New HIV infections in decline

New HIV infections in decline

The estimated number of new HIV infections each year has declined about 17% since 2001, but for every five people infected, only two begin...

Ban lifted for green-card applicants with HIV

A stamp in Heidemarie Kremer's passport reveals her health status as HIV-positive.

State proposes trading program to cut emissions

California officials on Tuesday issued the nation's first blueprint for a broad-based cap-and-trade plan, an innovative and controversial...

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The universe's past, in close-up

The universe's past, in close-up

If there were a Guinness world record for making telescope mirrors, Dean Ketelsen would likely win it. Colleagues boast that the onetime...

Vioxx risks could have been identified years earlier

Vioxx risks could have been identified years earlier

The significant cardiovascular risks linked to Vioxx could have been identified nearly four years before the anti-inflammatory medication...

Sunken Canadian stern-wheeler is an underwater time capsule

Sunken Canadian stern-wheeler is an underwater time capsule

Underwater archaeologists said Monday that they have found a virtual time capsule of life during Canada's Klondike Gold Rush: a sunken Yukon...

Trying to define binge eating disorder

Trying to define binge eating disorder

Binge eating was long seen by psychiatrists as an unusual symptom of major depression or an anxiety disorder. After all, it seemed sometimes...

Holidays can feed binge eaters' problems

Holidays can feed binge eaters' problems

Three of the most common and most powerful triggers for binge eaters -- family, food and feelings -- converge at this time of year, making...

Binge eating: Is it a form of addiction?

Binge eating: Is it a form of addiction?

The notion that binge eating is a form of addiction comes up frequently in experts' discussions of the diagnosis.

A desire booster for women?

An experimental non-hormonal drug appears to help women increase their sexual desire and satisfaction -- and reduce the distress...

Food-borne pathogens carry devastating long-term effects

Long after the painful stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea associated with tainted food are over, many people suffer long-term health...

Is binge eating a psychiatric disorder?

Is binge eating a psychiatric disorder?

Rina Silverman's refrigerator is almost always empty. She keeps it that way to avert episodes of frantic food consumption, often at night...

Uninsured trauma patients are much more likely to die

Uninsured trauma patients are much more likely to die

Patients who lack health insurance are more likely to die from car accidents and other traumatic injuries than people who belong to a health...

Cancer screening: What could it hurt? A lot, actually

Cancer screening: What could it hurt? A lot, actually

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Anesthetic spray shows promise for premature ejaculation

The first U.S. trials of a spray-on anesthetic for the penis showed that it increased the time to ejaculation nearly fivefold, providing the...