HIV/AIDS can be managed with anti-retroviral drugs to help infected people live longer and near-normal lives, but the elderly still face a unique set of...
Newly released data by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show an alarming increase in caesarean deliveries in the United States. And...
Global alliances of public and private health experts are launching human clinical trials of a new anti-TB drug regimen in South Africa, Tanzania and Brazil....
Scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration disagree about the risks from CT scans given during virtual colonoscopies. Doctors who favor the procedure say...
A new study finds that children exposed to common industrial chemicals, called perfluorinated compounds or PFCs, have a reduced immune response to vaccines intended to...
As communities around the globe mark World AIDS Day December 1, HIV infection rates in some parts of the world are surging, and remaining 'stubbornly...
UN agencies report that a decline in donor support, due to the current economic downturn, may compromise crucial programs for HIV/AIDS. The report was released...