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Health

Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All Patients Over 13

Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All Patients Over 13

On the very same day the world was celebrating the World AIDS Day, the American College of...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 15:00
UN Report: Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Essential to Save Babies’ Lives

UN Report: Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Essential to Save Babies’ Lives

A United Nations report has shown that early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:10
New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

The latest cancer incidence report has found that survival rates among cancer sufferers are...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 14:40
At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

Recently, a new Canadian campaign has started to promote at home screening for colorectal...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 18:03
Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to  Angiography, but Questions Persist

Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to Angiography, but Questions Persist

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that newer CT scans that use...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:20

HIV Protection: Could Pills Work Wonders Against HIV?

New York /Bethesda, Maryland - Anti-HIV medicines have rescued tens of thousands or perhaps even...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 13:27
CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test

CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test

Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 21:19

Hospital Don’t Test For HIV Routinely

In 2006, the Federal Government strongly advised that all patients who visit emergency rooms and...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 21:41
CDC Advice For HIV Testing Still Not Followed In Many ERs

CDC Advice For HIV Testing Still Not Followed In Many ERs

Back in 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for virtually all patients...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:02
Crestor and Its Effects

Crestor and Its Effects

The drug Crestor, e new comer designed to lower cholesterol, has also been proven to lower the risk...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 18:20

New Test to ID Heart Failure Patients in ER Proves Better in Trial

Researchers at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008 presented on Tuesday a...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 16:00
A Simple Blood Test Can Spot People Who Are At Risk Of Heart Attack

A Simple Blood Test Can Spot People Who Are At Risk Of Heart Attack

According to the findings of a new study presented at the meeting of the American Heart...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 16:09
A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease

A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease

A regular medical exam could soon contain a simple, low-cost blood test, which could help assess...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:42
Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000

Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000

Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July this year, Intel’s Health Guide...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 11:23
Statins Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes, May Benefit Healthy People Too

Statins Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes, May Benefit Healthy People Too

Heart attacks and strokes may be cut by roughly 50 percent among patients who receive preventive...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 11:00
Experimental Drug “Lures” The Body Into Burning Off Fat

Experimental Drug “Lures” The Body Into Burning Off Fat

Couch potatoes all over the world, here’s your chance to lose weight due to a “magic” pill, which...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 15:24
Study Shows Fibromyalgia Is a “Real Disease,” Related to Brain Dysfunction

Study Shows Fibromyalgia Is a “Real Disease,” Related to Brain Dysfunction

According to a new brain scan study, fibromyalgia may be related to a dysfunction of cerebral...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 15:00
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Dangerous For The Heart

Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Dangerous For The Heart

Rheumatoid arthritis may be on the rise in women, according to research presented this week at the...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 21:03
Study Calls For Earlier AIDS Treatment

Study Calls For Earlier AIDS Treatment

HIV patients should begin antiretroviral treatments earlier than what current guidelines recommend,...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 18:40
Leukemia Drug Found To Stop MS

Leukemia Drug Found To Stop MS

Recently, an outstanding discovery in the field of medicine and in the fight with multiple...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 00:12
Biden’s Medical Records Released, He Is In Good Health

Biden’s Medical Records Released, He Is In Good Health

Democratic US vice president nominee Joe Biden appears to be in good health, according to...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:30

Heart Patients Don’t Get the Recommended Tests before Angioplasty

Less than half of all Americans who undergo non-emergency artery-opening procedures for heart...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:11
Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells

Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells

The search for viable alternatives to replace the embryonic stem cells that are derived from the...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:40
Update: LabCorp Doesn’t Have FDA’s Approval to Sell Ovarian Cancer Test

Update: LabCorp Doesn’t Have FDA’s Approval to Sell Ovarian Cancer Test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a warning letter on its Web site, saying that...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 16:00
Sales Of LabCorp’s Ovarian-Cancer Test Violate The Law

Sales Of LabCorp’s Ovarian-Cancer Test Violate The Law

The Food and Drug Administration warned Burlington-based Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 22:39
FDA Warns LabCorp Over Illegal Sales Of Ovarian Cancer Test

FDA Warns LabCorp Over Illegal Sales Of Ovarian Cancer Test

Laboratory Corporation of America, also known as LabCorp, was sent a warning letter in which...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:33
Safer Test For Down Syndrome In Fetuses

Safer Test For Down Syndrome In Fetuses

Presently, pregnant women that are worried about their baby suffering from Down syndrome have to...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 20:18
Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Stop at Age 75, Government Task Force Recommends

Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Stop at Age 75, Government Task Force Recommends

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has rejected the latest X-ray screening technology, called...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 16:00
Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Researchers found a safer method to diagnose Down’s syndrome and several other genetic disorders, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:47
New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique

New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique

The results of a study conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 15:27
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People

Heidi Montag’s Mom Gives Her Daughter’s Marriage Six Months

Heidi Montag’s Mom Gives Her Daughter’s Marriage Six Months

Heidi Montag’s mom is not at all satisfied with her new son-in-law, as she considers her...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 15:07
No DUI Charge for Shia LaBeouf, Perhaps Suspended License

No DUI Charge for Shia LaBeouf, Perhaps Suspended License

Shia LaBeouf’s late July arrest on suspicion of drunk driving has come to a pretty decent...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:04
It Only Makes Sense To David Blaine

It Only Makes Sense To David Blaine

American illusionist David Blaine has come up with yet another idea to test his endurance: this...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 14:29
Barron Hilton Pleads Guilty To DUI

Barron Hilton Pleads Guilty To DUI

Paris and Nicky Hilton's little bro, Barron Hilton, pleaded no contest to a DUI charge stemming...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 01:33
In Sister's Footsteps: Barron Hilton Charged with DUI

In Sister's Footsteps: Barron Hilton Charged with DUI

Paris Hilton’s little brother, Barron Hilton, has been officially charged with DUI,...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 14:33
Paris' Little Bro Gets His Own DUI

Paris' Little Bro Gets His Own DUI

Barron Hilton, the younger brother of socialite Paris Hilton, is adding further “glory”...
» read full story February 13th, 2008 - 14:33
Kiefer Sutherland Completes Sentence, Is Released

Kiefer Sutherland Completes Sentence, Is Released

Actor Kiefer Sutherland was released Monday morning from the California jail where he served his...
» read full story January 21st, 2008 - 11:10
TV Personality Gary Collins Released from Glendale Jail

TV Personality Gary Collins Released from Glendale Jail

Gary Collins was released from Glendale City Jail early Friday after he served 96 hours for drunken...
» read full story January 19th, 2008 - 15:07
Victim In Collins DUI Crash Dies

Victim In Collins DUI Crash Dies

The 89-year-old driver of the car Gary Collins hit the night he got arrested for drunk driving in...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 09:50
‘24’ Star Kiefer Sutherland Starts Serving His 48 Days In Jail

‘24’ Star Kiefer Sutherland Starts Serving His 48 Days In Jail

Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland was sentenced to 48 days behind bars in connection with his...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 05:00
Vivica Fox Ordered To Get Booked For DUI

Vivica Fox Ordered To Get Booked For DUI

Former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Vivica A. Fox turned herself in to the LAPD on...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 04:07
Velvet Revolver's Scott Weiland Arrested for DUI

Velvet Revolver's Scott Weiland Arrested for DUI

Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland was arrested for DUI – ironically just a week after it...
» read full story December 04th, 2007 - 10:12
Orlando Bloom Crashes Car, Won't Be Charged

Orlando Bloom Crashes Car, Won't Be Charged

Elf and pirate Orlando Bloom is among the luckier celebrities involved in car crashes, as his own...
» read full story October 16th, 2007 - 17:17
Kiefer Sutherland Gets 48 Days Behind Bars

Kiefer Sutherland Gets 48 Days Behind Bars

"24" star Kiefer Sutherland pleaded no contest on Tuesday to a misdemeanor drunk driving...
» read full story October 10th, 2007 - 08:59
Eddie Murphy Takes Paternity Test

Eddie Murphy Takes Paternity Test

The alleged father of Melanie Brown’s 2-month-old daughter, Eddie Murphy, has reportedly submitted...
» read full story June 18th, 2007 - 15:39
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Science

Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives

Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives

A United Nations report has shown that early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 09:01
Update2: China's New Space Mission Gets Off To A Good Start

Update2: China's New Space Mission Gets Off To A Good Start

Last night, China successfully completed the launch of its Shenzhou 7 spacecraft from the Jiuquan...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:08
Large Human Trial Of HIV Vaccine Canceled By NIAID

Large Human Trial Of HIV Vaccine Canceled By NIAID

The National Institutes of Health on Thursday canceled a US human trial of a human...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 08:13
Study Warns: Electromagnetic Interference In Hospitals Risky

Study Warns: Electromagnetic Interference In Hospitals Risky

Radio frequency identification devices (RIFD) could pose a serious threat to critical care medical...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 12:35
Singaporeans Afraid Of Dengue Blood Test

Singaporeans Afraid Of Dengue Blood Test

Singapore has been hit with a dengue fever epidemic that seems to have scared people so badly they...
» read full story June 22nd, 2007 - 11:33
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World

World AIDS Day Is Here! Get Tested For HIV!

