(Reuters) - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged on Sunday with trying to rape a New York hotel maid in a scandal that appeared to wreck his hopes of becoming France's next president.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a type of bacteria known as a spirochete (through a microscope, it looks like a corkscrew or spiral). It is extremely small and can live almost anywhere in the body.
About 56,000 people in the U.S. get HIV each year, and 18,000 people with AIDS die each year.
BEIJING (Reuters) – People in China living with HIV and AIDS are routinely being denied medical treatment in mainstream hospitals due to fear and ignorance about the disease, according to a study released by the United Nations' International Labor Organization (ILO).
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded in custody at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail on charges of sexual assault.
Coffee has been linked to a reduced risk of dying from prostate cancer in a study of nearly 50,000 US men.
There are often no symptoms of breast cancer, but sometimes women may discover a breast problem on their own.
The thought of being hit with a major negative event that could affect your finances, like a job loss, illness or car accident, can keep anyone awake at night. But the prospect of something expensive, and beyond your control, happening becomes less threatening if you're properly prepared.
An elementary school in Washington, D.C., has launched an innovative program to provide a more healthful food culture for its students.
Egypt's authorities have extended the detention of ousted President Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days