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Does HIV really cause AIDS?

 The G8 leaders have been slammed for not providing enough help to HIV-positive people. Julio Montaner - the President of the International AIDS society - claimed "when it comes to global health, the purse is always empty". He made the statement at the ongoing AIDS conference in Vienna, which is calling for an end to treatment discrimination. Related articles by Zemanta Canadian research links anti-HIV treatment to drop in diagnoses (windsorstar.com) Canadian researchers reveal anti-HIV treatment breakthrough (canada.com)

Accused Prof. Attempts Suicide in Jail

The biology professor charged with killing three Alabama university colleagues in a shooting rampage attempted suicide in jail early Friday, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press Related articles by Zemanta Alleged Univ. of Alabama Shooter Attempts Suicide (cbsnews.com) Amy Bishop tried suicide after Massachusetts charged her with murdering her brother (boston.com) Bishop tries to commit suicide (boston.com)

Biggest Loser Contestant Allegations

Erica Hill spoke with former Biggest Loser contestant Kai Hibbard and her husband about allegations that contestant weight-loss is misleading. Related articles by Zemanta Tuesday's Swim Report & The Biggest Loser Recap (the17thman.typepad.com) Jillian Michaels: Weighing 175 Pounds Was 'Pure Hell' (PHOTOS) (huffingtonpost.com) Bigger Loser Finalist Says Show Gave Her An Eating Disorder [Weight Matters] (jezebel.com)

Girl exposed to hendra virus

The Australian A 10-YEAR-OLD girl whose pet horse died of Hendra virus is among nine people tested for the lethal bat-borne disease yesterday as health officials urged horse owners to stay away from sick animals. The CSIRO said yesterday it was seeking government funding to test a vaccine to protect horses against the virus, which has killed four people and 41 horses in 14 outbreaks over the past 16 years. Biosecurity officers have quarantined a property at Tewantin , near Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, where a vet euthanased the dying gelding on Monday. Preliminary blood tests have cleared six of the nine people exposed to the sick horse, while three are still waiting for results. But all nine will have to wait up to six weeks for an all-clear because of the long incubation period of the Hendra virus in humans.