November 20, 2014 New AIDS Report Sets Zero New Infections Goal As HIV infections decline across the globe, the United Nations says it has set an ambitious goal of zero new infections and zero AIDS-related deaths as the next stage of the war on the disease
November 20, 2014 Fried Food, Perfume Banned in New Health Dept. Guidelines The department, responsible for the calorie counting menus in New York City, has updated guidelines for “Life in the Cubicle Village” and distributed it to employees. The guidelines tell them to refrain from wearing products with “noticeable odors,” not to eat fried foods or cookies and to cut muffins into “mini-sizes” when serving
November 20, 2014 U.S. Study Suggests Potential for Leukemia Drug as Lung Cancer Treatment U.S. researchers have identified a gene mutation in some squamous cell lung cancer patients that appeared to respond to Sprycel, a Bristol-Myers Squibb drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, according to a study published Monday
November 20, 2014 WHO Warns Drugs Misuse Weakens Fight Against Diseases The World Health Organization (WHO) said the misuse and irrational use of antibiotics has undermined the global fight against tuberculosis and malaria, warning of a possible return to the days before the drugs were developed
November 20, 2014 Pacemaker-Like Device Helps Reduce Blood Pressure An experimental pacemaker-like device that delivers jolts of electricity to the neck arteries reduced blood pressure in people for whom drugs did not work, although not as much as its developers had hoped
November 20, 2014 Surgeons Perform Open-Heart Surgery on 100-Year-Old Patient Italian doctors performed a life-saving, open-heart procedure on a 100-year-old patient, a former doctor himself
November 20, 2014 Scientists Tweaking Fungus to Kill Malaria Parasite British scientists are trying to genetically engineer fungus in order to kill the malaria parasite. They would use the fungus to make a spray that would kill the mosquitoes
November 20, 2014 Multiple Sclerosis Pill Meets Goals of First Late-Stage Study Biogen Idec Inc.'s oral drug for multiple sclerosis showed success in the first of two large clinical trials, moving the company closer to gaining a foothold in an important new market
November 20, 2014 Tainted Milk Case in China Deemed Intentional Poisoning Intentional poisoning was behind the tainted milk that killed three children and caused 36 others to become ill in China's northwestern Gansu province last week, state media reported Sunday night, adding to the woes of the country's maligned dairy industry
November 20, 2014 New Obesity Treatment Shows Twice as Much Weight Loss, Study Says A new obesity treatment that combines two drugs has shown to result in double the weight loss for patients, and can be used as a long-term medication
