Medicine
New Vaccine Slows Progress of HIV
Viral load dropped by more than 90 percent in almost half of patients who received the vaccine
Study Shows Marijuana Works as Pain Reliever for Some
Doesn't actually reduce pain, but causes some to notice it less
Merck, GE to Collaborate on Alzheimer's Drug
Will work together to identify patients who might benefit from experimental treatment
British Court to Rule on Whether Young Boy Should Have Radiation Treatment For Cancer
The boy's mother objects to further treatment
Canadian Child Denied Medical Treatment over Alternative Care
Mother took him for "unapproved" treatment in the United States
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Anthrax Exposure
Maybe it will stop cranks from mailing white powder to people
Authorities Upset over Family Overruling Them on Daughter's Cancer Treatment
Will not cooperate with police after removing girl from hospital
Doctors Using HIV to Fight Cancer
Reprogramming the deadly virus to attack cancer cells
Supreme Court to Take on Case of Generic Drug Timing
Drug makers pay to keep generic pills off the market
Drug Successfully Delays Common Form of Breast Cancer
PD-0332991 lifts Pfizer Inc shares nearly 2 percent.
European Countries, Drug Companies Developing Stem Cell Bank
Effort to increase development of new drugs
Dick Cheney Writing Book on Heart Treatment
Chapter 1: Don't Accept Stressful Jobs in the Public Eye
Elder George Bush Hospitalized but Stable
Former president, now 88, had complications from bronchitis
Four Gay Men Suing Organization Because They Were Not "Cured"
Therapy included having the men hit effigies of their mothers with baseball bats
Four Convicted in $154 Million Medical Insurance Scam
Recruited healthy people to undergo unnecessary surgeries
Doctors Back Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Sales
Regulations, protectionism in the way
GOP Lawmakers Critical of FDA's Request for More Medical Authority
Assert that FDA already had authority to shut down pharmacy at center of meningitis outbreak but did not
Lawmakers Issue Subpoenas in Connection with Meningitis Outbreak
Director of pharmacy targeted
Three More Meningitis Deaths Recorded
Death toll up to 28 with 356 cases reported
Meningitis Cases Now Found in 19 States
Rhode Island the latest. 347 infections and 25 deaths.
Meningitis Probe May Lead to Drug Shortages
Drug manufacturer shut down for a month for investigation
Malala Yousafzai is Standing
Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban is being treated in the UK
New Study Shows Creativity is Often Part of Mental Illness
Writers are especially susceptible
Meningitis Outbreak May Expand to Other Drugs
Possible cases in patients who had received injections other than pain steroids
Massachusetts Voters to Decide on "Death With Dignity" Question
Vote on whether the terminally ill should be able to end their own life
Obamacare vs. the Current Flawed System
The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof's tale of woe shows why real health-care reform is still needed.
First Lawsuit in Meningitis Outbreak
Minnesota woman sues pharmacy at center of tainted steroid problem
