AFP - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has borne personal tragedy before, but his latest heartache over the cancer haunting his wife has drawn a dark cloud over his White House dreams.

Reuters - Something as simple as eating a bowl of rice could bring relief to millions of Japanese hay fever sufferers each year -- if that rice is ever allowed to hit the market.