Archive for the ‘Disease and Treatment’ Category


Swine flu - Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Virologists have been working late since swine flu appeared in April. With flu running amok in South America, what can we expect when the epidemic returns north this fall?



Genetic tests go mainstream - Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Companies are marketing genetic tests direct to consumers. Some tests can be lifesavers. But many tests return confusing results, which even doctors have a hard time interpreting.



Swine flu - Thursday, May 14th, 2009

The epidemic fades, with 61 confirmed deaths and 5,251 cases so far. Were the public health warnings overdone? Or did they help stem the pandemic? Your guide to the time of finger-pointing, flu-style.



HIV infection caught on videotape - Thursday, March 26th, 2009

New video captures AIDS moving inside immune cells: HIV enters pods that form on the surface, then jumps across into a healthy immune cell that is now doomed to spread HIV — and die.



Stem cells + 10 years: Where are the cures? - Thursday, October 9th, 2008

The discovery of human embryonic stem cells seemed to offer cures for horrific diseases. After 10 years of research, was that hype? Where are the cures from stem cells?



Gene therapy: Success at last! - Thursday, May 8th, 2008

After decades of effort, gene replacement brings eyesight to the blind. How did it work? What does animal research say about gene therapy for curing cancer, reducing pain or reversing muscular dystrophy? Why has gene therapy taken so long?



Testosterone: New key to Wall Street success? - Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Financial traders make more money when their blood has more testosterone. Is this another arena where the male hormone leads to success, or could success raise the hormone level?



Antibiotic brainstorms - Thursday, April 10th, 2008

As pathogenic bacteria advance, scientists are desperately scrounging around for new ways to fight them. But would you believe healing clay, gator blood, honey and crushed leaves?



Diabetes epidemic expands: Blame “metabolic syndrome”? - Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Before type 2 diabetes or heart disease comes “metabolic syndrome,” a devil’s-brew of high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, a big waist and insulin resistance. Want to stop the slide – without drugs?



Hepatitis C cure announced - Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Good news: Study confirms efficacy of interferon and ribavirin, shows that standard treatment for hepatitis C can cure the deadly disease. Bad news: The meds only help 50 percent of patients.


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