Gov. Jim Gilmore on Wednesday created a task force of experts to investigate the nation's two fatal shark attacks over the Labor Day weekend. Infection with a seemingly harmless, newly recognized virus appears to interfere with HIV, slowing its progression and prolonging survival of AIDS patients. A consumer group asked the government Wednesday to ban food supplements containing ephedra, an herbal stimulant that had been linked to heart attacks, strokes and seizures in otherwise healthy people. One casualty of the water wars in the drought-parched Klamath Basin has been the wildlife refuge where hundreds of bald eagles nest every winter. Even as a pharmacy business student, Robert R. Courtney searched for ways to make money - lots of it.
Children often wince and whimper when they get shots.
Some young cancer patients dread giving blood samples. A study published Tuesday found that educating doctors and parents about the risks of using antibiotics for common infections in children can reduce such prescriptions by up to 20 percent. A metal tube that opens clogged arteries and keeps them clear by releasing medication was hailed by doctors Tuesday as a potential breakthrough in treating heart patients.