Topic: The Associated Press

Nov. 24, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: HIV/AIDS workers are elated with the Vatican's declaration Tuesday that it is okay to use a condom in order to prevent transmission of HIV to ...

Sept. 24, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:. Abbott Nutrition announced the voluntary recall of five million cans and plastic containers of Similac powdered formula after common warehouse beetles were found near a ...

July 13, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:. FDA briefing documents posted online Tuesday acknowledge the drug's effectiveness in helping patients lose weight, but say the review panel should take into account a ...

Health Highlights: July 12, 2010

The first national strategy to deal with the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States will be released Tuesday by the Obama administration.. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration review of a new weight loss drug called Qnexa is expected to be posted ...
Swiss authorities are investigating whether an acupuncturist intentionally infected at least 15 people with HIV.. Investigating magistrate Hermann Fleischhackl told The Associated Press on Thursday that the investigation was launched after one alleged victim filed a criminal complaint in 2005.. He says ...

Religion News in Brief

Religion News in BriefPlans to allow married same-sex couples to qualify as families for camping permits reflects an "insidious pattern" of state agencies seeking to change rules to benefit such couples, an Iowa lawmaker said.Sen. Merlin Bartz, a Republican from Grafton, opposes ...

Health Highlights: April 5, 2010

Blocking the action of a gene that repairs damaged DNA increases the effectiveness of radiation therapy against cancer, according to British researchers. Because POLQ appears to be more abundant in cancer cells than in healthy cells, it may be a good target ...

April 5, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Because POLQ appears to be more abundant in cancer cells than in healthy cells, it may be a good target for enhancing the effects of ...
An AIDS outbreak at two children's hospitals in Uzbekistan has killed at least 14 children and left 133 infected with HIV, according to a documentary posted on a respected Central Asian news Web site on Monday.The editor of Ferghana.ru said the 2007 ...
A Detroit woman who claimed in a video posted online that she infected more than 500 people with HIV has admitted it was a hoax, police said Friday.On the video, the woman said she contracted HIV in 1998 and has been " ...
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