Science & Health

Children learn their part in swine flu prevention

Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you’ll get a blank stare.

Posted: 10 days ago

AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy

AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country’s fast-growing epidemic could be entering a dangerous new phase.

Posted: 10 days ago

GlaxoSmithKline third quarter profit up because of flu

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world’s second largest drug maker by revenue, posted Wednesday an 11 percent rise in third quarter earnings on the back of strong sales of the flu drug Relenza and forecast an even bigger boost from its swine flu vaccines in the final quarter of the year.

Posted: 10 days ago

Gene-patching damaged lungs for transplanting

Call it a genetic patch job for worn lungs: Canadian researchers took donated lungs deemed too damaged to transplant and repaired them with outside-the-body gene therapy.

Posted: 10 days ago

NASA's new moon rocket makes first test flight

NASA’s newest rocket successfully completed a brief test flight Wednesday, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could yet be shelved by the White House.

Posted: 10 days ago

Wind power project could harm endangered bat in West Virginia

Attorney’s from two environmental groups say a possible West Virginia wind-power project could harm an endangered bat.

Posted: 17 days ago

Mexico's loss of trees threaten monarch butterfly population

The thousands of trees that make up Mexico’s monarch butterfly reserve have been cut down due to an infestation of bark beetles.

Posted: 17 days ago

Utah lawmakers may take drastic measures to prevent spread of H1N1

Utah lawmakers may take drastic measures like holding legislative session via video conference or relocating to a different state to prevent spreading swine flu, in a worst-case scenario.

Posted: 17 days ago

Caribbean to get H1N1 vaccines

The Caribbean will be getting its first batch of swine flu vaccinations in early November. Caricom health spokesman Rudolph Cummings said the H1N1 virus is expected to intensify in the cooler months, which are the region’s peak tourism times.

Posted: 17 days ago

Somers' new target: conventional cancer treatment

Less than a year after the former sitcom actress frustrated mainstream doctors (and cheered some fans) by touting bioidentical hormones on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” she’s back with a new book. This one’s on an even more emotional topic: Cancer treatment.

Posted: 17 days ago