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House ready to OK $48B in global AIDS fight
By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer; Jul 24, 2008 08:58 AM PDT
AP - Expanding on a program that has saved and prolonged the lives of millions in Africa alone, the House prepared Thursday to pass and send to President Bush legislation that triples money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world. Full Story
Catholic groups ask pope to end contraception ban
Jul 25, 2008 06:34 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - More than 50 dissident Catholic groups published an unusually frank open letter to Pope Benedict on Friday saying the Church's ban on contraception had been "catastrophic" and urging him to lift it.
HIV Patients Living Longer
Jul 25, 2008 06:02 AM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Since 1996, the life expectancy of HIV patients in developed countries taking antiviral therapy has increased more than 13 years, and deaths have dropped by almost 40 percent, researchers report.
Weekends Tough on the Diet
Jul 25, 2008 06:02 AM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has avoided Monday morning weigh-ins knows this unalterable truth: Weekends are not a dieter's friend.
Health Tip: Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Jul 25, 2008 06:02 AM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is an illness of unknown cause that can make a person feel excessively tired for prolonged periods.
Health Tip: Why You Should Wash Your Hands
Jul 25, 2008 06:02 AM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- You've heard it over and over, starting from your parents: "Wash your hands."
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Jul 25, 2008 06:02 AM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- The first evidence linking gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma has been discovered by Duke University Medical Center researchers.
AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success
Jul 25, 2008 04:14 AM PDT, Associated Press
AP - One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."
N.M. researchers hope to cultivate `calming herb'
Jul 25, 2008 02:17 AM PDT, Associated Press
AP - The plant has been described by local residents as magical, its qualities almost mythical.
Soy Linked to Low Sperm Count
Jul 24, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Eating half a serving of soy food a day lowers sperm concentrations and may play a role in male infertility, particularly in obese men, Harvard University researchers report.
Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers
Jul 24, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDayHealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- When the elderly woman first arrived at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, Md., some of the staffers were skeptical when they saw she had brought her cat along.
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