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A World Without AIDS, Still Worlds Away By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D. The 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington pointed to extraordinary gains, but there will be millions infected with H.I.V. for a very long time. Health Guide: AIDS » For Some AIDS Patients, Only a Cure Will Do By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. The notion that people will take lifesaving medications gratefully and properly is not always true. ADVERTISEMENT Money and Policy Insurance Rebates Seen as Selling Point for Health Law By ABBY GOODNOUGH The law requires insurers to give out annual rebates by Aug. 1, if less than 80 percent of the premium dollars they collect go toward medical care. Caustic Crusader at Center of F.D.A. Scandal By ERIC LICHTBLAU and SCOTT SHANE After Dr. Robert C. Smith accused his supervisors at the Food and Drug Administration of harmful practices, they began a wide-ranging surveillance operation on him. Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health Law Arizona: Judge Upholds 20-Week Limit on Abortions More Money & Policy » Research Vital Signs Patterns: Later Pregnancy, Lower Risk of a Cancer By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Researchers who pooled data from 17 studies say that the older a woman is when she gives birth, the lower her risk for endometrial cancer. More Vital Signs Columns » Well Panel Advises Against Routine Treadmill Stress Tests By ANAHAD O'CONNOR The United States Preventive Services Task Force joined the call for less routine testing by recommending against screening with electrocardiograms, or EKGs, in people who have no known risk factors or symptoms of heart disease. Vital Signs: Aspirin May Head Off Esophagus Disorder Vital Signs: Fitness Isn't Seen to Prevent Sports Injury More Research » Fitness and Nutrition Phys Ed The 10-Minute Workout, Times Three By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS A 10-minute brisk walk three times a day proved more effective than a single 30-minute workout at keeping blood pressure in a healthy range, researchers at Arizona State University report. Recipes for Health Tofu Dresses to Beat the Heat By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Seared or grilled tofu makes a simple enough dinner, but when summer temperatures are oppressive, enjoy it cold, with dipping sauces or in a sandwich. See All Recipes for Health » Recipes for Health: Seared Summer Squash and Egg Tacos Well: Strength Training as a Family Affair More Fitness & Nutrition » Views The New Old Age Blog A Dialysis Machine by the Bed By PAULA SPAN A form of dialysis that can be performed at home is growing more popular. Well When the Doctor's Words Aren't Soothing By JAN HOFFMAN A medical professional's manner can provoke or soothe a patient's apprehension. Doctors speak of the scripts they teach medical students to help prepare patients who are waiting for test results. Please, kids, don't cut these classes, writes Jan Hoffman. Books Healthy Page Turners to Take to the Beach By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. Two skeptics offer up "The Cure for Everything" and "Are Your Prescriptions Killing You?" More Views » ADVERTISEMENT

A Bounty of Summer Squash Life of a Nantucket Surgeon Life, Interrupted: The First 100 Days What We Can Learn From Third-World Health Care Too Much Medical Care? Columns Really? The Claim: Milk Thistle Combats Liver Disease By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Milk thistle is popular as an alternative treatment for liver disease, but a comprehensive study of patients with hepatitis C finds no real effect from the herb. More Really? Columns » Personal Health Another Tick-Borne Disease to Guard Against By JANE E. BRODY Babesiosis, which causes flulike symptoms and can be fatal, could eventually rival Lyme disease as the most common tick-borne ailment in the United States. More Personal Health Columns » Multimedia Well The Well Quiz: Olympic Bodies By KATE YANDELL What's the most dangerous Olympic sport? How old is the oldest competitor? Test your knowledge of Olympics health lore, past and present. Interactive Feature: The Weekly Health Quiz In the news: test results, keeping cool and short workouts. Test your knowledge of this week's health news. Video: The 20-Minute Workout Gretchen Reynolds, the Phys Ed columnist, on the science of high-intensity interval training, or H.I.T., which scientists are finding can be as effective as longer endurance training. Interactive Feature: Training Tool Get ready for your 5K, 10K or marathon day with customized running plans that help you track your training. ADVERTISEMENT