The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the possibility that the H5N1 virus could be transmitted from person to person, based on findings that the father of a 24-year-old man who died of bird flu in eastern Jiangsu Province, China early this week was also infected with the deadly virus.

The condition of the 52-year-old father, who was identified only with his surname, Lu, is now being closely monitored after he showed symptoms of H5N1 on Monday and was confirmed on Wednesday to have the virus

A new HIV/AIDS prevention campaign to be launched early 2008 will likely generate another controversy in the largely Catholic country, Brazil. A joint Health and Education Ministries program will result in the installation of condom dispensing machines in 100 public schools.

To push for youth participation in the program, the two government agencies and the United Nations sponsored a nationwide contest for students to design the condom dispenser. Three finalists were selected on Friday

HIV/AIDS is causing problems for young people in China.

China is reportedly struggling to increase awareness in HIV/AIDS knowledge among children, according to a report in the state-run Xinhua News Agency on Saturday

HIV/AIDS is causing problems for young people in China.

China is reportedly struggling to increase awareness in HIV/AIDS knowledge among children, according to a report in the state-run Xinhua News Agency on Saturday

Doctors now say that having an enlarged heart is the leading cause of sudden death among young athletes, but the mortality rates could be reduced with frequent screening. Cardiologists triggered this debate at an American Heart Association meeting in Florida after the weekend death of 28-year-old Ryan Shay died while running in New York at the men's marathon Olympic trials.

Shay's father says his son was first diagnosed with an enlarged heart when he was 14. But whether that contributed to his death isn't known. Autopsy results are expected later