- A study released this week by New York City's Department of Health and Human Hygiene found that H.I.V. is spread in New York at three times the rate as the rest of the country.

The Voice of America reported that health officials cite the inflated infection rate to New York's being a place with a high concentration of people who are at the highest risk for contracting the disease; men who have sex with men, blacks and minorities, and sex workers

There's good news for people who fear aging. According to U.S. research, running can actually help slow down the aging process.

A team from Stanford University Medical Center here have discovered that elderly people who are long-term joggers were less likely to die from medical conditions such as cancer as compared with those who are not joggers. They were also healthier and had fewer disabilities

An international study, the Concord Report, comparing cancer survival rates in 31 nations for four types of cancer, shows that the U.S. topped survival rates for breast and prostate cancer, while for colorectal cancer, Japan led the men's category and France the women's category.

Canada ranked high in the four categories, indicating the good access rate of Canadian cancer patients to quality health care

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration still hasn't announced the source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes that have sickened 228 people in 23 states.

Although Florida has reported cases of salmonella outbreak, the FDA has declared tomatoes grown in Florida are safe and free from salmonella

Following the outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease in parts of China, Bahrain authorities say they will provide health advisories to its 11 athletes participating in the Beijing Olympics.

"We will be advising the athletes on good hygiene practice, in addition to precautionary measures like drinking bottled water and not eating outside," Dr.Adel Al Sayyad, head of the Communicable Disease Control Section, told AHN