New model humans Nov 23, 2008
Stem cells are used to grow replacement skin, which aids wound healing, and Dr Anthony Atala, of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, has made and successfully implanted segments of bladder in seven patients, aged between four and 19, who had birth defects. Hollander and his colleagues have even grown a living bandage from a patient s own stem cells to heal tears to the meniscal cartilage in the knee, a common sporting injury. (Times Online)
Foods to prevent disease? Nov 23, 2008
Eating tomatoes to help prevent cancer, garlic to prevent Aids or drinking fruit juice to ward off Alzheimer's ... But researchers are in disagreement over illnesses not directly related to nutrition, such as cancer, Aids or neurodegenerative diseases though again all recommend a balanced diet ... But good food cannot replace antiretrovirals despite claims to the contrary by South Africa's controversial health minister "Dr Beetroot" on fighting Aids with garlic, lemons and veggies. (iAfrica.com)
Biogen Idec issues Avonex warning Nov 23, 2008
" She said the interest in liver complications was a current concern of the FDA.FDA officials could not be reached.Biogen Idec has been hard-hit since the company said Feb. 28 it was pulling Tysabri off the market and halting clinical trials involving the drug. Two patients taking Tysabri in combination with Avonex came down with a rare, often fatal brain disease most often seen in patients with compromised immune systems, such as those with AIDS. One patient has died.The company and its partner... (Yahoo News -- Multiple Sclerosis)
Many People Disregard Advice to Get HIV Tests Nov 23, 2008
Only about 5 percent of patients with evidence of serious illness are being routinely tested in hospital emergency rooms for the virus that causes AIDS, said Veronica Miller, director of the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research, an independent public-private partnership based at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services ... At that level, a person has severe immune system damage and is considered to have AIDS.. (Washington Post)
Water Aerobics Reduces Pain In Childbirth Nov 22, 2008
Explore health issues including AIDS, cancer and antibiotics. Stories. (CBS News)
Just the right moves Nov 22, 2008
Dance aids those with Parkinson's. Charleen Alper (right) danced with her husband, Paul, at a class customized for people with Parkinson's disease. (Boston Globe)
Axed SA minister billed for trip Nov 22, 2008
Ms Madlala-Routledge's sacking was condemned by Aids activists. South Africa's former deputy health minister has been ordered to repay the cost of an unauthorised trip to Spain where she attended an Aids meeting ... Her sacking was condemned by Aids activists and the opposition as a setback in the fight against HIV.. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Row over SA minister's transplant Nov 22, 2008
Dr Tshabalala-Msimang has - in the past - come under fire over her unorthodox approach to the HIV-Aids crisis ... Ten days ago, Mr Mbeki fired his deputy health minister, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, saying she had not been a team player and had made an unauthorised trip to an Aids conference in Spain. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
AIDS official blasts Russia as infections rise Nov 22, 2008
we still have no national policy on fighting AIDS, director says ... MOSCOW - A top Russian anti-AIDS coordinator on Friday lambasted the government's approach to fighting HIV, saying the number of registered cases was growing 10 percent a year despite increased federal funding ... A misguided focus on treatment instead of prevention has undermined efforts to combat AIDS, said Vadim Pokrovsky, head of the state-funded Federal AIDS Center, which is charged with coordinating efforts. (MSNBC -- Health)
'Guardian, friend and protector' Nov 22, 2008
The singers Cliff Richard, Elton John and Bryan Adams attended, and the photographer Mario Testino, along with representatives of dozens of charities supported by Diana, including groups helping vulnerable young people and those with HIV/Aids. In his address, Mr Chartres spoke about Diana publicly shaking the hand of an Aids patient in 1987 when "fear and prejudice" surrounded the disease. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
Family and friends gather for Diana memorial Nov 22, 2008
She would have made a very good ambassador for this country, whether it was in the anti-landmine cause or AIDS or whatever. She wasn't a saint and it's one thing for her friends and family to still miss her and wish to remember her but have the rest of you got nothing else to do. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
Political whores go biblical Nov 22, 2008
She recruits her colleague Allison, whose sex worker activism is bringing her to Spain for an AIDS conference. An excuse about house hunting with her mother clears the way with Nancy's husband, and she's flying to Nice - at the front of the plane, bien sur. (Asia Times Online)
Senegal: Albinos Face Perilous Social Rejection Nov 22, 2008
For people with albinism sun creams, eye protection and visual aids are crucial to maintaining health. "Skin cancer is a huge problem [for albinos]," Mame Thierno, dermatologist at Dakar's Aristide le Dantec Hospital, told IRIN. "We treat about a hundred albinos a year. A lot of albinos can't afford treatment so they don't come to hospital, or they come too late because of a lack of knowledge about the condition. Many of them die.". (allAfrica.com)
Cholera: The word that leaves even Mugabe fearful Nov 22, 2008
