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In Myanmar, only sickest HIV patients get drugs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

By MARGIE MASONAP Medical Writer YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Thein Aung has been trained not to show weakness, but he's convinced no soldier is strong enough for this. He clenches his jaw and pauses, trying to will his chin to stop quivering and his eyes not to blink. But he's like a

Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A new White House executive order would direct U.S. spy agencies to share the latest intelligence about cyberthreats with companies operating electric grids, water plants, railroads and other vital industries to help protect them from

Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

Grant County Resident Dies From Hantavirus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. - On October 2, 2012 The Grant County Health District (GCHD) received confirmation from the Washington State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory (DOH) that the death of a Grant County woman was likely caused by the Hantavirus. The woman was hospitalized and died in

Grant County Resident Dies From Hantavirus

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

Abbott Labs rises on hepatitis C drug data

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

NEW YORK (AP) - Abbott Laboratories said Monday that its experimental hepatitis C drug regimen cured 99 percent of patients in a midstage study with the most common and hardest-to-treat type of the disease. Patients who took a three-drug regimen and the drugs Ritonavir and ribavirin had

At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 14th

By KATE BRUMBACKAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at

US warning reflects fears of Iranian cyberattack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's pointed warning that the U.S. will strike back against a cyberattack underscores the Obama administration's growing concern that Iran could be the first country to unleash cyberterrorism on America.

New computer virus targets Venezuelans after vote

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A newly detected computer virus aims to steal Venezuelans' online credentials using a link that purports to reveal information about the country's recent presidential election, the digital security company Kaspersky Lab said on Friday. The malicious software was

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. authorities believe that Iranian-based hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that devastated Persian Gulf oil and gas companies, a former U.S. government official said. Just hours later, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the