Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Jan 6, 2009
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)
Counterfeit Drug Strategy Proposed Jan 6, 2009
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)
Safe-sex message planted in cell-phone soap operas Jan 6, 2009
Jones has dedicated her career to reducing HIV/AIDS among young, urban black and Latina women ... Jones has dedicated her career to reducing HIV/AIDS among young, urban black and Latina women, who are being infected at an epidemic rate ... "In New Jersey, we have the highest proportion of women living with AIDS in the United States.". (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Libya's Bulgarian medics appeal Jan 6, 2009
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)
Prolonged nevirapine in breast-fed babies prevents HIV infection but leads to drug-resistant HIV Jan 6, 2009
The research was funded by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and by the National Institutes of Health ... Investigators from the Indian arm of the trial include: Ramesh Bhosale, Renu Bharadwaj, Anju Kagal, Arvind Bhore and Varadharajan Venkataramani of Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College; Skrikanth Tripathy, Smita Kulkarni and Madhuri Thakar of the National AIDS Research Institute; and Jayagowri Sastry, Sandesh Patil, Vandana Kulkarni, Usha Balasubramaniam, Nishi Suryavanshi, and... (EurekAlert!)
New appropriate use criteria guide treatment of patients with heart blockage Jan 6, 2009
Practical tool aids physicians, patients, payers. If you're committed to fitness, the decision to climb a couple of flights of stairs rather than take the elevator is clear. (EurekAlert!)
Nano Device Delivers Drugs More Effectively Jan 6, 2009
"With a lot of diseases, especially cancer and AIDS, you get a synergistic effect with more than one drug," said Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli, assistant professor of biological and mechanical engineering and senior author of a paper on the work that recently appeared in the journal ACS Nano. Delivery devices already exist that can release two drugs, but the timing of the release must be built into the device -- it cannot be controlled from outside the body. (Newsmax)
Lead for car batteries poisons an African town Jan 5, 2009
When they did when the TV news aired parents' angry pleas for an investigation, when the doctors ordered more tests, when the West sent health experts they did not find malaria, or polio or AIDS, or any of the diseases that kill the poor of Africa. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
Transplant drug aids Huntington's Jan 5, 2009
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Wednesday, 19 May, 2004, 09:55 GMT 10:55 UK. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
After long decline, state's welfare rolls surge Jan 5, 2009
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 Jan 5, 2009
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)
Economy not likely to quell January spike in divorces Jan 5, 2009
Members of the organization matches couples with mental health experts, financial planners and legal aids to dissolve their unions amicably outside court. In a weak economy, couples try even harder to minimize the expense of breaking up - sometimes opting to divide up a home and act as roommates - because they "don't realize the expense of having to support two households," Kiernan said. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Jan 5, 2009
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)
Soap operas deliver safe-sex message Jan 4, 2009
Nurse educatorRachel Jones has dedicated her career to reducing HIV/AIDS among young, urban women and recently received a $2 million National Institutes of Health grant to test the effectiveness of using short videosto distribute a message on safe sex ... Jones has dedicated her career to reducing HIV/AIDS among young, urban black and Latina women, who are being infected at an epidemic rate ... "In New Jersey, we have the highest proportion of women living with AIDS in the United States.". (MSNBC -- Health)
LETTERS: The Californian, Jan. 4, 2009 Jan 4, 2009
Further, there is credible scientific evidence that the AIDS virus that is now threatening the world has its genesis in homosexual behavior. For these and other valid moral/religious beliefs, we oppose changing centuries of traditional family values as being a threat to our children, our morality, our societal health and our valued traditions. (North County Times)
RI mission in Jordan, seeks to enter Gaza Jan 4, 2009
The committee, founded by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), had managed to collect nearly Rp 2 billion of financial aids from donators and would spend the money in Egypt after first identifying what sort of aid the Gazans actually needed. Indonesia's Red Cross and the Islamic-based Crescent Star Party are also among those collecting financial aid for Palestine; while a few Muslim organizations, including the Islamic Defenders Front, are reportedly collecting jihadis to be sent to the war zone. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Tattoos are no longer taboo Jan 4, 2009
"Pearson said tattoos have been around for thousands of years. Modern techniques, if used, can make tattooing safe.Tattooing uses needles, and a contaminated needle could spread diseases, such as hepatitis or AIDS. Pearson said there has never been a documented case of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, being transmitted through tattooing.Tattoo equipment involves the use of a tube with a needle speedily moving up and down like a piston. The needles are solid. The ink is not injected but instead... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Schools lift the veil on sex education in China Jan 4, 2009