The disease has claimed hundreds of lives of people already ravaged by famine or Aids, with the number of cholera victims crossing the Limpopo River, which forms the South Africa-Zimbabwe frontier, increasing by the hour. Many are dying on South African soil. (Scotsman)
Kari Halme, a senior lecturer at Laurea University of Applied Science in Helsinki, Finland, returns home today after a nine-day visit to Lake City Community College. This is Halmes second visit to Lake City, teaching Dr. Sheri Carders business classes while she taught his class in Finland. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Nov 22, 2008
Fewer than 1,500 Finns were living with AIDS and only 100 had died from the disease, based on estimates in 2003. Finland approaches education differently too. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
California Democrats push bills to fight spread of autism Nov 22, 2008
Once considered rare, autism is now more prevalent than juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer and pediatric AIDS combined and affects one of every 150 children and one of every 94 boys. "Virtually everyone in California knows a family member, friend, co-worker or neighbor struggling with challenges surrounding autism and its related problems," Sen. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
AP: Hillary Clinton Weighing Secretary of State Post Nov 22, 2008
He also has indicated he would step away from day-to-day management of his foundation, where he has raised millions from foreign governments and companies to help fight poverty and AIDS in the developing world. Bill Clinton briefly addressed questions about the vetting process in New York on Wednesday. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Guide to Online Security Nov 22, 2008
A program or technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization, often without their knowledge. It includes programs like hijackers and keyloggers. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
New, more efficient anti-AIDS drug for untreated patients Nov 22, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) Medical researchers on Sunday unveiled clinical trials of new anti-AIDS drug that better controls the spread of the deadly virus among previously untreated patients. Developed by US pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co, Isentress is the first of a new type of anti-AIDS medication called HIV integrase inhibitor, based on the enzyme that controls HIV virus reproduction ... On October 12, 2007, the FDA granted Isentress accelerated approval for use with patients that showed initial... (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Medco Health 3Q profit rises 38 pct, beats view Nov 22, 2008
That aids the company's revenue. Total adjusted prescriptions rose 6 percent to 193 million. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Elderly People Require Better Fire Prevention, Report Finds Nov 22, 2008
The report points out that the rise in the number of elderly people will make it necessary to coordinate all requirements that regulate building design, technical aids, home care and organisational measures, including assistance from the fire brigade. Current emergency services are not adequate for rescue operations in housing blocks in which 80 percent of the residents may be more than 70 years old. (Science Daily)
Higher cancer risk in HIV patients raises concern Nov 22, 2008
Twenty-five years ago, a diagnosis of AIDS was a nearly immediate death sentence. But now that patients with the AIDS virus are living longer, doctors are discovering a new set of complications: People with HIV have a much higher risk of developing certain cancers lung, liver, head and neck, to name a few and doctors fear a cancer epidemic among this group could be coming ... Researchers in Maryland, home to one of the nation s largest AIDS populations per capita, are among the leaders in an... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
76 AIDS patients die under NGO care Nov 22, 2008
Tuobodum (B/A), Nov. 21, GNA - All 76 persons living with HIV/AIDS and adopted by the Friends of The Sick, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) at Tuobodum in the Techiman Municipality are reported dead ... Mr Sarkodie said after registering with the Ghana AIDS Commission, the victims were supported with anti-retroviral drugs whilst the NGO even sent some of them to Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi ... The Executive Director commended the AIDS Commission and Ahenbronoso Care... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Panel to look at state of care for HIV/AIDS patients Nov 22, 2008
The Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force will assemble the region's top experts to discuss the state of care available for those suffering with HIV/AIDS in southwestern Pennsylvania ... Kathi Boyle, PATF executive director, said her organization commissioned the assessment to get "a deeper understanding of the needs of those living with HIV/AIDS, and how services addressed those needs. "Second, we needed to identify the barriers that keep people from getting into care and staying in care, which also will... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Student takes health care to rural Africa Nov 22, 2008
I saw a show on (KAET-TV) Channel 8 where Dr. Jacobs was talking about AIDS and his research in East Africa, he said. For six months I tried to track him down, and when I did I told him I wanted to start working with him. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Winter Is Peak Residential Fire Season: Is Your Family Prepared? Nov 22, 2008
