Daily Archives: 05/11/2019


Officials Probe Alarming HIV Outbreak in Southwest Pakistan

Officials in Pakistan and the United Nations are investigating causes of a new outbreak of HIV infections in a southern district where 337 people have been diagnosed in less than two weeks. Officials confirmed Saturday that 270 children were among …


Landmark UN Plastic Waste Pact Gets Approved But Not by US

Nearly every country in the world has agreed upon a legally binding framework to reduce the pollution from plastic waste except for the United States, U.N. environmental officials say. An agreement on tracking thousands of types of plastic waste emerged …


US Hospital Tests Promising Treatment for Alzheimer’s

Dementia is a rapidly growing public health problem around the world. Fifty million people suffer from dementia, and in the next 30 years, that number is expected to triple. Researchers are looking for ways to treat or prevent dementia, and …


Promising Treatment for Alzheimer’s Tested in US Hospital

Dementia is a rapidly growing public health problem throughout the world. Fifty million people suffer from dementia, and in the next 30 years, that number is expected to triple. Researchers are looking for ways to treat or prevent dementia, and …