Military forces from 20 countries in West and Central Africa have launched a regional HIV network to share information on combating HIV within their ranks and communities, following the example of other military-led efforts to fight the spread of HIV.

Ben Case interviews NAFISSATOU DIOP of the Population Council

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has come up with a new strategy to fight HIV transmission, targeting old men who seduce young girls to have sex with them.

As Ghanaians gear up for President Barack Obama's arrival on 10 July - his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa - they are mixing high hopes with caution.

As part of its effort to reduce poverty among the vulnerable and the marginalised groups in the state, Taraba State Government said the implementation of Fadama III project would focus on people living with HIV/AIDS, widows and elderly people in

Tulane University) In honor of founder Ruth Fertel, Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc., the parent company of Ruth's Chris Steak House, announced today that it has donated the site of the Broad Street Ruth's Chris Steak House to Tulane University for

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) For years researchers have been searching for a way to treat diabetics by reactivating their insulin-producing beta cells, to no avail. Now, they may be one step closer. A protein, whose role in pancreatic

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed)) Carole Wagner Vallianos, Esq., president and CEO of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, will be inaugurated as the president of the American Judicature Society

National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)) The development of new tools to better understand bovine TB and to help disease eradication efforts by the USDA was the focus of a workshop held at the National Institute for Mathematical

Albert Einstein College of Medicine) Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a laboratory test for predicting whether microbicides against HIV are safe for human use. The researchers have also discovered why several supposedly "safe"

University of California - San Diego) A study by a bi-national team of global health researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, examining HIV infection among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, has found

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) In the first ecological study of its kind in the world, a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher has uncovered the unique finding that groundwater and airborne manganese in North Carolina correlates with

American Physical Therapy Association) The American Physical Therapy Association is urging elderly adults who use canes and walkers as walking aids to be properly assessed and fitted by a physical therapist to avoid fall-related injuries. This advice comes in response

A landmark study confirms that women clinically diagnosed with migraine headahces have a twenty-six percent less chance of developing ,before or after menopause. The study clarifies that women with migraine headaches have less risk of breast cancer regardless of medication,

Michael Jackson's skin condition has been reported to be vitiligo. Vitiligo causes the the skin to loose it's pigmentation resulting in white patches.There is no known cause for vitiligo though doctors and scientists suspect is may be due to an

The 30-day mortality (death) and readmission rates for acute care of heart attack and heart failure patients vary significantly from hospital to hospital across the nation, according to a new study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.Researchers analyzed findings

The proportion of U.S. adults who are obese increased to 26.1 percent in 2008 compared to 25.6 percent in 2007. The data come from CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a state-based phone survey that collects health information from

Researcher Karsten Juhl Jørgensen feels that breast cancers are over diagnosed. He begin his review of incidence reported data from 7 years before routine screening programs were implemented and 7 years after full screening was implemented. He included screened and

HOUSTON -- A U.S. dietitian says marinating meat before grilling helps draw out the chemical precursors of carcinogens. Dietitian Vicki Piper of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston explains where there is smoke there is a

Millions of people enjoy blueberries because they taste good and are versatile enough to be part of many different menu items. Blueberries, however, are also nutrient-rich and offer a host of health benefits, one of which may be slowing down