Featuring a series of smoke inhibiting chambers and a highly reflective strip, The SMOKESTOPPER inhibits smoke from passing under doors and aids rescue personnel in prioritizing their search and identifying loved ones' rooms during rescue operations. Know another way out. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Zulu leader breaks SA Aids taboo Nov 22, 2008
Activists say the government has dragged its feet on Aids. The leader of South Africa's Zulu-dominated Inkatha Freedom Party, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has revealed that his son Prince died of Aids ... "I reach out to all the other people who died of HIV/Aids. My son did," the country's Sunday Independent quoted the former home minister as saying. (Yahoo News -- Africa AIDS Epidemic)
Zulu leader speaks out on Aids crisis after son's death Nov 22, 2008
The leading South African opposition politician Mangosuthu Buthelezi announced at the weekend that his son had died of Aids ... After a tribute to his "son of Africa", Mr Buthelezi said, "I reach out to all the people whose family members have died of Aids. My son did." ... Mr Buthelezi's admission before thousands of mourners, including political and community leaders, was a typically forthright stand by the politician who has been critical of President Thabo Mbeki's quiet policy towards Aids. (Yahoo News -- Africa AIDS Epidemic)
Zambia army screens for HIV Nov 22, 2008
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Friday, 7 March, 2003, 12:08 GMT. (Yahoo News -- Africa AIDS Epidemic)
`Unprecedented' Biotech Bankruptcies Erupt as Global Crisis Curbs Funding Nov 22, 2008
The long-struggling company was co-founded in 1986 by the late , the polio-vaccine developer who sought to find a way to immunize patients against AIDS.. a San Diego biotechnology company, said Nov. 10 it would cut 16 percent of its workforce, or about 340 employees, to try to save $80 million in 2009. (Bloomberg)
Libya's Bulgarian medics appeal Nov 22, 2008
Defence lawyers say the children had the virus which causes Aids before the nurses arrived to start work at the hospital in the eastern city of Benghazi. No pardon. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Nov 22, 2008
At least 40 of the 426 infected children have died of Aids, increasing widespread outrage in Libya over the case ... Aids experts testified to a lower court last year that the epidemic started before the nurses arrived at the hospital in eastern Libya, possibly due to poor hygiene or the unsafe use of syringes and blood products. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
Research Supports Medicinal Marijuana Nov 22, 2008
AIDS Patients in Controlled Study Had Significant Pain Relief ... AIDS patients suffering from debilitating nerve pain got as much or more relief by smoking marijuana as they would typically get from prescription drugs -- and with fewer side effects -- according to a study conducted under rigorously controlled conditions with government-grown pot ... Countless anecdotal reports have suggested that smoking marijuana can help relieve the pain, nausea and muscular spasticity that often accompany... (Yahoo News -- Medical Marijuana)
One In Five May Not Know They Have HIV Nov 22, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Two years after the government urged making HIV tests as common as cholesterol checks, there are small gains but still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus doesn't know it, scientists said Thursday ... Then, finally, came drugs potent enough to keep HIV patients healthy for years, postponing the slide into full-blown AIDS. Yet nearly half of new infections still were being discovered too late for patients to benefit. (Click2Houston, TX)
Plate aids diabetes weight loss Nov 22, 2008
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 12:22 GMT 13:22 UK. (Yahoo News -- Diabetes)
U.S. Lags on HIV Testing Goals Nov 22, 2008
THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Two years after U.S. health officials recommended routine HIV testing for Americans 13 to 64, such testing remains hit-and-miss, and the AIDS epidemic marches on. This, despite the new testing guidelines and better testing methods, according to participants at a conference in suburban Washington D.C. The meeting was designed to review the state of the AIDS epidemic and the unmet role that routine testing can play ... 1 million Americans are now living with... (MEDLINEplus)
Where You Can Get Tested For HIV Nov 22, 2008
Experts say that early detection is vital, since powerful drugs can delay the virus from sliding into full blow AIDS. Dr Miller says, "You need to know you are HIV infected and get into care and get the treatment that will let you live pretty much a normal life." ... THE MARYLAND AIDS ADMINISTRATION. (W-USA News, DC)
LETTER: 'We just witnessed a hostile takeover of US' Nov 21, 2008
I found it amusing that in today's USA Today DeWayne Wickham's column praised President Bush for the work he has done in Africa and the support he has given AIDS research there. Wickham has NEVER had a kind word for our President. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Axed SA minister billed for trip Nov 21, 2008
Ms Madlala-Routledge's sacking was condemned by Aids activists. South Africa's former deputy health minister has been ordered to repay the cost of an unauthorised trip to Spain where she attended an Aids meeting ... Her sacking was condemned by Aids activists and the opposition as a setback in the fight against HIV.. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Row over SA minister's transplant Nov 21, 2008
