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U.N. says 39.5 million people have HIV
Nov 21 2006 10:54PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - An estimated 39.5 million people are now living with the AIDS virus worldwide as infection rates and deaths from the disease continue to mount, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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Chinese HIV cases up 30 percent in 2006
Nov 21 2006 10:39PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Reported cases of HIV and AIDS in China has jumped 30 percent this year, with intravenous drug use the main source of infection, Chinese state media said Tuesday.
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37 percent of U.S. births out of wedlock
Nov 21 2006 10:24PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Out-of-wedlock births in the United States have climbed to an all-time high, accounting for nearly four in 10 babies born last year, government health officials said Tuesday.
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Tax records sought to aid drug benefits
Nov 21 2006 9:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tax records would go a long way toward helping the federal government find the elderly and the disabled eligible for extra financial aid with the new drug benefit. But there's a catch: The IRS can't share those records.
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Court to hear experimental drugs case
Nov 21 2006 9:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court agreed Tuesday to rehear a case that would have given terminally ill patients early access to experimental drugs unlikely to be approved before they die.
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Studies: Surgery no better for sciatica
Nov 21 2006 9:07PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Two big government-funded studies on back surgery for painful herniated disks show no clear-cut reason to choose an operation over other treatment. The pain and physical function of the patients, who were suffering from a condition called sciatica, improved significantly after two years whether or not they had surgery. However, neither strategy offered complete relief.
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Marathon runners face skin cancer risk
Nov 21 2006 9:04PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - White marathon runners seem to face an increased risk of skin cancer because of long sun exposure, Austrian researchers report.
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5-way kidney swap performed at Hopkins
Nov 21 2006 9:03PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - It took 12 surgeons, six operating rooms and five donors to pull it off, but five desperate strangers simultaneously received new organs in what hospital officials Monday described as the first-ever quintuple kidney transplant.
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Vatican concludes study on condoms
Nov 21 2006 9:03PM (CT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's office for health care has concluded a study on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS, and a long-awaited report on it is now being examined by the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog, a senior cardinal said Tuesday.
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Doctors say how we taste affects health
Nov 21 2006 9:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Woe to those who have a cold on Thursday. If you can't smell the roasting turkey, it just won't taste as good. And if you think the brussels sprouts are bitter, well, blame how many taste buds you were born with, not the chef.
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