health - "national hiv"

SAN FRANCISCO -- hiv progression is accelerated by a protein long associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers here.

Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease, according to a new study funded by the national Institutes of health (NIH).

The Arkansas HIV/AIDS Minority Task Force is studying how to urge the state's hiv-positive people to play a stronger, more visible role in public forums, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette /NWAnews.com reports .

India plans to launch a program that will offer no-cost hiv tests to people who have been diagnosed with tuberculosis, the Times of India reports. The country already has integrated its HIV/AIDS and TB control programs and will offer the no-cost tests at its 4,567 integrated counseling and testing centers. According to India's

Six out of 10 national health Service trusts in the U.K. report treating fewer patients for heart attacks since a national ban on indoor smoking went into effect last July, and heart attacks are down 3 percent in the same time period nationally.

The Stephen Lewis Foundation on Monday announced that it will provide $300,000 to the Panzi hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support survivors of sexual violence and women living with HIV/AIDS, VOA News reports (DeCapua, VOA News, 6/9). According to the

An exercise in P.E.I. national Park Saturday near Rustico helped a number of agencies learn to work together in an emergency as they rescued a number of role players from pretend trouble.

New Delhi, June 14 : Indian actor Shabana Azmi and Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya have been appointed South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation goodwill ambassadors for HIV/AIDS programmes.

A multimedia exhibit featuring more than 30 people living with HIV/AIDS and their families that aims to raise awareness about the disease and promote the distribution of no-cost antiretroviral treatment is scheduled to open Saturday in Washington, D.C., Roll Call reports. For the project, the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria partnered with

Establishing condom distribution programs in Caribbean prisons and allowing conjugal visits for married prisoners could help reduce sex among inmates and slow the spread of hiv, Marcus Day, adviser to the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services, said recently, AFP/Google.com reports.