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Highlights from AIDS 2012: HIV and non-communicable diseases

Airports that spread disease: study finds JFK, LAX, HNL worst (VIDEO)

FDA approves robot technology to assist with heart surgery

South Dakota abortion suicide warning upheld by appeals court

Strollers recalled after strangulation risk to kids

Organic milk companies battle in court

Cheese could reduce risk of diabetes by 12 percent

Developer of treadmill, William Staub, dies at 96

Conversations from AIDS 2012: General Manager of the Global Fund

In Africa, decriminalizing AIDS

India: Government takes measures to prepare for drought

Two UC Davis neuroscientists banned from human experiments after scandal

TV watching and web browsing late at night linked to depression

One in 10 employers plan to drop health insurance coverage

More than a third of US births unintended, study finds

Desperately seeking bigger breasts

Ordering food online may mean more calories, more money

Severely obese children at risk for heart disease

YouTube becomes a tool to help ease vertigo symptoms

Tuberculosis: Cocktail of medications might mean breakthrough in treatment

Salt: Cancer reduction linked to less sodium in the diet

Conversations from AIDS 2012: Vanessa Kerry on partnering with the Peace Corps

Hillary Clinton again calls for an AIDS-free generation

Gearing up for AIDS 2012

Gene therapy for lipoprotein lipase deficiency close to approval in Europe

Indian athlete in gender row speaks out

Defining an ‘AIDS-free generation’

HIV outreach workers see uncertain future in Cape Town

From New York to Cape Town, AIDS fight personal for mentoring mothers

Vitamin E could protect against liver cancer, says study

Tide of Syrian refugees swells

Study: Binge drinking increases risk of cognitive decline

India falls on global child development index

Surgery not needed for early-stage prostate cancer, says study

Whooping cough: Number of cases increase to level of epidemic

Nestle invests in 'brain health' milkshake maker Accera

Egg allergies reversed in kids using small doses

International AIDS Conference could spotlight US weaknesses

CDC: 1 in 13 pregnant women admit to drinking alcohol

British “polypill” may be miracle drug for those over 50

Mexico bird flu: Millions of chickens slaughtered to contain H7N3 outbreak

Study finds dad's job affects chance of birth defects in child

Drug decriminalization in Portugal decreases number of addicts

Obesity pill Qsymia gets FDA approval

Thousands of Cambodia schools close over fear of virus outbreak

Q&A: Testing a microbicide ring for HIV prevention

Physical inactivity may be deadlier than smoking

Food and drug agency bans chemical BPA from use in manufacture of baby bottles, sippy cups

PSA testing put back on the table by cancer doctors

Thousands of Indian women coerced into unneeded hysterectomies

Is chocolate is good for you? Yes, says European Food Safety Authority

New York's trans-fat ban working: study

Pakistan: UN doctor shot while giving polio vaccines

In Tanzania, HIV at a crossroads

Skinny jeans may be hazardous to your health, UK study finds

New study links rise in child abuse with home foreclosures

Slow walking speed may predict Alzheimer's disease

Dental fillings linked to kids' behavior problems, says study

More television watching in kids leads to larger waists, weaker legs

First HIV prevention drug approved by FDA in US

Japan's largest anti-nuke protest in decades

Japan: 100,000 march in Tokyo to protest nuclear energy

AIDS vaccine close, researchers say

Personal care products linked to type 2 diabetes in women

Disabled children more likely to be victims of violence, says WHO

Experts say PTSD victims need better access to care

India's frontline health workers help stave off global crisis

Weight loss helped by keeping a food journal, not eating out

Excedrin users shell out hundreds for the rare drug

Cuba mute in the time of cholera

Greece: Golden Dawn party accused of organizing racist blood drive

GAO: Major HIV/AIDS funding program improperly monitored

"Beige fat" may help to burn calories, say researchers

Drug for hair loss linked to permanent sexual impairment

Q&A with WHO’s TB chief: ‘We have to be bold’

Nat King Cole's widow, Maria Hawkins Cole, dies of cancer, aged 89

New Zealand hosts first 'Fat Pride' conference

Is it time for China to abandon the one-child policy?

Human Rights Watch calls for India to end coercive sterilization for family planning

Op-Ed: In AIDS fight, a turning point or status quo?

Cambodia mystery disease "solved," health experts say

Alcohol may improve bone health, new study says

Zimbabwe: A country left behind on AIDS surges ahead

TB or not TB: India crowdsources research

India: Athlete in gender case freed on bail

Facebook use and depression not linked, new research says

Smokers who quit likely to gain 11lbs within a year, study says

West Nile Virus detected on Staten Island, New York City

Malaria drugs in Africa are often Chinese fakes, new study says

Sitting three hours a day can take two years off your life