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AIDS Won't Be Stopped By 2015 Goal, Says U.N.

The United Nations’ top HIV/AIDS official acknowledged at a conference Thursday that it was no longer realistic to hope that the world will meet its goal of halting and reversing the spread of the pandemic by 2015.

Read more at the MSNBC website to get updated information on the global AIDS spread, as well as the current funding gaps.

Obesity Research Shows 3 Crucial Periods

Evidence is growing that people's weight at three periods of childhood may be critical in setting them up to be fat in adulthood, scientists are now saying.

Being born either too big or too small and the early appearance of puppy fat and tubbiness in teenagehood seem to be emerging as important factors influencing how much of a struggle with weight people have as adults, according to experts gathered this week at Europe's annual conference on obesity research.

Click here to learn more about these childhood periods on the ABC News website.

Justices Deal Defeat to Medical Marijuana

Federal authorities may prosecute sick people whose doctors prescribe marijuana to ease pain, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, concluding that state laws don’t protect users from a federal ban on the drug.

The decision is a stinging defeat for marijuana advocates who had successfully pushed 10 states to allow the drug’s use to treat various illnesses.

Click here to learn more about the specifics concerning this new ruling at the MSNBC website.

Test Vaccine Helps Stop Shingles

An experimental vaccine has shown promise at preventing shingles, a painful skin rash that afflicts 1 million Americans every year and causes long-term excruciating nerve pain for some.

In a large study of older people, researchers reported that the vaccine cut the risk of shingles flare-ups in half and reduced their severity.

Learn specifics about the vaccine and complete test results at the CBS News website.

Pharmacists Can Be Liable for Drug Risks

A pharmacist can be held responsible for failing to warn about a medication's risks, even when filling a doctor's prescription, a Florida appeals court ruled this week.

The 4th District Court of Appeal said the duty to warn about using drugs repeatedly or in harmful combinations is based in the requirement that pharmacists have "general knowledge" of medicines they dispense and the risks they present.

"Virtual Doctor" Makes Day Care Calls

Marilyn Gonzalez worried that her 2-year-old was coming down with an ear infection. Rather than miss work for a doctor visit, the 25-year-old single mother of two dropped her daughter off as usual at the day care and went to work.

Little Jaeda was examined soon afterward by a University of Rochester pediatrician and given antibiotics. Using telemedicine tools wielded by a day care staffer, the diagnosis was done through the Internet.

Learn more about this new government-backed medical project, as well as its effectiveness at the CNN website.