Knowing about variations in the location of the optic nerve and ophthalmic artery can aid surgeons in performing optic nerve decompression a delicate operation performed in patients with vision loss resulting from head injury, reports a study in the November Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.[click link for full article]
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Published at Dezember 26th, 2008Researchers Find Evidence About Evolution Of Hiv In Lemurs
Published at Dezember 20th, 2008Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a virus related to HIV in the genetic makeup of the Madagascar grey mouse lemur, a finding that could provide new evidence about the origins of HIV, according to a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, IRIN/PlusNews reports. [...]
Women Can Contract Hiv Through Healthy Tissue, Study Says
Published at Dezember 19th, 2008A new study has found that HIV appears to attack normal, healthy genital tissue in women and does not require breaks in the skin to infiltrate cells, offering new perspectives on how the virus is spread, researchers said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. Thomas Hope, a study author from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, said [...]
U.s. Government Should Double Global Health Spending By 2012, Iom Report Says
Published at Dezember 16th, 2008President-elect Barack Obama’s administration and Congress should double annual U.S. international health aid to $15 billion by 2012, and Obama should appoint a senior official to work with a White House committee for coordinating such aid with other areas of foreign affairs, according to a National Institute of Medicine report released Monday, Bloomberg reports (Lauerman, [...]
Fda Panel Backs New, Less Costly Female Condom
Published at Dezember 16th, 2008An FDA advisory panel on Thursday voted 15-0 to recommend approval of the new, less costly version of the female condom developed by the Female Health Company, Reuters reports. When determining whether to recommend approval of the new product — called the FC2 female condom — the panel heard that the condom’s lower price could [...]
Hiv Testing, Education Strategy Launched In Bahamas
Published at Dezember 15th, 2008A large-scale marketing campaign aimed at increasing HIV/AIDS awareness and testing was launched on Friday by the Bahamian National Center for HIV/AIDS, the Bahama Journal reports. The initiative — called the HIV Prevention and Effective Condom Social Marketing Strategy — was created under a partnership between the AIDS Secretariat and the Bahamas Loving Care Association [...]
President-elect Obama Nominates Daschle As Head Of Hhs, Director Of New White House Office Of Health Reform
Published at Dezember 13th, 2008President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday during a press conference in Chicago officially nominated former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) as the next HHS secretary, Reuters reports. Daschle also will serve as director of a new White House Office of Health Reform (Reuters, 12/11).Jeanne Lambrew, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress [...]
los Angeles Times Examines Recommendations For Hiv Testing As Part Of Routine Medical Care
Published at Dezember 8th, 2008The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined new practice guidelines issued recently by the American College of Physicians recommending routine HIV testing for all patients beginning at age 13, regardless of whether they engage in high-risk behaviors. CDC in 2006 also released recommendations for HIV screening as part of routine medical care.Bernard Branson of the [...]
California Fails To Implement Program Providing Care To Hiv-positive People, Court Says
Published at Dezember 5th, 2008California’s Department of Health Care Services has failed to enact a six-year-old state law (AB 2197) that calls for the implementation of a program to provide medical care to low-income California residents living with HIV, according to a ruling announced Thursday by the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the Los Angeles Times reports (Rau, Los [...]
Advocates Urge Obama, Sarkozy To Fulfill Hiv/aids Commitments Ahead Of Icasa Conference In Senegal
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