The new guidelines stipulate that junior high school students should start learning about AIDS and how to prevent it. Beijing anti-AIDS campaigner Xiao Dong applauded the new policy ... AIDS has been a driving force behind recent changes in sex education. (Xinhuanet, China)
Immune T Cells Involved in Parkinso... Jan 3, 2009
The first class, the CD4+ T cells, is the major target of the HIV virus, causing AIDS.. Immune Cells are Involved in the Development of Parkinson Disease. (Suite101.com)
NRI doctors to set up free clinics Jan 3, 2009
We also work with various agencies to fight AIDS here, he added. Saying that they will form a strategic planning committee which will draw their action plan for the next five years and give recommendations on which AAPI will act, Rao said that regular reviewing of those trained in the primary health care centers will be done so that people actually benefit from the services. (NDTV.com)
Better lungs for kids fed from breast, not bottle Jan 3, 2009
Study: Process of breast-feeding for more than 4 months aids lung capacity. Kids and parenting videos. (MSNBC -- Health)
AIDS doctors tried in secret in Iran Jan 3, 2009
ALBANY Dr. Kamiar Alaei, an internationally recognized AIDS physician who is a doctoral student in the University at Albany's School of Public Health, was tried in a secret army trial Wednesday in Iran along with his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei ... The highly irregular one-day trial of the brothers, who operated AIDS clinics in their home country of Iran for years with tacit government approval, involved secret charges along with public indictments that the brothers conspired to overthrow the... (Albany Times Union)
Binges Take About One Third of Food Budgets Jan 3, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with bulimia may spend thousands of dollars a year on food used in binge episodes and on bingeing aids such as laxatives and diet pills, according to the first-ever study to look at the direct cost of the eating disorder to patients. Food for bingeing accounted for one third of bulimic individuals' total food spending, Dr. Scott J. Crow of the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis and colleagues found. (MEDLINEplus)
Africa: Maximising the Benefits of Aids Funding Jan 3, 2009
com: Africa: Maximising the Benefits of Aids Funding (Page 1 of 1). Africa: Maximising the Benefits of Aids Funding ... Nairobi Significant new investments in the fight against the AIDS pandemic could have positive impacts on broader health systems in Africa if governments handle them right. (allAfrica.com)
Swaziland: Aids Creating a Society in Distress Jan 3, 2009
com: Swaziland: Aids Creating a Society in Distress (Page 1 of 1). Swaziland: Aids Creating a Society in Distress ... With an HIV prevalence of 19 percent -- the highest in the world -- AIDS is having an unprecedented impact on Swaziland. (allAfrica.com)
Smokers kicking butt habit have help Jan 3, 2009
Additional help aids are also available by visiting the ALA, Kaua i Chapter, office located on Umi Street, across from Kintaro restaurant. For more information, call the ALA, Kaua i Chapter office at 245-4142, or visit the American Lung Association Web site at. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Latin honours for Carlos Santana Jan 2, 2009
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)
Ghanaians Say Bye To The Flippant Democrats - Kufuor & Akufo Addo Jan 2, 2009
AIDS is killing Africans, malaria is killing Africans, dictators are killing Africans, famine is starving Africans to death. Anything that can kill a man is killing Africans. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Bay Area people of note who died in 2008 Jan 2, 2009
A heroine in the AIDS epidemic ... Dr. Selma Dritz was a San Francisco public health physician who tracked the city's earliest AIDS cases at the onset of the long battle against the epidemic ... Dr. Dritz relayed that information to the federal Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and it became the first clear data, along with five cases reported days earlier in Los Angeles, of what was to become the AIDS epidemic. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Report: Iowans continue to kick smoking habit Jan 2, 2009
One of the most effective ways to help people end their addiction to tobacco is to provide counseling services and quit aids, such as nicotine patches and gum. This is the time of year Iowans need the most support and Quitline is here to help. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Novartis acquires license to CMV vaccine candidate Jan 2, 2009
A virus of the herpes family, CMV can seriously harm patients with weakened immune systems such as newborns or those with AIDS or cancer. According to Novartis the virus infects about 86,000 newborns in the United States and European Union each year, causing 700 deaths and 17,500 cases of severe disability. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Keep the promise Jan 2, 2009
