health - "national hiv"

The Canadian cancer Society is calling for a government ban on flavoured cigarillos after a national youth smoking survey found a high proportion of teens have at least experimented with the product.

State legislators and legislative staff may register now for the national Conference of State Legislatures series of three web-assisted audioconferences discussing recovery-based care for addiction.

The rate of hiv infection in St. Petersburg is 2.5 times higher than the Russian average, the acting head doctor at the city's AIDS Prevention and Treatment Center said, Interfax reported on Monday.

Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), whose name has cropped up as a possible vice-presidential candidate for Barack Obama, last week called for a major overhaul of U.S. national drug-control policy.

It has long been accepted that greater wealth allows people to make better health choices, but does the reverse apply? Does greater health lead to greater wealth, both on a personal and a national level? This week (25-27 June), ministers of health, international experts, and over 500 delegates from

Civil society organizations working to fight HIV/AIDS in Mozambique on Monday at the close of the first national Civil Society Conference on HIV/AIDS said they are committed to standardizing national strategies against the disease, AIM/AllAfrica.com reports.

Federal regulatory agencies have accepted recommendations of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) for two methods that can reduce live animal use for ocular safety testing, the committee announced today. ICCVAM is a permanent interagency committee composed of representatives from 15 federal regulatory and research agencies, including the national Institutes of health (NIH) that use, generate or disseminate toxicology testing information.

States' revenues and spending growth continue to decline, with growth in Medicaid expect to exceed overall budget increases, according to a midyear survey of state finances released on Thursday, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. The survey was conducted by the national Governors Association and the national Association of State Budget Officers.

Botswana's high hiv prevalence has reduced the country's pool of blood donors while also increasing the need for blood services in the country, Nomsa Mbere, president of the Botswana Red Cross Society, said Saturday on World Blood Donor Day, Botswana's Mmegi reports.

AIDS-related illnesses remain the leading cause of death among people ages 25 to 44 in the Caribbean despite successful efforts to curb the spread of the disease, particularly in the reduction of mother-to-child hiv transmission and the increase in access to antiretroviral drugs, according to a UNAIDS report released earlier this month, the