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China reports sharp drop in HIV cases
Nov 28 2007 10:17PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has 223,501 people infected with HIV, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday, a sharp drop in previously reported figures.
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US obesity rates seem to have leveled
Nov 28 2007 9:28PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Obesity rates in U.S. women seem to be staying level, and the rate in men may be hitting a plateau now, too, according to a new government report released Wednesday.
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UN has new concern about Baghdad cholera
Nov 28 2007 7:48PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - The United Nations raised new concern Wednesday about a possible cholera outbreak in Baghdad ahead of the rainy season, saying the capital accounts for 79 percent of all new cases despite a national decline.
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Tests: No passengers got TB from lawyer
Nov 28 2007 6:45PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Tests of hundreds of airline passengers show that no one caught tuberculosis while flying earlier this year with an infected man who caused an international health scare when he flew to Europe for his wedding.
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Smoking snapshots spark debate in India
Nov 28 2007 6:45PM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Health activists said Tuesday that powerful tobacco industry groups could scuttle a federal government decision to require photographs of cancer patients on cigarette packs sold in India by next month. Several other countries have tried similar strategies to discourage smoking.
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Smoking snapshots spark debate in India
Nov 28 2007 6:45PM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Health activists said Tuesday that powerful tobacco industry groups could scuttle a federal government decision to require photographs of cancer patients on cigarette packs sold in India by next month. Several other countries have tried similar strategies to discourage smoking.
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Pope calls for new efforts to fight AIDS
Nov 28 2007 6:42PM (CT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday called for intensified efforts to stop the spread of the HIV virus, saying he felt "spiritually close" to those suffering from AIDS.
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Fever outbreak linked to climate change
Nov 28 2007 6:24PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - An outbreak in Europe of an obscure disease from Africa is raising concerns that globalization and climate change are combining to pose a health threat to the West.
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