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Circumcision may cut risk of HIV
Dec 13 2006 7:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Circumcising adult men may reduce by half their risk of getting the AIDS virus through heterosexual intercourse, the U.S. government announced Wednesday, as it shut down two studies in Africa testing the link.
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FDA may expand antidepressant warning
Dec 13 2006 6:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Antidepressants increase the risk of suicidal behavior for people up to age 24, the government said Wednesday. It plans new warning labels, and says users of all ages should be closely monitored.
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For unlucky few, life is painless
Dec 13 2006 5:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a discovery that could lead to better painkillers, scientists have identified a genetic defect in children who cannot feel pain. Sound like a blessed way to live? It's not.
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Asian leaders call for pollution fight
Dec 13 2006 4:33PM (CT)
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Asia's rapid economic expansion has turned its skies into some of world's most polluted and the region must do more to fight a scourge that is blamed for more than 500,000 premature deaths annually, delegates told a clean air conference Wednesday.
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FDA approves test for tropical parasite
Dec 13 2006 12:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first test to screen potential blood donors for a tropical disease that has stealthily infected as many as 100,000 Hispanic immigrants gained federal approval Wednesday.
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E. coli outbreak said not tied to onions
Dec 13 2006 10:25AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Onions probably didn't cause the E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as the fast-food chain launched a media campaign to persuade customers its food is safe.
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