TOP 100 HEALTH AND MEDICAL SITES
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| As tanning bed users ignore dangers, addiction concerns grow Tanning salon customers know as much or more about skin cancer than non-tanners. Could endorphins released due to UV light cause addiction? rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
44 pct of gay, bisexual men with HIV don't know it By MIKE STOBBE 2010-09-23T19:35:39ZATLANTA (AP) -- One in five sexually active gay and bisexual men has the AIDS virus, and nearly half of those don't know they are infected, a federal study of 21 U.S. cities shows.... hosted.ap.org |
Lead poisoning spikes in Nigeria, aid group says By 2010-10-06T14:43:58ZDAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- An international aid agency says 400 children have died from lead poisoning in northwestern Nigeria and contamination has spread to two more villages.... hosted.ap.org |
South Africa to test all HIV patients for TB By JENNY GROSS 2010-10-13T13:57:18ZJOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Health officials in South Africa said Wednesday they recommend screening all HIV patients for tuberculosis and want automatic TB tests for HIV patients to become normal procedure within five years.... hosted.ap.org |
Supermodel on maternal mortality Christy Turlington Burns has been at the forefront of the fashion industry for more than 25 years. But more recently she has turned her attention to a cause close to her heart, releasing her debut documentary film, 'No Woman, No Cry'. bbc.co.uk |