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CDC: TB treatment can now be done in 3 months

ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials say there's a faster treatment for people who have tuberculosis but aren't infectious. A combination of pills knocks it...

Earlier HIV therapy protects against virus spread

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treating HIV right away, before patients are too sick, dramatically lowers their chances of spreading the AIDS virus to a sexual...

APNewsBreak: Global Fund to make losses public

GENEVA (AP) -- A multibillion-dollar fund that fights three killer diseases said Friday that it will make public more detailed information about money it...

Experts debate destroying last smallpox viruses

LONDON (AP) -- Smallpox, one of the world's deadliest diseases, eradicated three decades ago, is kept alive under tight security today in just two...

Track activities include health department presence

The 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 will take place May 29 and involves a significant Marion County Public Health Department presence in the...

Bike safety fair at Children’s Museum

Indiana University Health and IU School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine will join several other local health and community organizations in hosting the...

High blood pressure

It is estimated that one in every four American adults has high blood pressure. Once it develops, it usually lasts a lifetime. In recognition...

Living well: May is Mental Health Month

May is Mental Health Month, and Mental Health America of Greater Indianapolis believes that not only should those who need help know how and...

Superbug Germ Detected in Bedbugs, Study Finds

Scientists in Canada have found MRSA in bedbugs from three hospital patients who live in a poverty-stricken Vancouver neighborhood. Although bedbugs are not known...

Philip Morris Int’l CEO: Tobacco not hard to quit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The head of cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc. told a cancer nurse Wednesday that while cigarettes are harmful and...

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