Researchers say that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in China is rising at such a large rate it tops more than that of the United States, Europe, and Japan combined.

According to a new report the type 2 diabetes drug market in China will reach $1.3 billion in 2010 as the medicinal market in the country rises between now and 2010. The report also finds that the increasing economic power in China is allowing more patients afford Western branded drugs

The U.N. Development Program's annual report cites two million children fall victim annually to lack of sanitation in poor countries. That amounts to 5,000 deaths a day that are largely preventable and makes diarrhea the second-highest killer of children throughout the world.

Kevin Watkins, the main author writes, "No access to sanitation is a polite way of saying that people draw water for drinking, cooking and washing from rivers, lakes, ditches and drains fouled with human and animal excrement

The U.N. Development Program's annual report cites two million children fall victim annually to lack of sanitation in poor countries. That amounts to 5,000 deaths a day that are largely preventable and makes diarrhea the second-highest killer of children throughout the world.

Kevin Watkins, the main author writes, "No access to sanitation is a polite way of saying that people draw water for drinking, cooking and washing from rivers, lakes, ditches and drains fouled with human and animal excrement

Researchers have concluded that it's healthy to be wealthy and not just for individuals but for the economy of nations as well.

Researchers studied 10 industrialized nations in Europe and discovered that a healthy population was good for a country's economy. Their findings are reported in BMJ Volume 333

In an attempt to end the isolation of those infected by the HIV virus, three HIV positive couples have decided to get married in the western Indian city of Surat, Gujarat. The unique matchmaking event was attended by 45 men and 15 women.

Daksha Patel of Gujarat State Network for People living with HIV/Aids, who runs India's first marriage bureau for HIV positive people told BBC that all the HIV positive women who came in search of a life partner were widows below the age of 25. The men were in their mid-30s