Aug 13 Study: Early Puberty in Girls on the Rise By Talea Miller A growing body of research indicates puberty is starting earlier among girls in the United States and Europe, raising new questions about the roles of obesity and exposure to chemicals in accelerating development. More girls in the United States are… Continue reading
Aug 12 Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ Causes Global Concerns By Talea Miller A new gene mutation that can make bacteria into "superbugs" capable of resisting almost all antibiotics is spreading from India and Pakistan and popping up around the globe, according to British researchers. The Lancet medical journal published a paper… Continue reading
Aug 10 Spinal Fluid Test a New Tool for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease By Jenny Marder Doctors may be able to reliably predict a person's chance of developing Alzheimer's disease from a simple analysis of their cerebral spinal fluid, according to a study released Monday. The study, published in the journal Archives of Neurology, analyzed… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch More Rain Forecast for Flood-Ravaged Pakistan The numbers of those affected by the floods in Pakistan have climbed to more than 4 million. The forecast is calling for more monsoon rains for the next three days. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports from Punjab Province… Continue watching
Aug 04 Slide Show: Pakistan Floodwaters Spread as Death Toll Grows By Talea Miller Floodwaters spread Wednesday into Pakistan’s populous Punjab province, heightening a humanitarian crisis that has killed more than 1,500 people and left 3.2 million needing food aid and assistance. Heavy monsoon rains set off the worst flooding the nation has seen… Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch In Rural Pakistan, Flood Victims Feeling Abandoned by Government Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. has already started to send aid to victims of the Pakistan floods, which have been deemed the worst there in 80 years. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports on the frustrations… Continue watching
Jul 29 Keeping Disease at Bay in the Camps of Port-au-Prince By Talea Miller The tent camps of Port-au-Prince have all the makings of disease breeding grounds; thousands of people living in temporary shelters, in very close contact, completely reliant on aid for clean water and sanitation services. But as the disaster response from… Continue reading
Jul 23 Promising Science Highlights From 2010 AIDS Conference By Talea Miller AIDS Conference in Vienna; Photo by Steve Forrest/International AIDS Society VIENNA, Austria | This year's International AIDS Conference, drawing to a close Friday, produced among other things a high-profile scientific breakthrough, endless policy discussions and plenty of new… Continue reading
Jul 22 UNAIDS: AIDS Funding Faltering at Critical Moment By Talea Miller VIENNA, Austria | Global AIDS leaders continue to call for sustaining and increasing HIV/AIDS funding in the face of the global economic crisis at the International AIDS Conference this week. "For the first time we are seeing funding going down,"… Continue reading
Jul 21 Drug Use Accelerating HIV Epidemic in Eastern Europe By Talea Miller VIENNA, Austria | Europe now has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world, due in large part to intravenous drug use, the World Health Organization told the International AIDS Conference in Vienna Wednesday. The epidemic is disproportionately affecting Eastern… Continue reading