- 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)
- Congress sends Bush bill banning lead in toys (AP)
- Getting rid of bacteria cuts stomach cancer risk (Reuters)
- Astronaut technology could prevent elderly falls (AP)
- AIDS bill sets unclear treatment target (AP)
- Cell changes may help Lou Gehrig's research (AP)
- More cities move aggressively to stop heat deaths (AP)
- Mexico criticizes US salmonella findings (AP)
- New Test IDs Cancer Cells in Tumors (HealthDay)
- Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction (HealthDay)
- Alcohol abuse may resume after critical surgery (Reuters)
- Nerve cells grown from new-style stem cells (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: July 31, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Drug gives couch potato mice benefits of a workout (AP)
- Exercise in a pill? Researchers find two (Reuters)
- Lure of gold leaves Olympics prone to doping cheats (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: July 31, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Being Single in Midlife Could Raise Risk for Dementia Later (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Feeding Your Baby (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Prevent Back Injury (HealthDay)
- Gene Could Boost Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers (HealthDay)
- Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility (HealthDay)
- FDA Expands Pepper Warning in Salmonella Outbreak (HealthDay)
- Beijing says can provide rare blood type during Olympics (Reuters)
- Conservative Malaysia faces uphill battle in HIV fight (Reuters)
- Olympic food caterers under 24-hour inspection: report (AFP)
- Bush signs bill to triple AIDS funding (AP)
- Broad tobacco regulation bill clears House (Reuters)
- China's maintains HIV-AIDS entry ban despite Olympic scrutiny (AFP)
- FDA orders safety-related change for anemia drug (AP)
- Aspirin may be useful for osteoporosis (Reuters)
- FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm (AP)
- Scottish smoking ban seen to cut heart attacks (Reuters)
- US soy producers dispute low sperm count study (AFP)
- US triples AIDS, malaria, TB funds for poorest countries (AFP)
- Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis (HealthDay)
- Possible Cause of Postpartum Depression Pinpointed (HealthDay)
- New Test Identifies Heavy Drinkers (HealthDay)
- Researchers find 3 new genes for schizophrenia (Reuters)
- Diabetes triples women's risk for birth defects (Reuters)
- Missing DNA chunks tied to schizophrenia risk (AP)
- Nano-foods: The next consumer scare? (Reuters)
- Brazil's success in AIDS fight depends on cheap drugs (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: July 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: July 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Brain Mechanism Can Turn Off Trauma of Bad Memories (HealthDay)
- Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Be a Smart Patient (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Prevent Heartburn (HealthDay)
- Deportation Tied to Higher HIV Risk for Men Injecting Drugs (HealthDay)
- Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects (HealthDay)
- Germany's top court rejects two states' anti-smoking laws (AFP)
- New Alzheimer's drug 'could slow mental decline' (AFP)
- Germany's highest court rules against smoking ban (Reuters)
- New Alzheimer's drug could slow mental decline: research (AFP)
- Beijing seeks to reassure on food safety (Reuters)
- AIDS hitting Asian gays at high rates: UN (AFP)
- Dunkin' Donuts to offer healthier menu items (AP)
- Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to more birth defects (AP)
- Australian state toughens anti-smoking laws (AFP)
- Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines (HealthDay)
- Los Angeles passes ban on new fast-food outlets (AFP)
- Prescription drug addictions rise (Reuters)
- Los Angeles passes ban on new fast-food outlets (AFP)
- Colorado experts find Salmonella in jalapeno (Reuters)
- New athritis drug gets approval recommendation (AP)
- Soy reduces sperm count: study (AFP)
- EU OKs "breakthrough" new anesthesia drug (Reuters)
- U.N. report shows world AIDS deaths edging down (Reuters)
- Tau drug shows early promise in Alzheimer's (Reuters)
- Prenatal cell phone exposure tied to behavior (Reuters)
- Pediatricians nix heart tests before ADHD drugs (AP)
- Experimental Alzheimer's drug shows early promise (AP)
- UN: AIDS epidemic stable; fewer deaths, infections (AP)
- Sparing leukemia patients from unnecessary chemo (Reuters)
- Gestational diabetes raises risk of type 2 diabetes (Reuters)
- U.S. AIDS policies neglect blacks: report (Reuters)
- Researchers link premature birth to emphysema (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Controlling Gas (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Deep Breathing Techniques (HealthDay)
- Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk for Spouses (HealthDay)
- Scientists ID 'Jekyll-Hyde' Protein in Lou Gehrig's Disease (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: July 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: July 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy (HealthDay)
- Thyroid Hormone May Boost Women's Alzheimer's Risk (HealthDay)
- Prostate Cancer Treatment Could Impair Men's Thinking (HealthDay)
- Conjoined twin separated from sister in 2001 dies (AP)
- US lawmakers to ban toxins from toys: reports (AFP)
- Mediterraneans abandoning region's healthy diet: FAO (AFP)
- Los Angeles wants to take bite out of fast food (AP)
- FTC: Kids target of $1.6 billion in food ads (AP)
- Secondhand smoke raises spouse's stroke risk: study (Reuters)
- SKorea cat had bird flu: officials (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: July 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: July 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Lung cancer top killer among women in Sweden: report (AFP)
- Georgia's lab apes languish in post-Soviet limbo (Reuters)
- Ritalin may help elderly avoid falls: study (AFP)
- South African boys often forced to have sex: study (Reuters)
- Surgical errors cost $1.5 billion a year: report (Reuters)
- FDA warns against eating lobster liver (AP)
- More exercise helps heavy women keep weight off (Reuters)
- Statins may protect against memory loss: study (Reuters)
- Patients, not docs, often to blame for drug errors (Reuters)
- Allon drug boosts memory in pre-Alzheimer patients (Reuters)
- U.S. facing possible hearing loss epidemic: study (Reuters)
- Sweet fruit drinks found to lead to diabetes (Reuters)
- Rapid rise seen in fatal medication errors at home (AP)
- Dual diabetes drugs help stave off Alzheimer's (Reuters)
- Many products can help cheat drug tests: expert (Reuters)
- Study: 'Pre-dementia' is rising, especially in men (AP)
- Allon drug boosts memory in pre-Alzheimer patients (Reuters)
- Up to 5 pct of elderly lose memory each year: study (Reuters)
- Impotence drugs help treat brain tumors: study (Reuters)
- Putting the squeeze on produce to kill germs (AP)