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HIV/AIDS: Telling teens their test results

As a client services manager at Metro TeenAIDS in Washington, DC, Arnita Wilson is charged with the job of testing teens for HIV/AIDS and giving them their results. Wilson says revealing a positive status to someone can be difficult, but her personal story helps her connect with the young people she serves. | Watch video

Aging with HIV

They're a relatively new generation: individuals over 50 living with HIV. But they're also an understudied population. Doctors say that unlike younger people with HIV, older individuals may have disclosure concerns and issues in terms of end of life care. Doctors also don't know how well their bodies metabolize HIV medications as well as other medicines that combat old age ailments. Two people over 50 who are HIV-positive share their personal story. | Watch video

Emergency preparedness and the person with aphasia

Imagine you live near the coast and a hurricane is headed your way. Now imagine that you had a stroke a year ago and you have aphasia. You have difficulty speaking sentences and it takes you a bit longer than most to understand what people are saying to you. But you know something is wrong and you know you need to do something. What do you do?

Chocolate, a healthy treat, but only a bit

Chocolate -- a Valentine's Day favorite -- can be a healthful choice too, a U.S. expert says.

Zen's slower breathing may lower pain

Canadian researchers found those trained in Zen meditation less sensitive to pain than non-meditators.

Green tea makes cancer drug ineffective

U.S. researchers found that the widely used supplement of green tea renders a cancer drug for myeloma and lymphoma completely ineffective.

Virus made to kill cancer stem cells

U.S. scientists say they have engineered a virus to target and kill apparent cancer stem cells involved in neuroblastoma tumors.

S. African teen condom access uneven

South Africa allows schools to give children age 12 and older condoms to fight the spread of HIV but distribution is sketchy, U.S. researchers have found.

Arthritis drug may treat diabetes

A Harvard researcher's discovery in an old German medical journal may provide a new, cost-effective way to help treat diabetes.

HIV-positive Iraqis face threats

Iraqis contracting the virus that causes AIDS face isolation and threats from religious fundamentalists who view it as a sign of immorality, officials say.

Broader Parkinson's treatment recommended

The brain disorder Parkinson's disease, which leads to shaking and coordination problems, also leads to secondary orthopedic conditions, a U.S. study finds.