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.
May 10 2008 12:00 AM ET
More Hepatitis Cases Traced to Vegas Clinic
Seventy-seven more people that were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said.
May 01 2008 12:00 AM ET
Singapore Sees More HIV Infections in 2007
Singapore recorded 422 new HIV infections last year, the highest number in a single year since records started in 1985, officials for the city-state of 4.5 million people said Tuesday.
April 30 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: HIV Patients on Antiretrovirals May Not Need Regular Lab Tests
Patients with HIV who aren't monitored with the expensive laboratory tests commonly used in rich countries may survive just as long as those who do get the tests, a new study says. In a paper published in The Lancet medical journal Friday, experts found only a slight difference between the survival rates of HIV patients on antiretrovirals who were monitored with laboratory tests and those who weren't. Lab tests can be an early indication of problems in HIV patients that aren't yet obvious.
April 19 2008 12:00 AM ET
Masturbation May Prevent Prostate Cancer
Frequent masturbation may help men cut their risk of contracting prostate cancer, according to Australian researchers.
April 18 2008 12:00 AM ET
Streisand Gives L.A. Hospital $5M for Heart Research
Barbra Streisand has put her money where her heart is. The 66-year-old singer-actress has donated $5 million to endow a research and education program on women's heart disease at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
