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Bone-Marrow Transplant Could Cure HIV, Study Shows

Researchers announced on Sunday that some genetically engineered immune cells could find the HIV virus in the body. This could offer a wide way to cure the disease that has been said to be impossible to cure. A study made in the laboratory showed that the T-cells, also called assassin cells, can spot the cells infected by the virus and slow its...

Patches of Testosterone in Older Women Improve Their Libido

A test made by Procter & Gamble by using Intrinsa testosterone patches in women announced on Wednesday that a high dose of the male hormone can give a little but meaningful improvement in the sexual lives of post-menopausal women. Before the study began, the women stated that they had had 2-1/2 satisfying sexual acts during one...

Taiwan to accept sex-change woman as man

Taiwan, under pressure from gender-equality groups, plans to accept a woman who has undergone sex-change surgery as a man even if he doesn't have a constructed penis, a newspaper said Tuesday. The Health Department made the compromise Monday after protests from gender-equality groups triggered by a recent Interior Ministry decree...

Study: HPV Levels Similar in Women and Men

The human papilloma is a papilloma virus which infects the skin and mucous membranes of humans. 130 HPV types have been discovered until now and some of them can cause warts or cancer. Still, other types have no symptoms. Almost 40 types of them are transmitted through sexual contact and infect the anogenital region. The persistent...

Does Circumcision Protect Men From HIV?

Researches show that circumcision really protects men from HIV. This kind of surgery cuts a man’s chances to get HIV from a woman through sexual contact by up to 60%. Still, a new U.S analysis has tracked down 53,567 men who have sex with other men. The researchers concluded that there were no significantly lower HIV rates among those...

Prenatal Down’s Syndrome Tests: Safer in the U.S.

U.S. researchers stated on Monday that a safer prenatal blood test can be made by pregnant women to see whether their unborn child has Down’s syndrome. The test is safer because there is a slight risk for the fetus to be posed by amniocentesis or any other invasive testing methods. Stephen Quake, from Stanford University in California,...

Children in Rural Counties Get Help from Arizona Doctors

The doctors from the University of Arizona were offered $44 million for the next six years if they participate in a study based on children’s health. Many investigators believe that this new study will provide serious information about the causes of childhood diseases. The study is a part of the National Children’s Study led by the...

Overeating Can Throw Off One’s Metabolism

A new study has proved that curbing inflammation in some part of the brain can help in keeping the weight down. The most known weight problem is obesity and this disease increases inflammation inside all the body. The new study can show that the brain inflammation might be a weapon to fight obesity. The tomorrow edition of “ Cell” will...

Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back

A decades-old paraffin wax-encased block of tissue has added a curious chapter to the history of HIV, suggesting the virus that causes AIDS has been infecting people for at least 100 years. The most pervasive and virulent global strain of HIV began spreading among human beings between 1884 and 1924, new research published Thursday in...

Recent Studies Discovered HIV Dating Since 1990

A study released on Wednesday has released new information about HIV/AIDS. The Democratic Republic of Congo has recently found out that a genetic analysis of a biopsy sample from their country dates back for more than a century and contains the virus. Michael Worobey of the University of Arizona in Tucson, who led the study, discovered...

Genetic Obesity Linked to Colon Cancer

Researchers have recently discovered that the gene which causes the risk of obesity in people is strongly connected to colon cancer. And that’s good because the fat cells inside the body create a smaller risk of colon cancer. On Tuesday, the researchers added that this might be a discovery to reassure the people who have family history...

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Parents should use play to prepare children for doctor visits
Parents can ease their children's anxiety about visits to a doctor by using play to prepare them, the German association of paediatricians says. "Pretend...

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The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...