Jun 02 Watch Europe’s Deadly E. Coli Outbreak a ‘Wake-Up Call’ Over Global Food Distribution Toxic Outbreak of E. Coli in Europe a 'Wake-Up Call' on Food Distribution… Continue watching
Jun 02 Plate Pushing Vegetables, Fruit Ousts Food Pyramid By Dave Gustafson The government scrapped its food pyramid Thursday, replacing it with MyPlate, a campaign that encourages Americans to fill up half their diet with fruits and vegetables, and avoid sugary drinks and oversized portions. Continue reading
Jun 02 Toxic E. Coli Outbreak in Europe Baffles Officials, Casts Doubt on Produce By Larisa Epatko A toxic new strain of E. coli bacteria that appears to have originated in Germany has concerned people avoiding salads -- and health officials scratching their heads. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Vatican Maintains Stance on Condoms at HIV/AIDS Summit At a weekend HIV/AIDS conference at the Vatican, the Catholic Church stood firm on its stance against the use of condoms to protect against the transmission of HIV. Ray Suarez and the NewsHour's Global Health Unit report from Rome. Continue watching
May 30 Vatican Holds Line on Condoms at Conference By Talea Miller An AIDS conference hosted at the Vatican over the weekend quickly stamped out any lingering speculation that the Church might shift or broaden its policy against use of condoms to protect from HIV. Continue reading
May 27 Watch Study: ‘Good’ Cholesterol-Boosting Drug Fails to Reduce Heart Attacks, Strokes Study: Boosting 'Good' Cholesterol Does Little to Prevent Heart Attacks… Continue watching
May 27 Watch Catholic Church Looks to Lead Conversation on Combating HIV/AIDS Vatican Looks to Lead Conversation on Combating HIV/AIDS… Continue watching
May 27 Health Reform Headlines: Medicaid Support, Vermont’s Universal Health Care Bill Photo by Alan Bedenko/Buffalo Pundit via Flickr Parties Debate Whether Hochul's Win in N.Y. is Referendum on Ryan Plan Democrat Kathy Hochul's electoral coup in a reliably conservative New York district Tuesday sent shockwaves through both parties this… Continue reading
May 27 Vatican Hosts AIDS Meeting In Wake Of Condom Controversy By Talea Miller The NewsHour's global health unit is in Rome this week to report on a two-day conference being hosted by the Vatican on the global fight against AIDS. The meeting was prompted in part by confusion over the pope's recent comments… Continue reading
May 27 Watch Vatican Holding Conference on AIDS Ray Suarez reports from the Vatican on the debate over HIV prevention. Continue watching