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NEW YORK - A mysterious outbreak of a deadly disease that killed one man and 14 racehorses and then subsided as inexplicably as it began has been traced to a new virus by researchers in Australia, where the outbreak occurred. The virus, which has not been named, was found to have the characteristics of the morbilliform family, which includes the measles virus, the researchers reported in today's issue of Science. It is the first new virus in the family to attack humans since the measles virus was identified in the 10th century

Researchers say a new virus is responsible for the mysterious outbreak of a deadly disease that killed one man and 14 racehorses in Australia. The virus, which has not been named, is related to the measles virus, the researchers are reporting in Friday's issue of Science. It is the first new virus in the family to attack humans since the measles disease virus was identified in the 10th century. A team led by Dr. Keith Murray, of the government's top security Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Victoria, was quickly called in to try to identify the virus, which had already killed some horses and had infected two humans

A mysterious outbreak of a deadly disease that killed one man and 14 racehorses and then subsided as inexplicably as it began has been traced to a new virus by researchers in Australia, where the outbreak occurred. The virus, which has not been named, belongs to the morbilliform family, which includes the measles virus, the researchers are reporting in today's issue of Science. It is the first new virus in the family to attack humans since the measles virus was identified in the 10th century. A team led by Dr. Keith Murray, of the government's top security Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Victoria, was quickly called in to try to identify the virus, which had already killed some horses and had infected two humans

What was believed to be the earliest case of AIDS, involving David Carr, a 25-year-old man who died in 1959 in Manchester England, may not have been AIDS after all, new scientific evidence shows. The implications this change would have on current knowledge of the epidemic's history are discussed

The bleeding stomach ulcer that Secretary of State Warren Christopher suffered as a complication of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug he took for arthritis vividly illustrates the dangers of such drugs. Complications of these drugs, referred to by doctors as NSAIDs (pronounced EN-seds), are a significant public health problem. The complications have been described in a medical journal as the most prevalent serious drug toxicity in the United States. Christopher's ulcer sent him to the intensive-care unit of Ottawa Civic Hospital during President Clinton's visit to Canada the week of Feb. 20. Doctors there said the ulcer had been caused by complications of Ansaid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug made by Upjohn Co. of Kalamazoo, Mich. It is one of 25 NSAIDs approved for marketing by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Scientists in California report that a child infected with the AIDS virus at birth successfully cast off the infection by the age of 1, but some other experts doubt that the case has been fully proved

They say the boy evidently fought off the HIV infection with his natural immune defenses. The boy's blood test is now HIV-negative, no virus can be grown from his blood, and there is no laboratory or clinical evidence of HIV infection, the authors said. A few cases are on record of babies whose immune system seemed to score a rare victory over HIV. But such cases were not perfectly documented and were generally dismissed as spurious findings or laboratory errors, said the UCLA team, headed by Dr. Yvonne Bryson. With its better-documented case, Bryson's team suggests that beating HIV infection may be a real phenomenon, at least in rare cases. This category of patients would join other groups, such as the long-term survivors of HIV infection, who might have immune systems specifically capable of fighting off the virus, which could offer valuable clues to combating it

Scientists in California report that a child infected with the AIDS virus at birth successfully cast off the infection by age 1, but other experts doubt the case has been fully proved. This medical conundrum is important because if the boy did fight off the virus, HIV, his health may hold a vital clue to defeating the disease. They say the boy evidently fought off the HIV infection with his natural immune defenses. The boy's blood test is now HIV-negative, no virus can be grown from his blood, and there is no laboratory or clinical evidence of HIV infection, the authors said

President Clinton had several precancerous skin lesions removed from his forehead and behind his ear during his annual medical checkup on Mar 24, 1995, the White House said on Mar 27. Press secretary Michael McCurry said he had just learned that the actinic keratoses had been removed

Margaret A. Hamburg, the New York City Health Commissioner, says that the city has stepped up efforts over the last year to counter chemical and biological terrorism. Among the efforts was a daylong drill after a simulated attack involving a bacterium, anthrax