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| AIDS campaigners say pandemic has finally reached tipping point Beach goers look at a red ribbon sand sculpture created by Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik to create awareness about AIDS on the eve of World AIDS Day on a beach in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha November 30, 2014. Credit: Reuters/ ... | |
| AbbVie adds children's AIDS drugs to shared patent pool A screen displays the share price for pharmaceutical maker AbbVie on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 18, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid. Related News. UPDATE 1-FDA declines to approve Bristol-Myers hepatitis drug. Wed, Nov 26 ... | |
| Novartis' Gilenya fails in study for a type of MS ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG said on Monday its drug Gilenya failed to meet its main goal in a late-stage study as a treatment for primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). Results of the Phase III trial involving 970 people found Gilenya, also known as ... | |
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| Magic Johnson helps Simply Healthcare to score Among the many companies offering health maintenance organization (HMO) plans in Florida, Simply Healthcare Plans Inc., based in Coral Gables, stands out for at least two reasons. First, all 6' 9" of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, one of professional basketball's ... | |
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| Blood bank organizations urge against policy change on gay donors Eleven organizations that represent blood plasma and related products will urge a federal panel on Tuesday not to change the donor policy for gay and bisexual men unless a "robust" blood-monitoring system is also put in place. Scientifically, there is now a ... | |
| AIDS awareness candlelight vigil honors those who died Bill Moore was walking toward the end of the 50 or so people on a candlelight walk Sunday evening, the eve of World AIDS Day. He held the candle in his left hand in remembrance of his brother who died of AIDS in 1987. lRelated On Any Given Sunday: ... | |
| Study: Too many infants still sleep with blankets FILE- In this March 22, 2012 file photo, Dr. Wendy Gunther demonstrates how an infant can die due to unsafe sleeping practices using a scene re-enactment doll in Norfolk, Va. Too many U.S. infants still sleep with blankets or other ... more >. By LINDSEY ... | |
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| 'Screen more' for cancer risk genes More people in high risk groups should have their DNA tested for breast cancer risk genes, a cancer charity says. Mutations in BRCA genes can give women up to an 80% chance of developing breast cancer. A trial involving 1,034 Ashkenazi Jews, who are at ... | |
| WORLD AIDS DAY : Bihar HIV patient an inspiration for others PATNA: It is a stigma for HIV positive people to disclose their identity but he turned stigma into strength. It was exactly ten years ago when he was diagnosed positive, but that did not make him lose heart. Instead, HIV gave him the aim of his life. Recipient of ... | |
| AIDS campaigners say pandemic has finally reached tipping point LONDON Dec 1 (Reuters) - The world has finally reached "the beginning of the end" of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV. The number of people newly infected with ... | |
| Novartis' Gilenya fails in study for a type of MS ZURICH Dec 1 (Reuters) - Novartis AG said on Monday its drug Gilenya failed to meet its main goal in a late-stage study as a treatment for primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). Results of the Phase III trial involving 970 people found Gilenya, also ... | |
| KU group wants tobacco-free campus by fall 2015 An effort is underway to ban smoking and other forms of tobacco from the University of Kansas campus. The student group Breathe Easy at KU and several university departments are sponsoring the Tobacco Free KU initiative, the Lawrence Journal-World ... | |
| What you need to know about deer season The statewide general firearms season runs from Dand ec. 1 to Dec. 13. In many parts of the state, properly licensed hunters may take either antlered or antlerless deer at any time during the season. In other areas, hunters may take only antlered deer during ... | |
| Ebola Rages in Sierra Leone as UN Misses Curbing Targets The United Nations has probably missed targets it set for curbing West Africa's Ebola epidemic, as new infections surge in Sierra Leone. Only 23 percent of cases are being isolated in Liberia, and 40 percent in Sierra Leone, short of a goal set in October to ... | |
| Nursing home adapts to treat elderly addicts NEW YORK — A surge in baby boomers has driven up the number of elderly people abusing drugs or alcohol, ... Subscriber Services. Subscriptions · e-Edition · eNewsletters · Subscriptions · e-Edition · eNewsletters. Sports. Sports Home · Local · Preps ... | |
| Newest Fad - Plastic Surgery for Selfies Newest Fad - Plastic Surgery for Selfies Requests for plastic surgery are hitting an all-time high and the reason behind it might surprise you. Selfies have been around for a very long time but in the past 2 years they have become one of the most popular ... | |
| Study: Too many infants still sleep with blankets Too many U.S. infants sleep with blankets, pillows or other unsafe bedding that may lead to suffocation or sudden infant death syndrome, despite guidelines recommending against the practice. That's according to researchers who say 17 years of national ... | |
| Hunters urged to share the harvest As rifle deer hunting season begins today, hunters are reminded that this year they can share their harvest for free with those with those in need through the Hunters Sharing the Harvest program. Due to corporate sponsors statewide, the $15 co-payment ... | |
| Simply Healthcare Inc, A rising HMO Offering Company Four years ago a company was established by Miguel (Mike) Fernandez by merging the two Health maintenance organizations HMO offering companies in Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami in 2010. | |
| Experts Describe Selfie Obsession Behind Plastic Surgery Increase The selfie is the new crack. No, really. It is an addiction like no other, for many people. People love the selfie so much that they are trying to get plastic surgery just so they can look better in pictures. Plastic surgeon Dr. Sam Rizk comments, "There has been a ... | |
| Need for Plastic Surgery Increases in U.S. Due to Selfie The popularity of selfies increases the demand in plastic surgeries in the United States, a new poll shows. Selfies have been populating social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram. Among the popular selfies that went trending on social media sites ... | |