Dr Tshabalala-Msimang has - in the past - come under fire over her unorthodox approach to the HIV-Aids crisis ... Ten days ago, Mr Mbeki fired his deputy health minister, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, saying she had not been a team player and had made an unauthorised trip to an Aids conference in Spain. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Family and friends gather for Diana memorial Nov 21, 2008
She would have made a very good ambassador for this country, whether it was in the anti-landmine cause or AIDS or whatever. She wasn't a saint and it's one thing for her friends and family to still miss her and wish to remember her but have the rest of you got nothing else to do. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
'Guardian, friend and protector' Nov 21, 2008
The singers Cliff Richard, Elton John and Bryan Adams attended, and the photographer Mario Testino, along with representatives of dozens of charities supported by Diana, including groups helping vulnerable young people and those with HIV/Aids. In his address, Mr Chartres spoke about Diana publicly shaking the hand of an Aids patient in 1987 when "fear and prejudice" surrounded the disease. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
Developmental Training Center location offers room to grow Nov 21, 2008
The program was last housed in a building near the intersection of Peace Road and Lincoln Highway, and it had narrow hallways, making it difficult for people who use wheelchairs or walking aids such as canes to maneuver, Shipman said. That facility also was split into two buildings, with a small staircase separating the two. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Black Student Union's annual gala focused on health issues Nov 21, 2008
Michael Cunningham, professor of psychology and African studies at Tulane University, addressed the audience with his speech touching on the devastating affects of HIV and AIDS as well as poverty in Louisiana and around the world ... Black people are among the most affected by this deadly disease, and Cunningham said many are in denial about the effects HIV and AIDS can have on a single race ... AIDS remains the leading cause of death among black women between the ages of 25 and 34 and second... (The Maroon, LA)
Rep. Henry A. Waxman's career Nov 21, 2008
1988: Engineers passage of the first comprehensive AIDS bill. 1990: Pushes for an overhaul of the Clean Air Act that imposes stricter limits on polluters. (Los Angeles Times)
Africa: Treating HIV-Positive Babies Wth ARVs Really Works Nov 21, 2008
The trial, carried out by the Comprehensive International Programme of Research on AIDS in South Africa (CIPRA-SA), and sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health, enrolled 377 babies aged between six weeks and 12 weeks, who had contracted HIV despite their mothers receiving medication to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) ... Some of the mothers were too afraid, or in denial about their own status, to have their babies tested, she said, while others moved away or succumbed to... (allAfrica.com)
South Africa: New Proposal Could Save Many HIV Babies Nov 21, 2008
Preliminary findings from the Children with HIV Early Antiretroviral Therapy (Cher) study were released at an international AIDS conference in Sydney last July and presented to the health department last November ... Current South African guidelines say infants with HIV should only be given antiretroviral medicines if their CD4 count (a measure of the strength of their immune system) falls significantly, or if they develop AIDS-associated illnesses ... Cotton conceded that changing policy on... (allAfrica.com)
After the Crash: How Software Models Doomed the Markets Nov 21, 2008
These number wizards and their superiors need to study lessons that were never learned during previous market smashups involving intricate financial engineering: risk management models should serve only as aids not substitutes for the critical human factor. Like an airplane, financial models can never be allowed to fly solo. (Scientific American)
100 Years Ago: Engineering a City--New York City's Bridges Nov 21, 2008
He has designed and built a number of teaching machines which not only present material to the student (as do conventional audio-visual teaching aids) but continually test the student on the information he is acquiring. Skinner and his associates have used machines of this type in teaching part of a course in human behavior to nearly 200 Harvard and Rad-cliffe College undergraduates. (Scientific American)
California Democrats push bills to fight spread of autism Nov 21, 2008
Once considered rare, autism is now more prevalent than juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer and pediatric AIDS combined and affects one of every 150 children and one of every 94 boys. "Virtually everyone in California knows a family member, friend, co-worker or neighbor struggling with challenges surrounding autism and its related problems," Sen. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
Guide to Online Security Nov 21, 2008
A program or technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization, often without their knowledge. It includes programs like hijackers and keyloggers. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Latin honours for Carlos Santana Nov 21, 2008
Santana and his wife are strong supporters of Aids projects ... Santana has been honoured for his social, professional and cultural achievements, including his work with Aids schemes ... Last year, Santana donated the proceeds from the US leg of his tour to Artists for a New South Africa which distributes money for Aids sufferers and research. (Yahoo News -- Entertainment Awards)
