Health and Medicine
AIDS epidemic in Washington, DC
Washington, DC, has an HIV infection rate of three percent -- the highest in the US.
Female veterans struggle with VA medical care
Many Veteran Affairs centers lack adequate medical services for female soldiers returning home from military duty....
New guidelines for cervical cancer screenings
Women can wait till age 21 for cervical cancer screenings according to new guidelines....
Non-stick chemicals and cholesterol
New study shows strong association between chemicals found in some take-out food containers and increased cholesterol levels....
Stem cell research advances
With more embryonic stem cell lines released and $21 million in funding earmarked, stem cell research advances....
Military stress and Fort Hood shootings
The psychological effects of stress on military personnel and their families in aftermath of shootings at Forth Hood Army Base....
Corner stores linked to childhood obesity
A recent study blames cheap slushies and junk food from local convenience stores for childhood obesity, prompting unusual proposal in LA....
Health insurance industry joins reform debate
The health insurance industry chimes in on health care debate, saying new reform bill will raise premiums....
H1N1: what you need to know
Sorting out the facts from the fiction around H1N1, and what we really need to be concerned about....
It's official: (swine) flu shots for everyone
The U.S. government has purchased 195 million doses of approved H1N1 vaccine to give out for free to anyone who wants it....- In South Africa, funny hats mark boys' circumcision, transition to manhood
- Israeli medical experience influential in Boston response to marathon bombings
- Monitoring infectious diseases online, on Twitter, gives early warning of outbreaks
- New contraception law in the Philippines indicative of decline of Catholic Church influence
- Parkinson's voice initiative uses voice-based test for potential detection
- Ethiopia moving to address doctor shortage; critics say corners being cut
- Cancer's New Battleground: Infectious diseases a leading cancer cause
- Cancer's New Battleground: In India, a simple test of vinegar makes all the difference
- Cancer's New Battleground: In Haiti, breast cancer presents stark choices
- Cancer's New Battleground: In Uganda, Jackson Orem fighting to establish cancer care
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