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The Death of Dr. Death

In the Friday edition of the Daily Briefing we bring you news about the death of Jack Kevorkian, a report on race and health care, new ideas about AIDS, a toilet story and great listening for your weekend.

HIV/AIDS Shows Alarming Rise Among Asian American Women

The increase in HIV infections has risen alarmingly among Asian American women, and will soon surpass the rate of infections in high-risk populations unless intervening measures are taken, noted a panel of experts in San Francisco on May 17.

Study: Clean Cars = Better Health

Clean cars could mean less asthma, a link between bedbugs and MRSA, a prescription for yoga and more from our Daily Briefing.

IUDs to Prevent HIV in Kenya?

An American nonprofit is offering HIV-positive Kenyan women $40 to use IUDs as long-term birth control—and women are taking them up on it. Is this the right way to prevent the transmission of HIV to children?

The Urban Beat: Wearing Two Hats

Doctor-blogger Jan Gurley introduces her new blog on covering health at the margins of society, muses about why she blogs, and how her doctor and journalist roles sometimes conflict.

Health insurance in the NFL and video games in the operating room

Disease, disaster and video games are highlighted in today's Daily Briefing.

A Fictional Cure For AIDS Relies on Facts in the novel, Through These Veins

In the coffee-growing highlands of Ethiopia, an Italian scientist on a plant collecting expedition discovers a local medicine man dispensing an apparent cure for AIDS. Fact or fiction?

USAID Focused on Improving Technology Delivery from “Bench to Bush”

While speaking at the National Institutes of Health on Tuesday, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah (left, photo source USAID) told the audience of scientists how the development agency would support the creation of new innovations and their delivery to improve the health of the world’s neediest populations.

Most-Wanted: Health Fraud Fugitives

Who are the federal government's most-wanted fugitives in health fraud? Answers and more in our Daily Briefing.

Who Should Get Tested for HIV? Everyone, Some Experts Say

Should all adults get tested for HIV? Get the latest on this debate and more news from our Daily Briefing.

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