health - "national hiv"

Jul 11 - Alicia Keys hosted the Black Ball UK event in central London to raise money for her AIDS charity Keep A Child Alive Keep A Child Alive says that a dollar a day provides people with HIV/AIDS the ...

Recent research by the national cancer Institute says that more women are being diagnosed with the most dangerous form of skin cancer melanoma. Too much sun exposure and lack of safe sunscreens contribute extensively in the sharp increase of Melanoma. While everyone is recommended to have reasonable amount of sun exposure (here you need to consult your doctor because sun exposure is needed for Vitamin D as well) it's important that you share this news with family and friends about being cautious from the risk of melanoma.read more

The earlier a person begins drinking alcohol, the more likely they are to have ever used other drugs illicitly, according to an analysis of data from the national Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey.

Although HIV/AIDS was 'promoted as an important reason' for gays and lesbians to elect former Democratic President Clinton in 1992, it is 'unquestionable' that Republican President Bush 'has done more to fight ...

Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG will suspend its hiv research because none of its pending medicines represent significant improvement over existing drugs, a company spokeswoman said on Friday.

The AP/Clarksville Leaf Chronicle recently featured an effort by the Nashville, Tenn., Metro health Department that aims to 'harness the power and influence of black churches to slow the spread of hiv' in the community.

The flourishing tourism industry in Zanzibar is not contributing to the spread of hiv on the archipelago, Tourism and Investment Minister Samia Sululu Hassan said on Tuesday, The Citizen reports. Answering a question from Rep. Anaclet Thobias Makunguta about the impact of tourism on HIV/AIDS, Hassan said that recent research conducted by the government has not shown any connection between tourism and the disease.read more

Afghanistan's Ministry of Public health on Wednesday reported that more than 400 new hiv cases have been recorded in the country, Xinhuanet reports. Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is relatively low in Afghanistan, the ministry said there are many potential risk factors that could spread the virus.

Researchers from Boston University School of medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that sexual behavior counseling during drug addiction treatment should be considered an important component among Russian substance-dependent individuals, in order to decrease risky sexual behavior in the hiv at-risk population. This study appears in the journal Addiction.read more

Yemen's Parliament is expected to begin debating a law that aims to protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and address related stigma and discrimination, Yemen's The national reports.