| Artificial pancreas can treat diabetes efficiently an-external-artificial-pancreas-could-help-regulate-glucose- A new technology to treat Type-1 diabetes, the external artificial pancreas, is a mechanized framework that stimulates the typical pancreas by ceaselessly adjusting insulin conveyance focused ... | |
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| Protesters Clash With Police in Hong Kong PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Dozens of their friends and coworkers have been murdered for distributing polio vaccine here, but a resolute band of Pakistani women are risking their lives to fight the rapid spread of the disease, defying Islamic extremists who see ... | |
| New approach with elderly addicts at nursing home NEW YORK (AP) — A surge in baby boomers has driven up the number of elderly people abusing drugs or alcohol, bringing more attention to the sometimes-delicate problems involved in treating addiction in the aging. Last summer, the Jewish Home ... | |
| AIDS drugs for children may cost less A licensing agreement between US pharmaceutical manufacturer AbbVie and the United Nations' Medicines Patent Pool will lower the price of HIV/AIDS drugs, including ritonavir, for children. Picture: REUTERS/SUKREE SUKPLANG ... | |
| Health officials hold suspected Ebola patient at Karachi airport KARACHI: Health officials present at Karachi airport held a suspected Ebola patient on Monday, Express News reported. The 47-year-old passenger arrived in Karachi from Liberia via Doha and appeared to be in poor health condition as he made his way out ... | |
| Bird flu detected at fourth Dutch farm Bird flu has been found at a fourth poultry farm in the Netherlands in a fresh blow for the Dutch agricultural export sector. The latest infestation was found at a poultry farm in the western municipality of Zoeterwoude, not far from the sites of previous outbreaks. | |
| Risky bedding common for babies in US (Reuters Health) - More than half of U.S. parents say their babies sleep with pillows, blankets and other loose bedding despite recommendations against their use from doctors and health officials, according to a new government study. Removing loose ... | |
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| Scientists Develop An Inhale-Able Measles Vaccine Scientists developed an inhale-able measles vaccine. It was simply require the patient to inhale a powder without painful injections. Vaccinations have been identified as a safe and effective way to combat measles for years. However, the infectious disease ... | |
| Thumbs up for emerging artificial pancreas technology Two systems that attempt to emulate the functioning of the pancreas are superior to conventional treatment in type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The 30-patient randomised crossover trial shows both ... | |
| Gay Blood Ban to Be Lifted? It is hard to appreciate now the fear and uncertainty created when it was found to be transmitted in blood donations in the initial years of the AIDS epidemic (Watch HBO's And the Band Played On or read the book!) during the early 1980s. Fear about protecting ... | |
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| Bird flu discovered in Zoeterwoude Bird flu was discovered at a poultry farm in Zoeterwoude yesterday. The Ministry of Economic Affairs confirmed that this company has about 28 thousand animals. All animals were culled yesterday. The culling was done based on European rules and ... | |
| E-cigs have '10 times more carcinogens' E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the amount of cancer-causing agents as regular tobacco, Japanese scientists say, the latest blow to an invention once heralded as less harmful than smoking. A team of researchers commissioned by Japan's health ministry ... | |
| Fourth Dutch poultry farm hit by bird flu outbreak Bird flu was found at a fourth poultry farm in the Netherlands, officials said, in a fresh blow for the Dutch agricultural export sector. The latest infestation was found at a poultry farm in the western municipality of Zoeterwoude, not far from the sites of previous ... | |
| Study says scooters lead the toy-injury pack Attention holiday toy shoppers: A new study finds that toy-related injuries increased over recent decades — at least if you include one particular toy. That toy is the collapsible, lightweight, foot-powered scooter, the kind popularized by Razor and other ... | |
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| New approach with elderly addicts at nursing home This Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 photo pictures a hallway at the Jewish Home Lifecare nursing home in the Bronx, N.Y. Rooms on the hallway house a program to help patients fight addiction to alcohol or drugs as they recover from surgery. Buy Photo | Store |. | |
| New approach to elderly addicts in nursing homes NEW YORK – A surge in baby boomers has driven up the number of elderly people abusing drugs or alcohol, bringing more attention to the sometimes delicate problems involved in treating addiction in the aging. Last summer, the Jewish Home Lifecare ... | |
| Prince Harry set to reveal secret as part of World Aids Day 'When I was 11, I drank a lot of tea when I was out with my mum, and then I went into Superdrug and I weed myself. Today I cannot stop at a service station... without going to the loo, even though I don't need the loo. I still go - it's ingrained in my brain.' X Factor ... | |
| 'Brain changes' seen in young American footballers Some teenagers appear to show changes in their brains after one season of playing American football, a small study suggests. Even though players were not concussed during the season, researchers found abnormalities similar to the effects of mild traumatic ... | |
| New Approach With Elderly Addicts at Nursing Home A surge in baby boomers has driven up the number of elderly people abusing drugs or alcohol, bringing more attention to the sometimes-delicate problems involved in treating addiction in the aging. Last summer, the Jewish Home Lifecare nursing home in ... | |
| Study: Too many infants still sleep with blankets FILE- In this March 22, 2012 file photo, Dr. Wendy Gunther demonstrates how an infant can die due to unsafe sleeping practices using a scene re-enactment doll in Norfolk, Va. Too many U.S. infants still sleep with blankets or other unsafe bedding, according ... | |
| Ebola mission chief Tony Banbury: Huge risk of spread The United Nations Ebola mission chief has said there is still a "huge risk" that the deadly virus could spread to other parts of the world. Tony Banbury was speaking to the BBC's Mark Doyle in Freetown, the capital and one of the worst-affected areas of Sierra ... | |
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