June 03 2008 12:00 AM ET
U.N. Hits AIDS Treatment Target Two Years Late
In 2003, the World Health Organization began its ambitious ''3 by 5'' initiative to treat AIDS, promising to put 3 million infected people worldwide on antiretroviral drugs within two years. According to a report issued on Monday, they finally succeeded last year. Despite missing their deadline, officials were upbeat. ''If every U.N. health target was met just two years late, the world would be a much better place,'' said Dr. Kevin De Cock, director of WHO's AIDS department.
May 27 2008 12:00 AM ET
Russia Repeals Gay Blood Ban
Russia will repeal its six-year ban on gay blood donors after a tumultuous battle between gay activist groups and the Russian Minister of Health and Social Development.
May 23 2008 12:00 AM ET
Public Funding Reinstated for Sex Reassignment in Ontario
After nearly 10 years of being delisted, public funding for sex-reassignment surgery is in the process of being reinstated in the Canadian province of Ontario, according to the Vancouver Sun.
May 23 2008 12:00 AM ET
Bush Signs Bill Outlawing Genetic Discrimination
President Bush on Wednesday signed legislation to protect people from losing their jobs or health insurance when genetic testing reveals they are susceptible to costly diseases.
May 20 2008 12:00 AM ET
Some Experts Say Money for AIDS in Africa Going to Waste
When AIDS erupted more than two decades ago, health experts quickly devised a strategy for stopping the disease's spread in the developing world: Distribute free condoms and test for HIV.
May 20 2008 12:00 AM ET
CDC: Syringe Reuse Linked to Hepatitis C Outbreak
A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday.
May 20 2008 12:00 AM ET
U.K. Lawmakers Approve Debated Fertility Treatment
British lawmakers voted Monday to approve controversial plans to allow the use of animal-human embryos for research.
May 20 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: 22% of Gays Lack Health Insurance
Nearly a quarter of gay and lesbian Americans lack proper health insurance and are twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to have no health insurance coverage, according to a new study.
May 17 2008 12:00 AM ET
Drug Combo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
A combination of two new-generation cancer drugs modestly delayed the time it took for cancer to worsen in a study of 300 women with very advanced disease who had stopped responding to other treatments.
May 15 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: More Than Half of Americans on Prescription Meds
For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.
