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Published at Oktober 26th, 2008More Grandparents Than Ever Before Solely Caring For Grandchildren Orphaned By Hiv/aids, Research Finds
Published at Oktober 1st, 2008The number of grandparents worldwide caring for grandchildren orphaned by AIDS has doubled during the past 10 years, with half of the globe’s 15 million AIDS orphans being cared for by a grandparent, according to new research released on Sunday by the United Kingdom-based Help the Aged, the PA/Press and Journal reports. The figures also [...]
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, [...]
san Francisco Chronicle Examines Summer Camp That Seeks To Empower Young People Living With Hiv/aids
Published at September 24th, 2008The San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday profiled Camp Liquid, an eight-day summer camp for HIV-positive people between ages 15 and 20. An offshoot of Healing Waters, a San Francisco not-for-profit group that provides outdoor adventures for adults living with HIV/AIDS, Camp Liquid aims to improve its participants’ physical and mental well-being through learning basic whitewater [...]
More Training, Improved Tools Needed For African Health Workers Performing Male Circumcisions, Study Finds
Published at September 3rd, 2008African health workers performing male circumcision in an effort to curb the spread of HIV need better tools and more training to avoid high rates of complications, according to a World Health Organization study published Monday in the WHO Bulletin, Reuters Health reports. The authors conducted the study among 1,007 participants, 298 of whom were [...]
More Training, Improved Tools Needed For African Health Workers Performing Male Circumcisions, Study Finds
Published at September 3rd, 2008African health workers performing male circumcision in an effort to curb the spread of HIV need better tools and more training to avoid high rates of complications, according to a World Health Organization study published Monday in the WHO Bulletin, Reuters Health reports. The authors conducted the study among 1,007 participants, 298 of whom were [...]
New Enzyme Research Targets Osteoporosis, Australia
Published at Juni 25th, 2008A University of Queensland biophysical chemist is working on new research which one day may slow down or switch off certain diseases. Dr Gary Schenk from the School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences has been awarded an $85,000 UQ Research Excellence Award to study a group of enzymes including one linked to osteoporosis, a [...]
Cause Of Job’s Syndrome Identified
Published at Mai 30th, 2008The rare immunodeficiency disorder known as Job’s syndrome is caused by a specific genetic mutation that both overstimulates and understimulates the human immune system, leading to harmful bacterial and fungal infections and the physical features characteristic of the syndrome, according to two indep [...][click link for full article]
Senate Passes Mental Health Parity Legislation
Published at Mai 21st, 2008The Senate on Tuesday night by unanimous consent passed legislation (S 558) that would require health insurers to provide the same level of coverage for treatment of mental illnesses as they do for physical illnesses, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports (Frommer, AP/San Francisco Chronicle, 9/18). The bill would exempt companies with fewer than 50 employees. [...]
Cancer Patients, Spouses Report Similar Emotional Distress
Published at Mai 14th, 2008A cancer diagnosis affects more than just the patient. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds spouses report similar physical and emotional quality of life as the patient. [...][click link for full article]