How much West Nile in U.S. blood supply?
U.S. Government scientists have found West Nile virus in blood collected from three different donors and transfused into a Mississippi woman who subsequently came down with the infection.
U.S. Government scientists have found West Nile virus in blood collected from three different donors and transfused into a Mississippi woman who subsequently came down with the infection.
The death toll from a typhoon, the worst storm to hit South Korea in 40 years, neared 150 on Wednesday as the search for bodies wore on and the government pondered extra spending for damages
The European Parliament has approved one of the world's toughest antismoking laws, ordering blunt health warnings to be printed on cigarette packs and authorizing governments to demand that they
Babies who are breast-fed are less likely to become severly overweight as they grow through childhood, according to a major study. The study of more than 15,000 pre-adolescents found that those
Scientists say that they have finally identified an elusive substance that allows some people to remain healthy for many years after being infected by the virus that causes AIDS. The finding could
Lawmakers in Hong Kong began debating a proposal to ban smoking in most indoor places, including offices, schools, restaurants, bars and karaoke
Paris--Japan shares the concerns expressed by many other countries regarding the United States' recent pronouncement not supporting the Kyoto Protocol. The protocol is the only international
Children are dying in western Sudan as a result of a disastrous two-year drought affecting nearly a million people, according to a British aid agency. "Time is running out to prevent a major
Vaccination against deadly childhood diseases needs to be near universal and widely accepted or it will cease to be truly protective. Such wide acceptance is threatened by hearings being held on
The AIDS epidemic is a humanitarian catastrophe. But as the virus spreads insidiously around the world, it is becoming something else - a threat to global and regional stability, because of its