February 25th, 2010 | 
Author: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows that diabetes may at least partly account for the link.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An AIDS vaccine that appears to have worked at least partly in Thailand may only temporarily protect patients, with the effects starting to wane after a year or so, researchers reported on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The quest for a cream or gel to prevent AIDS infection has narrowed to using powerful HIV pills that are already on the market, scientists say.
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis AG’s Menveo meningitis vaccine has received U.S. approval, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday.
Men who don’t smoke and eat a lot of soy may have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a new study.
Global attention is turning away from the AIDS epidemic at just the wrong time and means a fresh wave of the disease could infect millions of people in high-risk countries, a leading expert said Friday.
H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Forty percent of the 12 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide each year could avert the killer disease by protecting themselves against infections and changing their lifestyles, experts said Tuesday.
Even under Canada’s system of universal healthcare, low-income women are less likely than their wealthier counterparts to receive epidural pain relief during childbirth, a new study finds.
People with high blood pressure who want to drop some pounds may want to choose a low-carb diet, a new study shows.
