Medical Students See Red For HIV And AIDS, Australian Medical Students' Association Medical students across Australia have rallied as part of a nation-wide effort to increase awareness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a devastating spectrum of disease afflicting an estimated 33 millions of people across the globe.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSouth Africa Could Have Prevented 365,000 AIDS-Related Deaths If HIV Treatment Programs Had Been Implemented Sooner, Study Says The South African government could have prevented about 365,000 AIDS-related deaths earlier this decade by providing antiretroviral
drugs to HIV-positive people and by implementing a mother-to-child HIV prevention program, according to a study to be published in the Dec. 1 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, the New York Times reports (Dugger, New York Times, 11/26).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comChristmas Shoppers "In Denial", Warns Psychologist Consumers are burying their heads in the sand when it comes to Christmas spending during the credit crunch, a top psychologist is cautioning. Salford University's Dr Tom Fawcett associates the psychological phenomenon of 'cognitive dissonance' - or conflicting thoughts - for the public's desire to spend this Christmas - even though they know they can't afford it.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTool Helps Identify Gene Function In Soybeans In the race for bioengineered crops, sequencing the genome could be considered the first leg in a multi-leg relay. Once the sequence is complete, the baton is passed forward to researchers to identify genes' functions. A draft sequence of the soybean genome is now available, and the complete genome will be available soon.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWhat Is ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? Health experts say that ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is the most common behavioral disorder that starts during childhood. However, it does not only affect children - people of all ages can suffer from ADHD. Psychiatrists say ADHD is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. An individual with ADHD finds it much more difficult to focus on something without being distracted.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStatement From Secretary Of State For Health Alan Johnson, UK "I would like to thank Ofsted, the
Healthcare Commission and the Chief Inspector of Constabulary for conducting the Joint Area Review. The details of this case are tragic and deeply disturbing. The report highlights clear failures by the local NHS organisations to communicate properly and share information and expertise. These failures are unacceptable.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUse Of Low-Cost Diuretics To Treat High Blood Pressure Did Not Increase After Study Showing Effectiveness The use of low-cost, generic diuretics to treat high blood pressure did not increase significantly following a 2002 study that found the
drugs were more effective at treating hypertension than newer
drugs that were up to 20 times more expensive, the New York Times reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUniversal Access 'A Fantasy' As Over 50s Remain Excluded From Global AIDS Response The United Nations will fail to meet its target of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010 if older people continue to be excluded from global responses to the pandemic, charities HelpAge International and Help the Aged warn on World AIDS Day 2008. The UN's most recent estimates show that some 2.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comConsensus For Universal Health Care Coverage Appears To Be Emerging, According To Los Angeles Times A "consensus appears to be emerging in Washington about how to achieve the elusive goal of providing medical insurance to all Americans," the Los Angeles Times reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFirst Trial In Patients With A Potential Treatment Of The Incurable ALS Muscle Disease Permission has been granted to start the first safety and tolerability trial on patients for a remedy for ALS. ALS is an incurable, paralyzing neurodegenerative disorder that strikes 5 persons in every 100,000. The disease commonly affects
healthy people in the most active period of their lives - without warning. Researchers from VIB at the K.U.
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