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Continuing racial differences in HIV prevalence in US(Elsevier Health Sciences) HIV prevalence among African-Americans is 10 times greater than the prevalence among whites. This racial disparity in HIV prevalence has persisted in the face of both governmental and private actions, involving many billions of dollars. In the November 2009 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examine factors responsible for the stark racial disparities in HIV infection in the US and the now concentrated epidemic among African-Americans.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, October 06, 2009News briefs from the October issue of Chest(American College of Chest Physicians) New research in the October issue of Chest highlights the potential for the spread of contagious disease via ventilator masks; the high rate of uncontrolled asthma among minority children; and how the LABA/ICS combo for COPD may actually do more harm than good.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, October 06, 2009Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds(RAND Corporation) A widely publicized set of restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South
los angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, October 06, 2009Biggest DNA cancer breakthrough in 20 yearsScientists have discovered that a faulty gene is linked to more than half of all breast cancers.
Scotsman Tuesday, October 06, 2009Two in three ambulance call-outs linked to alcoholALCOHOL is a factor in two-thirds of emergency ambulance calls at the weekend in Scotland, it was revealed yesterday.
Scotsman Tuesday, October 06, 2009Mediterranean diet 'can fight depression'A MEDITERRANEAN diet rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and fish can fight depression, research suggests.
Scotsman Tuesday, October 06, 2009Vaccine-Like Shots Help Fight Cocaine AddictionVaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug use. The shots didn't work perfectly, but the researchers say their limited success is promising enough to suggest the intriguing vaccine approach could be widely used to treat addiction within several years.
cbs2chicago.com Tuesday, October 06, 2009Behind the scenes, system sniffs for biological attacksEight years after the anthrax attacks, a system known as BioWatch is quietly operating in more than 30 cities. A federally funded, ...
USATODAY Tuesday, October 06, 2009Ardi Fossil Discovery: New Human-Evolution Puzzle PieceArdi, the oldest hominid skeleton ever discovered, predating Lucy, offers unexpected clues to what our even more ancient ancestors might have looked like
Time Tuesday, October 06, 2009Extra Health-Care Facility Fees Take Many Patients by SurpriseKathy Young, the veteran benefits administrator for a large plumbing supply company headquartered in Madison, Wis., is well versed in the often fiendish complexities of medical bills.
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