Oct 6th, 2008 · The 2008 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine went in part to two French researchers for discovering the virus that causes AIDS. The award was not shared by American Robert Gallo, who has also claimed a role in the discovery of HIV. Additionally, a German scientist got the prize for establishing the cause of most cervical cancers.
Aug 19th, 2008 · Bacterial pneumonia attacked virus-weakened lungs and killed most of the 50 million victims of the 1918 flu pandemic. This finding is good news if another flu pandemic strikes: Doctors are now armed with effective treatments for bacterial infections.
Aug 17th, 2008 · In the journal Nature, scientists report the antibodies were able to protect mice infected with a variant of the 1918 flu virus. The discovery is helping scientists understand what it might take to battle a modern flu pandemic.
Aug 4th, 2008 · Many Mexican immigrants with HIV/AIDS say their country still has a repressive, sometimes brutal way of dealing with those afflicted with the virus. As a result, HIV/AIDS patients in Mexico are seeking — and getting — political asylum in the U.S.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Several years ago, researchers proposed the provocative idea that bacteria living in the human stomach could be responsible for the development of some stomach ulcers. New research suggests, however, that those bacteria may not be all bad.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That's because the virus goes "latent." Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses. Now, scientists say they know how the virus becomes latent and why it wakes up.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Recent studies show disturbing trends in HIV infection rates among New Yorkers, particularly in the Bronx. New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden is pushing to get every adult in the borough tested for the virus. The commissioner speaks about this effort, and why some question his tactics.
Jun 16th, 2008 · Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes. And now, some are battling a life-threatening virus: AIDS. Illustrator Robert WaIker created the comic book superheroes called, O Men. He tells Farai Chideya about his imaginative attempt to raise AIDS awareness through comic books.