New clue to Alzheimer's found

" WASHINGTON -- Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. But there long has been a question whether...

Threat of world Aids pandemic among heterosexuals is over

WHO are being very assertive with this statement - I hope it's true but I also fear that some seeing this might think "OK - Off with the condoms!""A quarter of a century after the outbreak of Aids, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has accepted that the threat of a global...

Indonesia, Vietnam face growing HIV epidemics: UN

""While the epidemics in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand all show declines in HIV prevalence, those in Indonesia (especially in the Papua province) and Vietnam are growing," UNAIDS said.In both countries, the majority of new infections occurred among injecting drug users and...

Smith died of accidental overdose

Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental overdose of a sleeping medication and at least eight other prescription drugs, and she had recently had a bacterial infection from injecting drugs into her buttocks, authorities said Monday. Broward County Medical...

Iran stepping up uranium enrichment - San Jose Mercury News

" Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran - Iran officially confirmed that it has stepped up uranium enrichment by injecting gas into a second network of centrifuges, a state-run newspaper reported on Saturday. The injection of the uranium gas into the second cascade marked Iran's...

Iran stepping up uranium enrichment (AP)

" 2 hours, 19 minutes ago TEHRAN, Iran - Iran " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Iran officially confirmed that it has stepped up uranium enrichment by injecting gas into a second network of centrifuges, a state-run newspaper reported on Saturday. The...