World AIDS Day Is Here! Get Tested For HIV!

World AIDS Day is a perfect occasion for everyone to remember that health means everything. But how...
» read full story December 01st, 2008 - 13:58
US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

The number of people being infected with HIV virus in the US is about 40 percent higher than...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 18:21
Obama Can Take Pride in His Health

Obama Can Take Pride in His Health

Following John McCain’s release of his medical record, amounting to more than one thousand pages,...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 20:54
Staten Island Congressman Arrested for DWI

Staten Island Congressman Arrested for DWI

Republican congressman Vito J. Fossella was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was at the...
» read full story May 03rd, 2008 - 15:25
Portuguese Police Say Blood Found in Car May Not Belong to Madeleine

Portuguese Police Say Blood Found in Car May Not Belong to Madeleine

A Portuguese official said Tuesday that the blood traces found in a vehicle rented by the parents...
» read full story September 11th, 2007 - 16:11
Madeleine’s Parents Return to England

Madeleine’s Parents Return to England

Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of missing Madeleine, were expected to return home on Sunday...
» read full story September 09th, 2007 - 12:25
Portuguese Police Question Madeleine McCann’s Mother

Portuguese Police Question Madeleine McCann’s Mother

Portuguese investigators questioned one more time the mother of missing four-year-old Madeleine...
» read full story September 06th, 2007 - 20:25
Report: Madeleine Could Have Been Murdered

Report: Madeleine Could Have Been Murdered

The mist covering Madeleine McCann’s disappearance keeps getting thicker with each media report and...
» read full story August 09th, 2007 - 19:53
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Sports

Cycling, skiing fear more doping cases

Berlin - Suspected doping cases are being investigated in cycling and cross-country skiing, an...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 19:30

After Kohl Doping Case, Austrian Media Call for Stronger Controls

Vienna - Following reports that Austrian Tour de France star Bernhard Kohl had tested positive for...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:37

Schumacher to Be Investigated for Fraud

Stuttgart - German cyclist Stefan Schumacher will be investigated for fraud after failing a dope...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:23

AFLD: Schumacher Tests Positive at Tour de France

Hamburg - German rider Stefan Schumacher tested positive twice for third-generation EPO at the Tour...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 13:27
Cycling's Olympic future may be reconsidered over doping

Cycling's Olympic future may be reconsidered over doping

Hamburg - Cycling's future at the Olympics may have to be reconsidered, International Olympic...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 21:14

McQuaid: Spaniards Are "Too Lenient In Their Approach To Doping"

Beijing - The head of cycling's ruling body, Pat McQuaid, accused Spain of being "too...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 20:20

Phelps gets second gold as records tumble

Four world records tumbled in a remarkable second day of Olympic swimming Monday as American...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 10:34
Jim Leyritz Kills Mother of Two in Car Accident

Jim Leyritz Kills Mother of Two in Car Accident

Jim Leyritz, the Yankees hero, faces serious accusations after killing a 30-year-old woman in a...
» read full story December 29th, 2007 - 13:55
Barry Bonds to Make His First Court Appearance

Barry Bonds to Make His First Court Appearance

Barry Bonds, on of America’s biggest sluggers, will be in a San Francisco court this morning to...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 15:32
MLB Working to Introduce Blood Test for HGH

MLB Working to Introduce Blood Test for HGH

Major League Baseball officials announced they want to introduce a blood test starting next season...
» read full story September 14th, 2007 - 01:50
Harrison Suspended For Substance Violation

Harrison Suspended For Substance Violation

New England Patriots Rodney Harrison was suspended without pay for the first four games of the...
» read full story September 01st, 2007 - 12:27
Astana Quits Tour de France After Vinokourov Tests Positive

Astana Quits Tour de France After Vinokourov Tests Positive

Astana team announced today its drop out from the Tour de France after their rider Alexandre...
» read full story July 24th, 2007 - 22:31
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Specials

Heidi Montag’s Mother Gives Marriage to Spencer 6 Months Tops

Heidi Montag’s Mother Gives Marriage to Spencer 6 Months Tops

Heidi Montag’s mother doesn’t care much for her new son-in-law and she isn’t afraid to say it out...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 13:59
A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV

A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV

A recent discovery might help people with HIV. A combination of universal voluntary HIV testing and...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 20:57
No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

The results of genetic testing for Type 2 diabetes are not significantly better than an assessment...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:14
Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!

Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!

Half of heart attacks and strokes happen among apparently healthy men and women with normal or low...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:10

Crestor Can Detect Risks Of Heart Attack

A cholesterol-lowering statin drug administered to people who have normal cholesterol can cut their...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 23:53
Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:00
“Red Wine” Drug Fights Against Obesity Regardless of Diet

“Red Wine” Drug Fights Against Obesity Regardless of Diet

Are scientists one step closer to finding the secret weapon in the fight against obesity and...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:00
HIV Scare at a St. Louis High School

HIV Scare at a St. Louis High School

HIV testing is being given to students at a suburban St. Louis high school. The high school in...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 13:30
Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI is the clinical name for angioplasty and cardiac...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:42
The Nobel Prize Rekindles 25 Years Old Controversy

The Nobel Prize Rekindles 25 Years Old Controversy

On Monday, the Nobel committee awarded the famous prize to Dr. Luc Montagnier, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 21:44
Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests

Genetic Test Could ID Down Syndrome, Safer than Current Tests

Pregnant women may find out whether their baby is likely to be born with Down syndrome or other...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 15:47
Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA

Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA

Eli Lilly and Co. announced on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 23:39
Just 1 in 5 Men Screened for Prostate Cancer Last Year

Just 1 in 5 Men Screened for Prostate Cancer Last Year

Although the American Cancer Society strongly recommends annual testing, starting with at the age...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 12:30
Squash That Mosquito! Its Bite Could Be Deadly

Squash That Mosquito! Its Bite Could Be Deadly

Who would have thought that such a little insect, the mosquito, could turn into the most dangerous...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 12:40
Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:01
New HIV Cases Were Underestimated by 40 Percent, the CDC Announces

New HIV Cases Were Underestimated by 40 Percent, the CDC Announces

The Centers for Disease Control has announced that the new cases of HIV infections were...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 17:50

Booze Cop Considered a Hero, Restored Back to Full Duty

The 15-year veteran detective that was shot and wounded gunman Stephon Allston outside of a...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 21:51
Day-Lewis Dedicates SAG Award to "Unique" Heath Ledger

Day-Lewis Dedicates SAG Award to "Unique" Heath Ledger

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis dedicated the Screen Actors Guild Award he received during Sunday’s...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 13:24
Tom Wolfe Takes New Book to New Publisher

Tom Wolfe Takes New Book to New Publisher

The New Year has brought its first major change for novelist Tom Wolfe: the end of a 40-year-long...
» read full story January 03rd, 2008 - 12:07
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Video Games

Metal Gear Online Beta Postponed

Metal Gear Online Beta Postponed

Due to the unbelievable level of traffic, Konami has been forced to cancel the start of the beta...
» read full story April 21st, 2008 - 20:45
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Music

Isaac Hayes’ Legacy Of Evergreen Songs

Isaac Hayes’ Legacy Of Evergreen Songs

Although the mortal breathed his last breath, his songs will stand the test of time, proving to be...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 14:20
Britney Spears Tested Negative For Drugs

Britney Spears Tested Negative For Drugs

Contrary to early police reports about Britney Spears being "under the influence of an unknown...
» read full story January 04th, 2008 - 18:37
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Movies

TCM Premiers Documentary of B-Horror Movies Producer

TCM Premiers Documentary of B-Horror Movies Producer

The documentary on film producer Val Lewton narrated by Martin Scorsese premiers tonight on Turner...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 12:13
Emmy Winner Kiefer Sutherland Starts His Jail Term

Emmy Winner Kiefer Sutherland Starts His Jail Term

Kiefer Sutherland, the star of the Fox drama “24,” was sentenced on Wednesday to 48 days in jail...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 12:42
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Business

Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead Sciences Inc.’ AIDS drug Viread received the Food and Drug Administration’ s approval on...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 17:15
Medco Health to Acquire PolyMedica for $1.5B

Medco Health to Acquire PolyMedica for $1.5B

Medco Health Solutions Inc. announced it is to acquire the largest U.S. supplier of diabetes...
» read full story August 29th, 2007 - 14:43
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