health - "national hiv"

The national Institute of Mental health estimates that in any given year, about 40 million adults (18 or older) will suffer from some form of anxiety disorder, including debilitating conditions such as phobias, panic disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is estimated that nearly 15 percent of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan develop PTSD, underscoring the urgency to develop better treatment strategies for anxiety disorders.

An Indiana University School of medicine program that partners with Purdue University to train the next generation of physician-scientists has been given national recognition with a prestigious grant from the national Institutes of health. IU's M.D./Ph.D. program, in which students receive the both degrees in seven to eight years, has received a five-year, $1.

Melanoma cases of skin cancer increased by 50% in younger women, urging the need of more educational campaigns for younger people to help them understand how dangerous skin cancer is and what to do to protect themselves from the disease.A team of researchers from national Cancer Institute examined data from government cancer statistics for the period between 1973 and 2004. Data from about 20000 skin cancer aged from 15 to 39 was examined in the study.read more

The Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding has announced that it will cease all hiv medication research and it's hiv researchers will be assigned to different areas. Roche made the announcement...

Unfortunately, hiv is not as easily diagnosed as you would think. Understandably, people who think they may have been infected are afraid; they are afraid to see a doctor and...

US health officials have announced that new surveillance data shows that the number of new hiv infections has increased in men who have sex with other men (MSM). The figures...

A large randomized placebo controlled study conducted at the University of Washington has proven that treating herpes with the drug acyclovir (Zovirax) does not reduce the the risk of hiv...

Atlanta, Georgia based biotech company, GeoVax Labs Inc. will begin human trials of its new hiv vaccine this fall. The company, associated with Emory University has already tested the vaccine...

A national survey has found that most people with a family history of type two diabetes do not realise it is hereditary.

People with anxiety disorders may have low levels of a brain chemical known as neuropeptide Y (NPY), according to researchers at the national Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)....