Australia will join some 14 other countries -- including Japan, New Zealand and the United States -- in allowing xenotransplantation, the transplanting of animal organs and cells into humans to substitute for human organ donors and to treat diseases like

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- A quilt is on display to help raise awareness for the AIDS epidemic around the world. Albany is hosting a three-day observation at the Empire State Plaza starting Tuesday, which is World AIDS Day.

"Doctors in Iraq's war-ravaged enclave of Falluja are dealing with up to 15 times as many chronic deformities in infants and a spike in early life cancers that may be linked to toxic materials left over from the fighting.WHAT really was going on there?

As you're reading this I'm sure your eyes are beginning to roll, indicating how peeved you're probably getting over yet another tirade on the subject of health-care-overhaul. Fear not. To prevent this article from joining the all-embracing tautology of...

The parents of a 6-year-old schizophrenic search for help against daunting odds for a patient so young and a case so severe. By Shari Roan June 29, 2009 It's been a rough week. A few days ago, at UCLA's Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, 6-year-old..

"The American public took responsibility for electing Barack Obama, and we need to do the same for toxic chemical policy reform." "Some big changes have been made beginning with one pissed off mother. Make a choice - it's that easy."

Researchers at Queen's University have found a link between two genes involved in cancer formation in humans, by examining the genes in worms.

The idea is simple: complete an athletic challenge of your choice to support Action Against Hunger's life-saving programs around the world and raise awareness of global hunger.Be one of 5 athletes chosen to receive a training grant of $2,000.

Real health care reform could help bring the U.S. government closer to fulfilling the human right to health care. Yet Congress continues to treat health care as a market commodity rather than a public good. The Senate must stop pandering to the insurance