HIV/AIDS patients get 1st once-daily pill
2006-07-13 06:40:06
People infected with the virus that causes AIDS will soon be able to take a once-a-day pill that combines three drugs in a "cocktail" therapy that can be swallowed in a single dose
Study: Even light activity helps elderly
2006-07-12 22:32:23
Forget jumping jacks and treadmills. Just doing household chores and other mundane activities of daily living is enough to help older adults live longer, new research suggests.
"Magic" mushrooms mystical for many
2006-07-12 18:30:00
"Magic mushrooms," used by Native Americans and hippies to alter consciousness, appear to have similar mystical effects on many people, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
Millions of Cameroon girls suffer "breast ironing"
2006-07-12 18:21:39
Worried that her daughters' budding breasts would expose them to the risk of sexual harassment and even rape, their mother Philomene Moungang started 'ironing' the girls' bosoms with a heated stone.
Scientists make mice from sperm-like cells
2006-07-12 18:19:08
In a step that may someday help lead to new treatments for infertility, scientists produced live mice by using sperm-like cells derived from embryonic stem cells.
Tips to get in shape for fertility
2006-07-12 06:46:24
Human fertility is in crisis. Our lifestyles have unwittingly rounded on our ability to reproduce, and even with inevitable advances in medicine, experts foresee a dramatic slump in fertility.
Stem-cell sperm creates live offspring
2006-07-11 22:20:47
Scientists have shown for the first time that sperm created from embryonic stem cells can be used to produce live offspring.
Healthier lifestyles may reduce women's stroke risk
2006-07-11 21:07:17
Women who abstain from smoking, drink alcohol moderately, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight for their height and eat a healthy diet are less likely to experience a particular type of stroke than those with less healthy lifestyles, new study findings indicate.
Tobacco may kill 1 billion this century
2006-07-11 12:43:31
Curbing tobacco use and taking other steps to eliminate some of the most common risk factors for cancer could save millions of lives over the next few decades.
Older dads seem to have sicklier babies
2006-07-11 15:36:35
Findings from a recent study indicate that new fathers in their 40s and 50s are slightly more likely to have an infant with a low Apgar score than fathers in their 20s.
Male infertility breakthrough
2006-07-11 12:53:14
In a breakthrough that could help improve the treatment of male infertility, scientists have produced mice using sperm grown in the laboratory from embryonic stem cells.
Study: Circumcision may reduce HIV deaths
2006-07-11 10:45:02
Circumcising men routinely across Africa could prevent millions of deaths from AIDS, World Health Organization researchers and colleagues reported on Monday.