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By Joanne Chen: It gives you a rush, messes with your mind, and always leaves you wanting more - and researchers are calling for the government to regulate the sweet stuff like a drug. [ Read on Here ] Sign in to see full entry.

By Rich Smith: Is this the AIDS cure we've been waiting for? According to multiple reports, Harvard researchers Timothy Henrich and Daniel Kuritzkes have recently noted a surprising side-effect to cancer treatments performed on two separate patients who also happen to be HIV-positive. After... Sign in to see full entry.

By The Daily Meal | Shine Food: Please excuse us as we go toss our iced coffee; a new investigation from The Daily Mail has found that ice from McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Starbucks, and more fast-food chains, tested in the U.K., was all more bacteria-ridden than toilet water. The Mail reports... Sign in to see full entry.

BY: EMILY SUTHERLIN: According to The Telegraph on Thursday, Danish researchers say a cure for human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS, may be within reach. The scientists are testing a strategy in clinical trials in which the HIV is stripped from human DNA and destroyed by the... Sign in to see full entry.

By Julie Steenhuysen: CHICAGO (Reuters) - An influential U.S. panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a change that may help lift some of the stigma associated with HIV testing. The new guidelines from the U.S.... Sign in to see full entry.

By Liz Neporent | ABC News Blogs: Here's yet another reason for giving up soda: A new study out today suggests that just one 12 ounce serving of a sugar-sweetened beverage can raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 22 percent. Since most research on the evils of soda has looked at... Sign in to see full entry.

By SHAPE magazine | Healthy Living: Age, weight, and a family history are all known risk factors for a heart attack, but there are other, less obvious situations that can put even healthy, fit women in cardiac jeopardy. To help you become more aware of risk factors and when you should seek medical... Sign in to see full entry.

By Danny Gallagher | The Week: Gaming can reduce stress, refine motor skills, improve your vision, and more Your parents may have tried to kick you off your Super Nintendo just about every time you sat down in front of it because they were concerned about how it might affect your long-term health.... Sign in to see full entry.

By Katie Moisse | ABC News Blogs A New Zealand coroner has linked the death of a 31-year-old woman to her Coca-Cola addiction. Natasha Harris died Feb. 25, 2010 from a cardiac arrhythmia, according to a 19-page coroner's report obtained by ABCNews.com. And while Harris, a mother of eight from... Sign in to see full entry.

By Julie Steenhuysen: CHICAGO (Reuters) - The only remaining oral antibiotic used for gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in nearly 7 percent of patients treated at a clinic in Toronto, Canadian researchers said on Monday in the first published study of treatment-resistant gonorrhea in North... Sign in to see full entry.