Talk Transcript: Peter Piot on AIDS
UNAIDS Director Peter Piot joined us for a Live Talk on the past, present and future of HIV and AIDS on Thursday, May 11.

Obesity tied to hepatitis C treatment failure (Reuters)
Reuters - Obese patients who are treated for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are more likely to have a better outcome if the underlying abnormalities caused by excessive fat tissue are corrected first, according to a review published in the medical journal Hepatology.

Doctors missed my husband’s cancer 37 times
On a staggering 37 different occasions, doctors missed carpenter Peter Cura's cancer, telling him he had nothing more to worry about than kidney stones. By the time he died four months ago, aged just 31, his body was riddled with the disease

Cervical cancer vaccine will go on sale in weeks
A vaccine against cervical cancer could go on sale within weeks. Gardasil has proved 100 per cent effective against the two main strains of the virus which trigger most cervical cancers

Treating Obesity May Improve The Efficacy Of Therapy For Hepatitis C
According to a new study, obese patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and treated with combination drug therapy may have better outcomes if the underlying abnormalities caused by excessive fat tissue are corrected. Weight loss, medications to decrease insulin resistance and extending duration or dosage of therapy are strategies that may improve the efficacy of therapy. [click link for full article]