As we look toward a new year, it is well to remember the importance of keeping the promise to help developing countries fight AIDS and build stronger health systems ... The number of people receiving AIDS medicines has increased tenfold in five years, to 3 million ... The majority of those children are receiving the commodities they need in part thanks to a partnership between our organizations, which we started together on World AIDS Day in 2006. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Death of a Controversial AIDS Skeptic Jan 2, 2009
ABC News: Death of an AIDS Skeptic ... Death of an AIDS Skeptic ... Christine Maggiore, an AIDS activist-turned-HIV/AIDS-skeptic, died in her home Saturday of pneumonia, according to the Associated Press. (ABC News)
Looking for Sleep in All the Wrong Places Jan 1, 2009
Desperately seeking a good night's , spend more money on than medical help and sleep aids combined, according to a published today in the journal Sleep ... Simply put, the sleepless in Quebec spend over three times more on alcoholic "sleeping aids" than on medical interventions specifically designed to promote z's even though alcohol is more expensive. (Scientific American)
MRI Scans Can Predict Effects Of Multiple Sclerosis Flare-ups On Optic Nerve Jan 1, 2009
A wireless computer-enabled device aids those. . (Science Daily)
Hard to hear at holiday parties? Blame your brain Jan 1, 2009
Hearing aids sales ces ... Hearing evaluations ng aids. (Yahoo News)
Laser trial hopes to save farm water Jan 1, 2009
San Diego County farmer Bob Polito, who was forced to remove 10 of his 60 acres of citrus and avocado trees from production after last year's pumping restrictions, said past high-tech irrigation aids have been too expensive. But he said the increasing scarcity of water may force him to invest in technology to monitor his trees' water efficiency. (Globe and Mail)
Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Jan 1, 2009
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)
Flu yet to make mark in Western Wisconsin Jan 1, 2009
Influenza can last longer and cause life-threatening complications in elderly persons, persons with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, heart, lung, or kidney disease, severe anemia, or chronic diseases that weaken the immune system, including persons with HIV or AIDS infection. Symptoms usually appear one to three days after exposure to respiratory droplets from an infected person. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Libya's Bulgarian medics appeal Jan 1, 2009
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)
Patterns of knowledge and condom use among population groups: Results from the 2005 Ethiopian Behavioral Surveillance Surveys on HIV Jan 1, 2009
Behavioral surveys help interpret the magnitude of HIV/AIDS. We analyzed indicators of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and condom use among sub populations selected for behavioral surveillance in Ethiopia ... We used 2005 HIV/AIDS behavioral data from ten target groups ... Misconceptions about the transmission of HIV were high and comprehensive knowledge about HIV & AIDS was low, particularly among pastoralists. (BioMed Central)
Obituaries in the news Dec 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) Christine Maggiore, an activist who vehemently denied that HIV causes AIDS, declined to take anti-AIDS drugs and sued Los Angeles County for stating that her 3-year-old daughter succumbed to AIDS-related pneumonia, has died ... He said it was unclear whether her death was AIDS-related ... For a year after her diagnosis, Maggiore was a volunteer at AIDS shelters and spoke about the risks of the virus at health fairs and schools. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
FDA approves new HIV blood test Dec 31, 2008
Add AIDS headlines to your news reader. Top msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)
Madonna's Money Dec 31, 2008
Madonna s other donations of note include $250,000 to Mobilization Against AIDS notable because in 2008 she stumped for another AIDS fundraiser, AmFAR. She gave $15,000 to the recording industry s pet charity, the TJ Martell Foundation for Leukemia and Cancer Research. Madonna also gave money to All Saints Church in Pasadena, Calif. (Fox News)
Val Diamond rolls with 'Beach Blanket' changes Dec 31, 2008
" Silver's presence Diamond was extremely close to Silver and shared his dedication to merriment. She still hasn't recovered from his death from AIDS in June 1995, she says, and suspects she never will. Losing him was "horrible, really horrible. At that point, my husband and I didn't know if we could go on, because my husband had gotten very close to Steve as well. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Health Buzz: A High Blood Pressure Gene and Other Health News Dec 31, 2008
IN OBSERVING MY 94 YEAR OLD FATHER-IN-LAW WHO OUT LIVED HIS WIFE BY TWENTY YEARS AND THREE OF HIS CHILDREN. HE NEVER HURRIED THRU HIS MEALS. HE WAS A FARMER MOST OF HIS LIFE AND NEVER HAD TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME HE TOOK TO EAT. HE ENJOYED HIS FOOD AND SAVORED EACH BITE. YOUR TASTE BUDS ARE IN YOUR MOUTH. I HAVE OBSERVED THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE OVIOUSLY OVERWEIGHT CHEW THEIR FOOD ONLY LONG ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM CHOKING WHEN THEY SWALLOW. THE DON'T TASTE THEIR FOOD AND PUT A BURDEN ON THEIR... (U.S. News & World Report)
Professor Helps Control Infectious Diseases With Models And Math Dec 31, 2008
The use of remote sensing technology aids specialists in predicting the outbreak of some of the most. (Aug. (Science Daily)
125 Franciscan Skemp-Mayo timeline Dec 31, 2008
