Knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS and its transmission remain low in China, and considerable stigma surrounding the disease still exists in the country, according to a survey released on Friday by Beijing’s Renmin University, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.For the study, Renmin researchers, supported by UNAIDS, interviewed 6,000 people in six Chinese cities. The survey found that [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Knowledge And Awareness Of Hiv/aids Remain Low In China, Survey Finds
Published at September 30th, 2008washington Post Profiles Actress, Hiv/aids Advocate Sheryl Lee Ralph
Published at September 30th, 2008The Washington Post on Monday profiled actress and HIV/AIDS advocate Sheryl Lee Ralph, whose one-woman show “Sometimes I Cry” aims to increase awareness about the disease. Ralph has performed the show nationwide as well as internationally, and she staged it on Saturday in Washington, D.C., at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus. During the [...]
What Is The Relationship Between Serum Folate/vitamin B12 And Mthfr C677t Genotype?
Published at September 29th, 2008Transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes by hypermethylation of CpG islands located in the promoter region is very common in human colorectal cancer. Dietary folate/vitamin B12 intake and MTHFR C677T genotype was suggested to protect against colorectal cancer.[click link for full article]
A Promising Anti-cancer Compound
Published at September 29th, 2008New approaches in cancer therapy that facilitate selective targeting of cancers have been emerging in recent years. Apoptin represents a new anti-cancer tool in such new approaches with great potentials. Two routes can be taken using Apoptin or its encoding cDNA, i.e. as protein therapy or gene therapy.[click link for full article]
Springer To Partner With The Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
Published at September 28th, 2008Springer will partner with the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) to publish the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia / Journal canadien d’anesthésie (CJA) starting in January 2009. CJA, a monthly publication previously self-published by CAS, will enhance Springer’s expanding portfolio of books and journals in the field of anesthesiology.[click link for full article]
Pepfar Suspends Funding For Three Ranbaxy Aids Drugs Banned By Fda
Published at September 27th, 2008The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program has suspended funding for three antiretroviral drugs manufactured by Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy that were included in an importation ban imposed by FDA on Sept. 16, Bloomberg reports. FDA sent letters to the company last week warning of a number of violations at Ranbaxy’s manufacturing plants in [...]
Senate Approves Bill That Would Require Hiv Testing In Federal Prisons
Published at September 27th, 2008The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote a House-approved bill (HR 1943) that would require HIV/AIDS testing for inmates upon arrival in federal prisons, CQ Today reports. Under the legislation, testing and counseling would be required for inmates when they first enter the prison system, and follow-up testing would be available once [...]
North Carolina Prisons To Begin Testing All Inmates For Hiv
Published at September 26th, 2008Prisons in North Carolina will start screening all inmates for HIV beginning in November, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. The decision to begin the program is a result of “mounting pressure” on prison officials from legislators, black religious leaders and public health officials, who say inmates are the most at-risk group for HIV transmission, [...]
Washington, D.c., To Launch Hiv/aids Prevention Ad Campaign In Response To Report
Published at September 26th, 2008An advertising campaign to encourage HIV/AIDS testing and prevention will be launched in Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty said on Wednesday while responding to a report on the epidemic in the district, the Washington Post reports. The report, which was released by the D.C. Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, said improvements were made specifically [...]
Study Finds 3 Million Idus Worldwide Are Hiv-positive
Published at September 25th, 2008Of the 15.9 million injection drug users throughout the world, three million likely are HIV-positive, according to a study published on Wednesday in the Lancet, AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 9/23). The study, which reviewed injection drug use and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among IDUs in 148 countries, found that a lack of data from Africa, the [...]