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Disinfectants Cause Some Bacteria to Adapt, Thrive
To keep sickness at bay, many of us constantly wash hands and disinfect surfaces. But a new lab study shows one pesky bacterium eats cleansers for breakfast: When disinfectant was applied to lab cultures of the bacteria, they adapted to survive not only the disinfectant but also a common antibiotic.
2009-12-28
First case of highly drug-resistant TB found in US
LANTANA, Fla. - It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away.
Nations:U.S. South Africa Mexico Estonia Latvia Cambodia
2009-12-27
Evangelist Oral Roberts dies in Calif. at age 91
TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts, who helped pioneer TV evangelism in the 1950s and used the power of the new medium - and his message of God's healing power - to build a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, died Tuesday. He was 91.
Nations:U.S. People:Jerry Falwell Charles Grassley
2009-12-15
S.Africa expands AIDS treatment for babies, mothers
PRETORIA (AFP) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday unveiled an expanded treatment programme for pregnant women and babies with HIV, in a new drive to rein in the disease in the world's worst-affected country.
Nations:South Africa Source:(AFP)
2009-12-01
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
MARIETTA, Pa. - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
Nations:Switzerland Australia Activities:2009 Swine Flu
2009-11-17
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- Disinfectants Cause Some Bacteria to Adapt, Thrive 2009-12-28
- First case of highly drug-resistant TB found in US 2009-12-27
- Evangelist Oral Roberts dies in Calif. at age 91 2009-12-15
- S.Africa expands AIDS treatment for babies, mothers 2009-12-01
- Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes 2009-11-17
- Stigma part of breast cancer's grip on poor 2009-11-02
- Obama deserving of the 'hype' and the Nobel: Bono 2009-10-18
- From Haiti, a surprise: good news about AIDS 2009-07-06
- Obama urges Americans get tested for HIV 2009-06-28
- Obama focuses on food safety, picks FDA new chief 2009-03-14
- AIDS becomes China's deadliest infectious disease 2009-02-19
- `Slumdog Millionaire' kid stars face uphill battle 2009-02-17
- Why Are Deer Being Smuggled into Texas? 2009-01-08
- Cancer to be world's top killer by 2010, WHO says 2008-12-09
- Bush uses final 50 days in office to tout legacy 2008-12-01
- Governments tackle HIV stigma on World AIDS Day 2008-12-01
- Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells 2008-11-18
- Brad Pitt donates money to support gay marriage 2008-09-18
- Bill Clinton praises France in fight against AIDS 2008-08-04
- Bush eager to sign bill tripling AIDS assistance 2008-07-26
- Senate agrees to triple anti-AIDS funding 2008-07-16
- Wikipedia opens online library on human genes 2008-07-08
- Congress ready to take up pared-down summer agenda 2008-07-06
- New rapid test for drug resistant TB 2008-06-30
- South African TB patients rampage 2008-06-28
- Senate reaches an agreement on global AIDS bill 2008-06-26
- A New Line In the Sand 2008-06-21
- Vitamin D helps colorectal cancer patients: study 2008-06-18
- Potential new weapon against TB: free cell minutes 2008-06-13
- GE, Pittsburgh hospital establish imaging business 2008-06-05
- China evacuates villagers after new flood threat 2008-05-27
- Officials in China rush to evacuate 80,000 2008-05-27
- Conditions ripe for disease in Myanmar delta 2008-05-27
- South Africa wages intensified war on AIDS 2008-05-24
- Deaths from cancer, heart disease, crashes to soar: WHO 2008-05-21
- Cancer, heart disease and crashes set to be big killers: WHO 2008-05-20
- Myanmar health system strained by cyclone 2008-05-19
- Eli Lilly to help train doctors on drug-resistant TB 2008-05-13
- Drug-resistant TB on rise in Britain: study 2008-05-01
- U.N. urges world to help Africa fight malaria 2008-04-26
- Poor diet undermines health of northern Afghans 2008-04-26
- Mutant gene linked to most severe type of TB: study 2008-03-29
- CDC says progress against TB slows in U.S. 2008-03-20
- WHO: Progress in fighting TB slows 2008-03-17
- Global fund seeks $12 billion to fight AIDS and TB 2008-03-10
- Japan pledges extra funds to fight AIDS, TB, malaria 2008-03-02
- WHO says drug-resistant TB spreads fast 2008-02-26
- Measles kills 10 in western China 2008-02-20
- Next plague likeliest to emerge from poor tropical countries 2008-02-20
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