- Gene raises risk of lifetime smoking habit: study (Reuters)
- Whole Foods recalling possibly contaminated beef (AP)
- AIDS forum closes with calls for funds, action on prevention (AFP)
- Estrogen patch shows promise for prostate cancer (Reuters)
- Gene Variant May Decide Who Smokes and for How Long (HealthDay)
- Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol (HealthDay)
- Gift cards key to new AIDS prevention strategy (AP)
- FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix (AP)
- Prostate cancer prognosis worse in obese men (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 8, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Aug. 8, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Internet program helps diabetics monitor sugar (Reuters)
- Doctors fall short on heart disease prevention (Reuters)
- S.African drug company recalls AIDS treatment medicines (AFP)
- L.A. may force restaurants to post calories on menus (Reuters)
- Chronic protein deficiency hard on kids' brains (Reuters)
- Excess pounds may be contagious (Reuters)
- Fever-related seizures in children rarely fatal (Reuters)
- Vast distances a barrier to combating HIV/AIDS in India (Reuters)
- World Bank shifts HIV/AIDS focus in Africa (Reuters)
- FDA warns of muscle harm when heart drugs combined (Reuters)
- Report say flu is bigger risk than terror in UK (AP)
- Easing Your Teens Into the Back-to-School Schedule (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Prevent Constipation (HealthDay)
- Interrupted Night Sleep Worse for Cognitive Function (HealthDay)
- States mandate 'culturally competent' health care (AP)
- Common fertility treatments little use: study (Reuters)
- B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases (HealthDay)
- Male circumcision could be even greater boon than thought (AFP)
- Scientists produce stem cells for 10 diseases (AP)
- For unexplained infertility, 2 methods don't help (AP)
- Common treatment for infertility ineffective: study (AFP)
- Family breast cancer may not mean early screening (Reuters)
- Experts say better treatments needed for children with HIV (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Aug. 7, 2008 (HealthDay)
- 2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers (HealthDay)
- Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines Developed (HealthDay)
- Most Americans Want Health Care Reform (HealthDay)
- Family breast cancer may not mean early screening (Reuters)
- Heart disease tied to cognitive problems in midlife (Reuters)
- Americans want overhaul of health system: survey (Reuters)
- Beauty salons teach women about stroke (Reuters)
- Parents of diabetics worried about complications (Reuters)
- Among gays, young partiers spread HIV: study (Reuters)
- Childhood stress tied to adult mental disorders (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 7, 2008 (HealthDay)
- High vitamin C intake may cut diabetes risk (Reuters)
- Surprises in first adoption survey to include men (AP)
- Only 40 percent in U.S. are HIV-tested, study finds (Reuters)
- Negative effect of weight loss on bone may persist (Reuters)
- AIDS victims pay price of Zimbabwe turmoil (AFP)
- SAfrica slowly shakes image as AIDS pariah (AFP)
- Indonesia probes bird flu 'outbreak' (AFP)
- Nepal doctor says conjoined twins did not get best post-surgery care: report (AFP)
- Americans want overhaul of health care system: poll (AFP)
- Vietnam allows some sex-change surgeries (AFP)
- Only 2,500 Afghans HIV positive but several risks: ministry (AFP)
- AIDS apathy worries activists at world conference (AFP)
- California firm recalls beef due to E. coli: USDA (Reuters)
- Prescription cream may relieve acne-like condition (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Migraines (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Detecting False Labor (HealthDay)
- Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk (HealthDay)
- Breaking the News About Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- HIV patients fare just as well with nurses: studies (Reuters)
- Japan says dumplings "cover-up" was China's request (Reuters)
- UN goal for HIV drug access won't be reached by all: experts (AFP)
- Bangladeshi conjoined twin dies after surgery:doctor (AFP)
- Beijing belatedly working on plans to halt heatstroke (Reuters)
- Amid the slugs, athletes are warned on Chinese medicine (Reuters)
- UN goal for HIV drug access won't be reached by all: experts (AFP)
- Aging Japan gets serious about immigration (Reuters)
- Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact (HealthDay)
- Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On (HealthDay)
- Researchers compile West Nile gene "dictionary" (Reuters)
- Rituxan may heal common kidney condition (Reuters)
- Former Soviet states at AIDS tipping point: experts (AFP)
- Extensive drug resistant TB still curable: study (Reuters)
- Suspected bird flu cases in Indonesia village: report (Reuters)
- Cancer cell growth method spurs hope for children (Reuters)
