After a transplant surgery, anti-rejection drugs for the organ recipient are a must, but with prolonged use can have serious side effects, including infections, heart disease and cancer. A team led by Joshua Miller, MD, a researcher at Northwestern

Nix the antibacterial soaps. Forget the hand sanitizers, antibiotic gels, sprays, and baby blankets. Research shows that antibacterial products actually make children and adults more likely to develop asthma and allergies and maybe even mental illnesses.

This summer, the Bush administration revealed that it will use part of its $15 billion a year global AIDS program to promote male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa as an HIV prevention tool.

V520 amounts to an AIDS/HIV related infection that spreads through the body via the common cold virus

Girls are hitting puberty earlier, statistics show. CNN's Judy Fortin looks at why that might be. *VIDEO*

By JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press Writer PHOENIX - A wildlife biologist at Grand Canyon National Park most likely died from the plague contracted while performing a necropsy on a mountain lion that later tested positive for the disease, officials

Don't go wading in warm lakes or streams! You're risking your life by stirring up the bottom, and letting loose a microscopic murderer! It's an amoeba that eats your brain... And there's no cure!

TURLOCK -- Tropical breeze, tangy citrus, sweet floral, woody musk, fresh spice -- the beauty industry offers many ways for people to smell nice. But sometimes those who wear perfume etc inadvertently cause headaches for others -- literally.

With over 100 diseases associated with arthritis, there are many causes of arthritis.

The antibiotic minocycline may reduce ischemic stroke damage in some patients got to the hospital 6 to 24 hr after their stroke symptoms started. That's too late for clot-busting stroke drugs, which must be given within a few hours of the start of stroke.