1998: Franciscan Skemp Foundation funded multiple organizations, such as, St. Clare Health Mission, Gerard Hall, AIDS patient support, Cancer programs and Diabetes education to just name a few. 104. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Looking back Dec 31, 2008
Most recession-proof fund-raiser: Sir Elton John, who brought his annual Advanta World Team Tennis Smash Hits benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation to his U.S. hometown this fall ... Forty-six percent of AIDS cases are now being reported in the South. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
After long decline, state's welfare rolls surge Dec 31, 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)
Former executive at Yukos freed on bail Dec 31, 2008
Vasily Aleksanian, currently in a Moscow clinic being treated for AIDS and cancer, faces money laundering and embezzlement charges in a host of criminal cases against Yukos and its jailed founder, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The trial of Aleksanian, a 36-year-old U.S.-trained lawyer, was suspended in 2008 and he was moved to a clinic in February while lawyers demanded his release on health grounds. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
China Frees Dissident Physician Dec 31, 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 Dec 31, 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)
Talking rapid transit Dec 31, 2008
Walker anticipates that 50 percent to 80 percent of the system s cost would be covered by the federal government through its Very Small Starts transit aids program. Funding for the expansion of bus rapid transit into Waukesha has not been discussed by Walker, Vrakas and Nelson. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
HIV charity campaigner knighted Dec 31, 2008
A leading UK HIV campaigner who has strived to transform attitudes towards HIV/Aids and to the role of gay men and women in society has been knighted ... The Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) was the first charity to be set up in response to the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s ... "Much of the media focus has been on the international Aids problem. I hope this shines the spotlight on HIV/Aids in the UK.". (BBC News)
Latin honours for Carlos Santana Dec 30, 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)
Directives to ensure rights of HIV/AIDS infected persons Dec 30, 2008
The state government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the secretary (health) to monitor the implementation of guidelines set by the Supreme Court on steps to be taken to ensure the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. According to the directives, all medical professionals including para medical staff are advised to strictly adhere to the principle of testing for HIV only after getting consent and pre-test counselling ... All medical professionals must aquaint themselves... (Times of India)
America's Oldest Man Dies At 112 Dec 30, 2008
Explore health issues including AIDS, cancer and antibiotics. (AP) George Francis, the nation's oldest man, who lived through both world wars, man's first walk on the moon and the election of the first black president, has died. (CBS News)
China's Tainted Milk Trial Opens Dec 30, 2008
Explore health issues including AIDS, cancer and antibiotics. Stories. (CBS News)
NY 'obesity tax' defended by Health Commissioner... Dec 30, 2008
sin taxes, Chuck U Schumer (aka 'The worm'), Spitler (#9) and most EVERY NYS elected Democrat official have labeled themselves as simple liberals running around behind each other putting band aids on their own Frankenstein creations ... Im sure AIDS cost us much, much more then obesity, so that tax levy is surely coming, right. (The Drudge Report)
Soap characters 'immune to their unhealthy living' Dec 30, 2008
"We ask that soap opera scriptwriters portray the effects of an unhealthy lifestyle more realistically, such as in the way they've handled other medical issues such as cancer or Aids. "The soaps are an important way of getting a message across. " Soap characters are not always immune to their poor lifestyles - with, for example, heart attacks for Coronation Street's Jack Duckworth and Fred Elliot. A spokesman for the BBC said: "'EastEnders' has always highlighted health issues such as HIV and... (BBC News -- Health)
Will a pill work for you? Genes hold the answer Dec 30, 2008
Ziagen (HIV and AIDS). Camptosar (colon cancer). (News & Observer)
A lighthearted look back at 2008 state highlights Dec 30, 2008
Sir Elton John said he would only return to Missoula if the University of Montana comes up with an extra 75,000 for his AIDS Foundation and President Dennison pulls a sword from a stone. April. (Montana Standard, MT)
ARTHUR REKER: There's light in nation's future -- if we try Dec 30, 2008
The Central California AIDS Foundation named me a Volunteer of the Decade. The Fresno Advertising Federation inducted me into the Hall of Fame. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Diabetic Youth May Try Unhealthy Dieting Tactics Dec 30, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes are often overweight and many turn to unhealthy weight loss practices, such as using over-the-counter diet aids without a doctor's advice, fasting and taking laxatives, new research shows ... However, a fair number of type 1 and type 2 diabetic youth tried unhealthy weight-loss tactics, such as fasting, using diet aids, vomiting or using laxatives, and skipping insulin doses. (MEDLINEplus)
