Common Vaginal Infection May Increase Risk Of HIV Infection A common vaginal infection may make women more susceptible to contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public
Health researchers have found. An analysis of 23 published studies, including data from more than 30,700 women from around the world, showed that women with bacterial vaginosis the most common type of vaginosis in women of reproductive age were more likely than others to be infected with HIV.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLink To Maternal Alzheimer's Disease A maternal history of Alzheimer's disease appears to predispose individuals to the mind-robbing disease because their brains aren't using glucose efficiently, according to new findings presented at the Alzheimer's Association 2008 International Alzheimer's Disease Conference held in Chicago. The new findings by a group led by Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWashington Post, WSJ Examine Reaction To Draft HHS Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post on Thursday examined debate over an HHS rule being developed by the Bush administration.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBirth Risks Of Assisted Fertilization Linked To Infertility Causes Rather Than Procedure The adverse perinatal outcomes associated with assisted fertilization (AF) in comparison to infants conceived spontaneously could be associated with the causes of infertility rather than the procedure itself, according to an article released July 31, 2008 in The Lancet. Increasingly, women in developing countries are delaying childbirth until an age when fertilization is decreased.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPresident Bush Signs Global AIDS Bill Into Law President Bush on Wednesday signed a bill (HR 5501) into law that reauthorizes the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief at $48 billion through 2013, the Washington Post reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSelf-Repairing Cartilage? OHSU Research Reveals Important Clues A strain of mice with the natural ability to repair damaged cartilage may one day lead to significant improvements in treatment of human knee, shoulder and hip injuries. Researchers at Oregon
Health & Science University have discovered males from a strain of mice called MRL/MpJ have the innate ability to repair their own knee cartilage. "We think there is something special about these mice," said Jamie Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
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