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Several concerns about a prescription drug used to prevent HIV infection in people at high risk are being put to rest by the results of new research. Follow-up from a landmark study that proved the drug works now shows that it does not encourage risky sex and is effective even if people skip some doses.

Lyndsay Kirkham, A freelance coder, was having lunch in downtown Toronto yesterday when she claimed she overheard some IBM executives discussing why they have concerns with hiring women. “They were talking about how they weren’t going to be hiring any new women – specifically any young women – that they were only going to be hiring mature women, because young …

A passenger plane of TransAsia Airline crashed while performing an emergency landing at the airport of Penghu archipelago in Taiwan, Chinese newspaper People’s Daily reports. According to most recent reports, 51 people were killed, seven were injured.

Selena Gomez and new pal Cara Delevingne have been enjoying a break in France’s celeb hotspot St. Tropez. The former Disney star was celebrating her 22nd birthday with supermodel Cara Delevingne.

In a pilot study in Denmark, AIDS researchers seeking to cure HIV with a one-two punch got an early hint the approach may work by successfully using an old cancer drug to kick the virus out of hiding.

Youtube star Michelle Phan has been topping headlines for something other than her makeup transformations. The 27 year-old cosmetic entrepreneur is currently making headlines for being sued by EDM record label, Ultra Records for copyright infringement, reports Metro. US.

The largest study ever undertaken into the genetic basis of mental illnesses has found more than 100 genes that play some kind of role in the development of schizophrenia – one of the most common of the serious psychiatric disorders.

South Korean Police said Tuesday that they have found the body of a fugitive tycoon wanted over April’s ferry sinking that left more than 300 people dead or missing.

New Hampshire State Police and FBI have announced that Abigail Hernandez was safely reunited with her family Sunday evening. Abigail Hernandez went missing on October 9, 2013 as she was leaving Kennett High School in Conway, New Hampshire.

A California packing company has voluntarily recalled fruit that was sold to several major retailers, including stores in the Tampa Bay area. Wawona Packing is recalling peaches, nectarines, plums, and a hybrid fruit called the pluot. The fruit was packed between June 1 and July 12. Stores in the Bay area carrying the fruit include Trader Joe’s, Costco, Sam’s and …

Parental death in childhood or adolescence is associated with increased all-cause mortality into early adulthood, which may reflect genetic and other factors, according to a Scandinavian cohort study published online July 22 in PLoS Medicine.