STOCKHOLM, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday. ... > full story
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday urged the Bush administration to move swiftly to address the financial crisis, saying contagion was spreading. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2008 (Reuters) Wall Street ended its worst week in seven years with another tumble on Friday on fears that the $700 billion financial rescue package may not unblock credit markets and stave off a U.S. recession. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2008 (Reuters) Government mail carriers would deliver emergency supplies of antibiotics to people in U.S. cities in the case of an anthrax attack, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 1, 2008 (Reuters) World stocks began the final quarter of 2008 on an upbeat note on Wednesday as hopes grew that U.S. lawmakers could reach agreement to revive a $700 billion bailout, but money markets remained stressed. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Sep. 30, 2008 (Reuters) A new AIDS vaccine research center dedicated to solving one of the stickiest problems holding back development of such a vaccine will open in California, researchers announced on Tuesday. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Sep. 25, 2008 (Reuters) World leaders recommitted themselves to reducing global poverty, pledging an estimated $16 billion in aid, but France said rich countries were strapped by a spreading crisis in financial markets. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Sep. 17, 2008 (Reuters) Health officials have called off plans for a study examining a controversial type of treatment that some autism activists have touted as alternative medical therapy for children with the condition. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Sep. 17, 2008 (Reuters) A senator targeted in the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks said on Wednesday he is convinced that the man believed to have carried it out did not act alone. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Sep. 11, 2008 (Reuters) AIDS remains largely a disease of gay and bisexual men in the United States but also disproportionately infects black women, according to an analysis published on Thursday. ... > full story
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