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Dmitry Medvedev and the leader of U2 Bono

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Medvedev promises to support U2 Bono in fighting AIDS

18:45 24/08/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he will support the leader of U2 Bono in his efforts to fight HIV/AIDS.

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Siberian research center to test HIV vaccine on volunteers
13:25 23/07/2010
The State Research Center for Virology and Biotechnology, Vector, has successfully accomplished the development of a candidate HIV vaccine and obtained permission to test it on volunteers, the center's press service said on Friday.
Heating it up, Russian-style
18:17 25/06/2010
A group of stocky, middle-aged men huddle in a changing room, vaguely resembling a worn-out American steak house. The room smells of chlorine, fish, and dirty towels. The men’s stomachs protrude beneath their towels; they are drunk and dripping with sweat. It is not a good combination, but they don’t care. They are indulging themselves, as they do every week, in an undeniably Russian experience.
Russia to adopt mandatory warning labels on cigarettes
14:45 25/06/2010
Russian tobacco producers will introduce warning messages on cigarette packs on Saturday to enhance public awareness of smoking-related mortality threats.
One year on, swine flu pandemic still a threat — Russian experts
04:42 11/06/2010
The swine flu pandemic, which claimed over 18,000 lives worldwide, remains a threat for Russia, but experts believe that Russia's response to the deadly virus was effective.
Russian health officials urge tobacco smokers to quit bad habit on May 31
05:59 31/05/2010
The Russian Health and Social Development Ministry called on all smokers trying to quit to do so on May 31 on annual international anti-smoking day.
Moscow police to give underage smokers candy for cigarettes on May 31
13:21 28/05/2010
Russian railroad police and volunteers will give underage smokers candy in exchange for their cigarettes at Moscow train stations on Monday
Putin says Russia needs major health care reform, pledges initial investment of over $10 bln (UPDATE 1)
16:45 20/04/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia needs to start a large-scale health-care reform in 2011 and pledged to allocate more than 300 billion rubles ($10 billon) in the next few years to improve health care in the country.
Dutch smokers face higher health insurance
22:49 30/01/2010
Dutch healthcare authorities recommend that health insurance companies charge smokers and people with unhealthy lifestyles higher premiums, national media reported.

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One year on, swine flu pandemic still a threat — Russian experts

Russian health officials urge tobacco smokers to quit bad habit on May 31

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