Scientists may have found a way to sabotage that ultimate saboteur, HIV. The crafty virus, which invades a healthy immune cell, replicates itself, then moves on to infect others, has been a challenge to combat, mainly because it has evolved into such an efficient virus. So researchers are taking a more direct approach - they're stopping the virus through simple starvation.
Four years ago, when a powerful magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, it triggered a wall of water that devastated much of Japan's northern coast. But the environmental ripples are still being felt, as debris continues to wash ashore in Washington State, bringing with it many unwelcome visitors.
Kicking yourself for not working out this weekend? Here's another morale crusher. A 92-year-old just became the oldest woman to ever finish a marathon. And did I mention, she's also a cancer survivor...
When you think of a Hooters waitress, kidneys aren't the first things that pop into mind. But recently, a waitress from a Georgia Hooters donated one of these vital organs to a long-time patron in need.
