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AFTER A DECADE, GLOBAL AIDS PROGRAM LOOKS AHEAD
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidem...
LEAVING HOSPITAL? HEED CARE TIPS OR YOU MAY RETURN
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michael Lee knew he was still in bad shape when he left the hospital five days after emergency heart surgery. But he was so eager to escape the constant prodding...
SCIENTISTS SAY BABY BORN WITH HIV APPARENTLY CURED
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now 2 ...
STINKY FEET MAY LEAD TO BETTER MALARIA TRAPS
LONDON (AP) -- For decades, health officials have battled malaria with insecticides, bed nets and drugs. Now, scientists say there might be a potent new tool to fight the deadly mo...
DRUG MAKER NOVARTIS LOSES INDIA PATENT BATTLE
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activis...
US SUICIDE RATE ROSE SHARPLY AMONG MIDDLE-AGED
NEW YORK (AP) -- The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the governme...
ADULTS GET 11 PERCENT OF CALORIES FROM FAST FOOD
ATLANTA (AP) -- On an average day, U.S. adults get roughly 11 percent of their calories from fast food, a government study shows. That's down slightly from the 13 percent report...
HEALTHY QUINTUPLETS BORN IN SALT LAKE HOSPITAL
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A Utah woman gave birth to a healthy set of quintuplets over the weekend with help from a team of eight doctors, one anesthesiologist and dozens of nurses en...
