Jul 28 CDC Reports Rise in HIV Infections in Gay, Bisexual Men The number of gay and bisexual men in the U.S who tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS jumped 7.1 percent in 2002, while the number of new HIV diagnoses remained stable for other vulnerable groups. Continue reading
Jul 24 PSA Tests Miss Over Half of All Prostate Cancers, Study Says The widely used screening test for prostate cancer did not detect most tumors, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Continue reading
Jul 16 One in Ten New HIV Patients in Europe Have Drug-Resisant Strain Drug resistant strains of HIV were found in almost ten percent of newly diagnosed patients in Europe, researchers said on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch Straight Talk: Brazil and HIV In the mid-nineties, the World Bank estimated 1.2 million Brazilians would be infected with HIV by the year 2000. But the estimate is half that amount. Susan Dentzer looks at some of the innovative government-sponsored prevention programs that Brazilian officials… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Medicare Rx Members of Congress started work on compromise legislation to provide a Medicare prescription drug program. Ray Suarez discusses the differences between the House and Senate versions of the proposal with Robert Reischauer, president of the Urban Institute, and Robert Laszewski,… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Brazil’s Survival Plan for HIV Brazil's HIV treatment and education programs have produced impressive results, and may serve as a model for other developing countries dealing with accelerating rates of HIV infection. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch AIDS in Africa Experts discuss the AIDS epidemic facing African countries today and the impact of President George Bush's pledge to provide funding to help the African nation of Botswana fight its AIDS crisis. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch AIDS in Africa Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on President Bush's trip to the African nation of Botswana and the AIDS crisis facing the small but prosperous nation. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Fighting Fat Ray Suarez discusses the impact of a new FDA ruling, requiring increased disclosure of trans fats on food labels, with Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and Rhona Applebaum, executive vice president of… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Medicare: Explaining the Details Susan Dentzer accompanies two members of Congress with differing views on the Medicare drug bill that passed the House as they explain their positions to seniors who are struggling to understand the complex legislation. Continue watching