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Scientists study how HIV hides in body
Jan 31 2008 9:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The AIDS virus has hideouts deep in the immune system that today's drugs can't reach. Now scientists finally have discovered how HIV builds one of those fortresses _ and they're exploring whether a drug already used to fight a parasite in developing countries just might hold a key to break in.
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Compound cuts cerebral palsy in preemies
Jan 31 2008 8:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth, new research shows.
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Swiss change safe sex message on HIV
Jan 31 2008 8:10PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Swiss AIDS experts said Thursday that some people with HIV who meet strict conditions and are under treatment can safely have unprotected sex with non-infected partners.
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Super Bowl could be heart health hazard
Jan 31 2008 8:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports.
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FDA warns of epilepsy drugs risk
Jan 31 2008 5:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Epilepsy drugs used by millions of people may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday in an alert to doctors.
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Bird flu continues march 4 years later
Jan 31 2008 2:14PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Fears of a global bird flu pandemic that once dominated headlines have largely vanished in the West, but four years after the virus began ravaging Asian poultry, it continues to quietly spread.
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Bird flu continues march 4 years later
Jan 31 2008 2:14PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Fears of a global bird flu pandemic that once dominated headlines have largely vanished in the West, but four years after the virus began ravaging Asian poultry, it continues to quietly spread.
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Bird flu continues march 4 years later
Jan 31 2008 2:14PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Fears of a global bird flu pandemic that once dominated headlines have largely vanished in the West, but four years after the virus began ravaging Asian poultry, it continues to quietly spread.
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Bird flu continues march 4 years later
Jan 31 2008 2:14PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Fears of a global bird flu pandemic that once dominated headlines have largely vanished in the West, but four years after the virus began ravaging Asian poultry, it continues to quietly spread.
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Bird flu continues march 4 years later
Jan 31 2008 2:14PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Fears of a global bird flu pandemic that once dominated headlines have largely vanished in the West, but four years after the virus began ravaging Asian poultry, it continues to quietly spread.
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Bird flu continues march 4 years later
Jan 31 2008 2:14PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Fears of a global bird flu pandemic that once dominated headlines have largely vanished in the West, but four years after the virus began ravaging Asian poultry, it continues to quietly spread.
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Bird flu continues march 4 years later
Jan 31 2008 2:14PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Fears of a global bird flu pandemic that once dominated headlines have largely vanished in the West, but four years after the virus began ravaging Asian poultry, it continues to quietly spread.
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Drug-resistant flu is found in Europe
Jan 31 2008 8:35AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A small number of flu viruses resistant to Tamiflu, a top antiviral drug, have been detected in Europe, health authorities said this week.
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Brain screenings for vets may be flawed
Jan 31 2008 6:26AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of Iraq war veterans who could have suffered traumatic brain injury may be getting unnecessary or inadequate health care because Veterans Affairs officials have yet to determine whether their initial screening tests are reliable, investigators say.
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HK closes aviaries after bird flu fears
Jan 31 2008 2:30AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Aviaries at a popular Hong Kong theme park were closed to the public for three weeks beginning Thursday, after tests indicated that a wild heron found dead in the park may have been killed by bird flu, agriculture officials said.
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