Rare and Aggressive H.I.V. Reported in New York
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Officials are concerned by the detection of a rare strain of H.I.V. that appears to lead to the rapid onset of AIDS, but some experts are skeptical about the alarm.
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A drug widely used to treat H.I.V. infection may also be effective in fighting cancer, a new study suggests, and a human trial of the medicine is already under way.
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NEW YORK A possible new case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, according to the Agriculture Department. The agency said Thursday that the brain of a cow tested positive three times on
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The shortage of flu vaccine has imposed an unusual moral and philosophical calculus on healthy New Yorkers as they face up to the worries of the coming flu season.
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New York's health department is reorganizing its AIDS program to encourage more aggressive collection of information about the disease.
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The first statistics ever amassed on HIV in the District, released today in a sweeping report, reveal "a modern epidemic" remarkable for its size, complexity and reach into all parts of the city.
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The violence unleashed at a mental health office in New York reminded other professionals of the dangers inherent in a career spent helping people.
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A severe vaccine shortage has turned the flu shot into a hot item that&#39;s hard to find in Central New York. Public flu shot clinics are drawing larger than normal crowds even though the flu season hasn&#39;t started yet.
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A rare and potentially serious sexually transmitted disease has turned up in a few patients in San Francisco, prompting health officials to issue a public warning.
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Tropical Medicine in London, in research published online by The Lancet medical journal on Thursday. not new and had been made in many of the product-liability lawsuits filed against Philip Morris.
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AIDS viruses from two people are being studied to see if they are the source of a rare form of H.I.V. detected in a New York City man.
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Rich or poor, they're after your blood New York City is suffering a bedbug epidemic which has provoked a huge rise in reports of the nocturnal bloodsuckers, the New York Daily News reports.â¦
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To the alarm of animal rescue groups, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is rounding up feral cats that live in a colony deep in the secured cargo areas.
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A rare and potentially serious sexually transmitted form of chlamydia has turned up in a few patients in San Francisco, prompting health officials to issue a public warning.
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This year&#39;s flu season has claimed its first casualties in the New York City area. Four senior citizens died and 13 others were hospitalized after a recent outbreak in a Queens nursing home.
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The state Health Department is investigating suspected cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain disease, in Ulster County.
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An outbreak of a rare brain disease in Ulster County now appears to be less severe than was first thought after state health officials said Monday three cases had been confirmed in two counties.