- HIV drug resistance found in China's poorest: study (Reuters)
- Mexicans in U.S. illegally at more risk of AIDS (Reuters)
- PTSD causes early death from heart disease: study (Reuters)
- Electrical stimulation may ease vaginal pain (Reuters)
- AIDS, Millennium goals imperilled by health worker shortage (AFP)
- Infant deaths linked to cold medications (Reuters)
- All U.S. adults could be overweight in 40 years (Reuters)
- Eye spy: U.S. scientists develop eye-shaped camera (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 6, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Aug. 6, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly (HealthDay)
- Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer (HealthDay)
- Eye-shaped camera key step to electronic retina: study (AFP)
- 12 million HIV infections could be avoided: UNAIDS (AFP)
- Even viruses get sick (Reuters)
- Sticking to diet advice cuts colon cancer risk (Reuters)
- Smoking crack may speed up HIV course in women (Reuters)
- Many people don't get prescriptions filled (Reuters)
- Bangladesh surgeons separate conjoined twins (AFP)
- China to lift ban on HIV/AIDS visitors in 2009: report (AFP)
- Three dead in feared bird flu outbreak in Indonesia: officials (AFP)
- Cholera kills 21 in Philippines: Red Cross (AFP)
- Battles for recognition in HIV-positive Latin America (AFP)
- Grassroots networking at heart of AIDS meeting (AFP)
- Africa's 'Champions' take up cause of AIDS prevention (AFP)
- Average ER waiting time nears 1 hour, CDC says (AP)
- What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Can't Sleep? (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Wash Your Hands (HealthDay)
- Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain in HIV (HealthDay)
- WHO publishes how-to guide on fighting AIDS (Reuters)
- Suspected cholera outbreak in Philippines kills 21 (AP)
- Americans protest in Games city against Chinese abortions (Reuters)
- Australia birth rate at 25-year high (Reuters)
- Nine Kyrgyz doctors jailed for infecting kids with HIV: report (AFP)
- Don't make criminals out of drug users: experts (Reuters)
- Britain clears first oral antibiotic for OTC sale (Reuters)
- Flu vaccines approved for next season (Reuters)
- Prostate cancer screening: More harm than good for older men (AFP)
- Study shows why once is enough to hook some smokers (Reuters)
- Video game helps young cancer patients take meds (Reuters)
- HIV: High infection tally sparks search for new strategies (AFP)
- U.S. approves 6 flu vaccines for next season (Reuters)
- British researchers develop new drug - with maggots (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Aug. 5, 2008 (HealthDay)
- For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside (HealthDay)
- New Test Diagnoses Anemia in Chronic Disease (HealthDay)
- Nurturing Parents Can Cut Risk of Aggression in Girls (HealthDay)
- Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke (HealthDay)
- Overweight problems seen even in infants (Reuters)
- Pain in chest, upper abdomen an ominous sign (Reuters)
- Cocoa butter lotion won't prevent stretch marks (Reuters)
- Delay in body growth linked to prostate cancer (Reuters)
- Cancer patients often use "complementary methods" (Reuters)
- New AIDS vaccine blueprint calls for more focus (Reuters)
- Early puberty tied to aggression in some girls (Reuters)
- Physical activity low among immigrant children (Reuters)
- Former President Clinton issues call to arms against AIDS scourge (AFP)
- HIV risk from heterosexual intercourse may be underestimated (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 5, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Britain and France grapple with child obesity problem (AFP)
- Intermittent Paxil may ease severe PMS (Reuters)
- Obesity seen protective in cases of heart failure (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Keep Baby From Heat Rash (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Before You Take Medication (HealthDay)
- Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks (HealthDay)
- Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment (HealthDay)
- Booger the pit bull is back! All five of him... (Reuters)
- Much of Asia fails in healthcare, children suffer: U.N. (Reuters)
- Gulf Arabs risk heart attacks in Olympics: expert (Reuters)
- MDs urged to quit prostate screens in elderly men (AP)
- Vitamin C injections slow cancer in mice: study (AFP)
- Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine (HealthDay)
- More circumcision needed to control AIDS in Africa (Reuters)
- More AIDS risked as poor women trade sex for food (Reuters)
- New drug treats West Nile virus in mice (Reuters)
- Barriers to anti-HIV circumcision campaign not so bad (AFP)
- HIV-positive migrants accuse US of neglect (AP)
- Back to basics in search for HIV vaccine, conference told (AFP)
- Clinton in the spotlight at AIDS conference (AFP)
- Many U.S. adults with chronic illness are uninsured (Reuters)
- Fatty fish may help prevent memory loss: study (Reuters)
