Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
During the 5th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, scientists “renewed the call for more immediate and urgent effort to be directed towards HIV prevention amid the dominance of treatment interventions and the world-wide search for a quick fix vaccine, which many agree, is [...]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
“HIV infection rates among babies are significantly cut when mothers are given prolonged ARV treatment during breastfeeding,” according to findings released at the International AIDS Society conference in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday postponed its vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor until July 28 at the request of Republican members who said they need one more week to review written answers she recently submitted to the panel, CongressDaily reports.
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
Nothing could be easier than walking out the door, right? According to a new University of Illinois journal article, an abused woman actually goes through a five-step process of leaving that can be complicated at every stage by boundary ambiguity. “When a woman is disengaging from a relationship, she is often unclear [...]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
An exploratory study to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, has shown that women going into early preterm labour (before 34 weeks gestation) have low-levels of progesterone in their saliva as early as 24 weeks, and that moreover, these levels fail to rise during pregnancy in the normal way. [...]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
Giving daily antiretroviral syrup to breastfeeding infants or treating their HIV-infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill investigators has found. “This is an exciting development,” said Charles van der [...]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
Young men who stay at home with their parents are more violent than those who live independently, according to new research at Queen Mary, University of London. The new study* indicates that men still living at home in their early twenties have fewer responsibilities and more disposable income to spend on alcohol. [...]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
The global population is aging faster than ever and posing financial and social challenges. WebMD Health News
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Health News
Moderate alcohol consumption may lower dementia risk in cognitively normal older subjects, but any level of alcohol consumption in individuals with MCI appears to be detrimental. Medscape Medical News
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The FDA has approved a new indication for a combination of the renin inhibitor aliskiren and the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, allowing its use for the first-line treatment of hypertension. Medscape Medical News
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