Archive for February, 2008

Candidates look to state as debate grows about universal health

Posted in Latest News on February 5th, 2008

Candidates look to state as debate grows about universal health
Los Angeles Daily News - occupational fatalities, cancer deaths and preventable hospitalizations, it faces challenges including increasing mental and physical illnesses among the poor, an uninsured population of 19 percent and a persistent increase in infectious disease

AIDS prevention projects in danger

Posted in Latest News on February 4th, 2008

AIDS prevention projects in danger
Turkish Daily News - Now, Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease scientist, is waiting for more data to determine whether the government’s leading vaccine candidate, called VRC, will be safe enough to test. No final decision has been made on

Syphilis - primary
HealthCentral.com - Syphilis is one of the more frequently diagnosed and reported sexually transmitted diseases. A chancre is the typical sore of primary syphilis. Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium (spirochete), Treponema