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AIDS Cuts Thai Life Expectancy

Life expectancy in Thailand has dropped 1.4 years due to the number of young people dying of AIDS in a crisis worsened by the lack of anti-retroviral drugs, according to a new United nations report.

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Pot of Cure

The Netherlands, already known as a haven for soft drug use, marked a new world on September 1 as the health ministry's Office for Medical Cannabis set the wheels in motion for a policy allowing the sale of cannabis in pharmacies with a prescription.  

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Village on Sticks

Villagers here would rather die than live. With 90 percent of the population crippled, few feel there is much to look forward to.    

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