New, more efficient anti-AIDS drug for untreated patients Nov 21, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) Medical researchers on Sunday unveiled clinical trials of new anti-AIDS drug that better controls the spread of the deadly virus among previously untreated patients. Developed by US pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co, Isentress is the first of a new type of anti-AIDS medication called HIV integrase inhibitor, based on the enzyme that controls HIV virus reproduction ... On October 12, 2007, the FDA granted Isentress accelerated approval for use with patients that showed initial... (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Medco Health 3Q profit rises 38 pct, beats view Nov 21, 2008
That aids the company's revenue. Total adjusted prescriptions rose 6 percent to 193 million. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Tongue & Groove is baaack!! Nov 21, 2008
Designer Kenneth Cole, chairman of the world s largest HIV/AIDS research organization, will give the keynote address at an Emory University ceremony marking World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. In the fourth annual Quilt on the Quad, the university will display 800 panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cole is an Emory alumnus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Nov 21, 2008
The summit's final declaration included sweeping commitments to crack down on corruption, reduce government secrecy, reduce the time and cost of starting new businesses and improve education and health care, including care for HIV and AIDS patients. The leaders made an equally imprecise pledge to conclude talks on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), an agreement aimed at eliminating customs duties through the hemisphere. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
Neurocrine shares plunge on FDA rejection Nov 21, 2008
Personal Tech Markets Your Money Technology Healthcare Columnists Latest news Message Boards. Sleeping pill maker loses 62% of its value. (Yahoo News -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders)
After long decline, state's welfare rolls surge Nov 21, 2008
Locke could cut the state-subsidized child-care program, which aids families earning as much as 200 percent of the federal poverty level -- $30,520 for a family of three in Washington -- or its tuition-assistance programs for working families who have left welfare. But Miller said the governor is also seriously considering. (Yahoo News -- Welfare Reform)
China Frees Dissident Physician Nov 21, 2008
For his part, Jiang has expressed an interest in devoting his energies to China's AIDS crisis, the person said. The decision to detain Jiang was a risky one because of the popular reputation for honesty and integrity he earned during the SARS coverup. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Counterfeit Drug Strategy Proposed Nov 21, 2008
pharmacist discovered that bottles of Neupogen, a growth hormone prescribed for AIDS and cancer patients, were filled only with saltwater. The FDA report on measures to combat drug counterfeiting was compiled in consultation with drug manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and pharmacy groups. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry)
• Events Calendar Nov 21, 2008
World AIDS Day Awareness will be held DEC. 1 at the College of Southern Idaho. A slide presentation will be shown noon to 1:30 p.m. at CSI's Fine Arts Center Recital Hall and a candlelight vigil will be 7:30-9:30 p.m. at CSI's atrium. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
HIV/AIDS is devastating-Duker Nov 21, 2008
Tarkwa (W/R), Nov. 20, GNA - Mr George Mireku Duker, Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Chief Executive, has said that HIV/AIDS was devastating and it depended on every member of society to help stem the spread ... Mr Duker said AIDS was real and there was the need for people to always have sex with condom and remain faithful to their partner ... He said this at the opening of one-day advocacy workshop on HIV/AIDS prevention and condom use promotion organised by Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal AIDS Committee. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Nov 21, 2008
At least 40 of the 426 infected children have died of Aids, increasing widespread outrage in Libya over the case ... Aids experts testified to a lower court last year that the epidemic started before the nurses arrived at the hospital in eastern Libya, possibly due to poor hygiene or the unsafe use of syringes and blood products. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
Libya's Bulgarian medics appeal Nov 21, 2008
Defence lawyers say the children had the virus which causes Aids before the nurses arrived to start work at the hospital in the eastern city of Benghazi. No pardon. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
Research Supports Medicinal Marijuana Nov 21, 2008
AIDS Patients in Controlled Study Had Significant Pain Relief ... AIDS patients suffering from debilitating nerve pain got as much or more relief by smoking marijuana as they would typically get from prescription drugs -- and with fewer side effects -- according to a study conducted under rigorously controlled conditions with government-grown pot ... Countless anecdotal reports have suggested that smoking marijuana can help relieve the pain, nausea and muscular spasticity that often accompany... (Yahoo News -- Medical Marijuana)