- Eating fish may thwart "silent" brain damage (Reuters)
- Growth hormone may help some HIV patients (Reuters)
- Study finds immigrant kids get less exercise (Reuters)
- Move over Freud: Psychiatrists embrace pill power (Reuters)
- Immigrants kids even less active than U.S.-born (AP)
- Lens implant offers chance at beating lazy eye (AP)
- In era of pills, fewer shrinks doing talk therapy (AP)
- Estrogen may ease schizophrenia in women: study (Reuters)
- Fast-food kids' meals heavy on calories: group (Reuters)
- Stroke rehab may be poorer for arthritis patients (Reuters)
- Childcare before kindergarten may promote obesity (Reuters)
- Erectile dysfunction may be "normal" with age (Reuters)
- Gay, bisexual men still at high risk for HIV: study (Reuters)
- Clinton in the spotlight as AIDS conference gets underway (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Aug. 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome (HealthDay)
- Breakfast benefits may differ for boys, girls (Reuters)
- War on AIDS will be long, more funds needed: UN (AFP)
- Cholera in South Sudan kills 20, affects hundreds (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Get Rid of Allergens (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Good Health for Men (HealthDay)
- Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas (HealthDay)
- OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms (HealthDay)
- Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids (HealthDay)
- Study: Restaurant kids' meals loaded with calories (AP)
- War on AIDS will be long, more funds needed: UN (AFP)
- War on AIDS will be long, more funds needed, conference told (AFP)
- Bill Clinton praises France in fight against AIDS (AFP)
- Obama, McCain vow to step up fight against HIV/AIDS (AFP)
- Keep up momentum in war on AIDS, global conference told (AFP)
- Clinton in Africa says nutrition key to AIDS fight (AP)
- Indian brothers pedal from Canada to Mexico for AIDS awareness (AFP)
- Iraq calls for doctors who fled violence to return (AP)
- Lax oversight risks millions of Medicare dollars (AP)
- Leaders in AIDS fight warn against complacency (AFP)
- Abbott faces more litigation over AIDS drug (AP)
- Iranian doctors quizzed over 'velvet revolution' claims (AFP)
- Obama, McCain vow to step up fight against HIV/AIDS (AFP)
- Union outrage after Ankara hospital admits 27 infant deaths (AFP)
- Treat HIV sooner for better results, say new AIDS guidelines (AFP)
- TB drug interferes with key AIDS treatment: study (AFP)
- Grass-roots effort in Egypt fights 'cutting' girls (AP)
- Mexican sex workers want place at AIDS conference (Reuters)
- 12-year-old with HIV to open world AIDS conference (AP)
- Health Highlights: August 3, 2008 (HealthDay)
- New HIV/AIDS Guidelines Suggest Earlier Treatment (HealthDay)
- AIDS conference to bring together top scientists (AFP)
- Mixed results for growth hormone in HIV patients (AP)
- Drug addicts benefit from HIV drugs, too: study (Reuters)
- Video Consultations Effective for Stroke Treatment (HealthDay)
- AIDS conference to bring together top scientists (AFP)
- UNICEF head concerned over spread of HIV in Mozambique (AFP)
- AIDS conference to bring together top scientists (AFP)
- US underestimated country's HIV epidemic (AFP)
- US underestimated country's HIV epidemic (AFP)
- US underestimated country's HIV epidemic (AFP)
- Activists march against HIV 'stigma' before Mexico AIDS summit (AFP)
- US underestimated country's HIV epidemic (AFP)
- Thirteen Afghan polio cases, unrest hampering vaccinations (AFP)
- Activists march against HIV 'stigma' before Mexico AIDS summit (AFP)
- Oral pill turns slacker mice into marathonists: study (AFP)
- Number of New U.S. HIV Infections Gets Revised Upwards (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: August 2, 2008 (HealthDay)
- CDC understated number of new HIV infections in US (AP)
- Orthopedic Surgeons Weigh in on Pool Safety (HealthDay)
- Settlement will reduce carcinogens in potato chips (AP)
- Study: To sleep better, perchance to live longer (AP)
- Sleep Apnea Boosts Death Risk (HealthDay)
- Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB (HealthDay)
- TB treatment inadequate in some "hot zones" (Reuters)
- Clinton pledges more support to fight AIDS in Ethiopia (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: August 1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Ob/Gyn Group Urges Routine HIV Tests for All Women (HealthDay)
- World's first transplant of two full arms: German team (AFP)
- Need for hip replacements is high: study (Reuters)
- What to do when someone is injuring themselves (Reuters)
- Methadone promising in hard-to-treat leukemia (Reuters)
- Many with HIV hide attendance at AIDS conference (AFP)
- Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You'rePregnant (HealthDay)
- Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent ColonCancer (HealthDay)
- Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets (HealthDay)
- Pill Could Boost Sports Performance (HealthDay)