Tag: health & medicine
World is ticking toward a milestone: 7 billionth person expected on Halloween
In 12 years, the world has added 1 billion people. On Monday, the United Nations expects the global population to top 7 billion for the first time, ever....
New vaccine provides nearly 50 percent protection from malaria; work still needed
A new vaccine is providing protection against malaria to nearly 50 percent of those who get it, possibly saving millions of lives. But that leaves some doctors with concerns....
The Tavis Smiley Show's "Poverty in America" – Seniors
9 million older adults don't know where their next meal is coming from. Making ends meet is a daily struggle....
Book traces history of AIDS back to 1930s, examines current outbreak's history
Dr. Jacques Pépin, who spent years battling disease in Africa, has published a new book that looks at the history of HIV/AIDS, tracing not only the current outbreak, but also looking at earlier outbreaks perhaps dating to the 1920s and 1930s....
Book warns that deadly pandemic may not be far off
If you've seen the movie Contagion, you have a good idea of what a deadly pandemic could look like in real life. A new book from a Stanford biologist says just such a pandemic may happen sooner than we'd like....
Leukemia patient turns to social media to save his own life
After being diagnosed with leukemia, Amit Gupta needed a bone marrow transfusion. Unfortunately, there's no one in the national registry that matches him. So, with friends, he's turning to social media to try to find the person that could save him....
Circumcision campaign, to fight HIV, underway in Zimbabwe
In an effort to get a handle on its HIV/AIDS infection rate, health officials in Zimbabwe have launched an ambitious campaign to circumcise 1.2 million men in seven years....
Teen uncovers harsh chemicals left on clothes by dry cleaning
No one had quantified how much carcinogens linger in people's clothes after they get back from the dry cleaner's, until a high school student started asking questions....
Two forms of birth control put women at risk for HIV
A recent study shows women using two popular hormonal contraceptives put themselves and their partners at greater risk for contracting HIV. ...
Why long-haul truckers are turning to bikes, and spandex
Truckers now have an alternative to sitting around a truck stop -- a movement to encourage them to ride bikes as an antidote to their sedentary life is gaining speed....
