A free, online self-management course is being offered to people with chronic health conditions living in California and six other states. The National Council of …
Category: Diseases + conditions
Intense, rapid sun tanning may increase skin cancer risk
As the end of summer appears on the horizon, resist the urge to spend the remaining days baking in the sun trying to get a …
Studies show growing toll of obesity
Obesity, which once affected only a small part of the U.S. population, has become so prevalent that it's culturally entrenched - and that means its …
Stanford study shows lack of support, services for rural HIV women in California
A Stanford study sheds light on the problems facing rural women in California with HIV. The research is among the first to examine the lives …
Researcher offers a look at HIV in India
The International AIDS Conference in Vienna wraps up tomorrow. My colleague Ruthann Richter has written about numerous developments there (her updates can be found in …
International AIDS Conference – Day 4
There's a mantra in the AIDS world: Treatment is prevention. This isn't a new idea, but it's gaining a lot more traction, particularly in light …
International AIDS Conference – Day 3
The hottest news yet out of the International AIDS Conference was the announcement of the first vaginal gel that can protect women against HIV during …
International AIDS Conference – More from Day 2
A weary-looking Bill Clinton took the main stage today at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna - the same spot where some 50 demonstrators the …
International AIDS Conference – Day 2
Bill Gates is admittedly an optimist. At the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, which has been filled with gloom about funding shortages for desperately needed …
International AIDS Conference – Day 1
I descended into Vienna early this morning into the mass chaos that is the International AIDS Conference. There is often drama at this enormous conference …
Africa's orphaned elderly – a serious side-effect of AIDS
While in Africa, I spent time with children who had lost parents to AIDS, many of whom were living with aging grannies. The grannies were, …
Expert answers questions on herpes, the "largest epidemic no one wants to talk about"
One out of six Americans is estimated to have genital herpes, a condition that can produce painful blisters and make a person more susceptible to …
Africa and the pill
I recently gave a talk to a distinguished group at the Fellowship Forum in Palo Alto, where I was asked about contraception use in Africa. …
Global campaign aims to stop mom-to-baby HIV spread
AIDS war in Africa is failing
For the last several months, stories have been trickling out of Africa of people dying as AIDS clinics fall short of drugs. Now comes a …
How social networks might affect your health
Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, discusses how social networks affect the quality of our lives in this TED video. Starting at about 2:30, he focuses on …