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AP - Doctors Without Borders warned on Saturday that a chronic shortage of drugs to treat AIDS in six African countries could cost thousands of lives and reverse progress made on the continent most afflicted by the disease.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have isolated a
small molecule that might play a big part in a form of lung cancer that
typically strikes people who have never smoked, opening up the
possibilities for new treatments for this deadly malignancy.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) — As children head off to
summer camp, many parents are concerned about the risk for swine flu.

AP - President Barack Obama told the nation Saturday that his health care overhaul is financially sound and Congress should not squander the chance to make meaningful change. Republicans didn’t relent in their criticism of his plan as a costly burden unwisely on a fast track.

AFP - Singapore on Saturday reported its first death linked to swine flu after a 49-year-old man who was diagnosed with the virus died of a heart attack in hospital.

AP - A drug deal plays out, California-style:

Reuters - President Barack Obama appealed to Americans on Saturday to back his ambitious revamp of the U.S. health care system, seeking to regain momentum amid growing worries among lawmakers over how to pay for it.

AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday called for Congress to pass his health care reform, arguing that the stability of the entire US economy was at stake.

AP - President Barack Obama, worried about growing resistance to his health care plan, exhorted Congress not to “lose heart” Friday and urged deeper cost cuts to calm concern over the huge expense of covering millions of uninsured Americans.