health - "national hiv"

A new study by researchers from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public health addresses one of the most challenging issues in infant health and preventing mother-to-child hiv transmission in poor ...

Lung cancer has become the deadliest form of cancer among women in Sweden, overtaking breast cancer, Sweden's national Board of health and Welfare said in a report.

The percentage of students who first tried alcohol or cigarettes before the age of 13 has declined considerably over the last decade, according to data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Ambrilia Biopharma Inc. today announced that it was advised by Merck & Co, Inc., that the hiv protease inhibitor PPL-100, also known as MK-8122, has been placed on a development hold pending outcome of ...

A promising new drug therapy used to treat abnormal swelling in the eye -- a condition called diabetic macular edema -- proved less effective than traditional laser treatments in a study funded by the national Eye Institute (NEI), part of the national Institutes of health (NIH). The study, published online in July in the journal 'Ophthalmology,' demonstrates that laser therapy is not only more effective than corticosteroids in the long term treatment of diabetic macular edema, but also has far fewer side effects.

Drug cocktail boosts life of HIV+ 26 Jul 2008, 0002 hrs IST,REUTERS WASHINGTON: Cocktails of hiv drugs help patients live an average of 13 years longer - if they are lucky enough to get them, researchers ...

Michael savage is quickly becoming and Autism 'expert.' His comments on Autism ignited a national debate and protests. Now the Radio Network released his 20 Audio Clips of Michael Savage's Comments On Autism which we bring to our readers.1. Savage says the real cases of autism need our sympathy and support.2. Savage says his brother was severely disabled and that misdiagnosis hurts the child.3. Savage says that the genuinely autistic need as much love and attention as we can give them.4. Savage talks about his disabled brother who died in a hospital.read more

Constant and increasing violence against men who have sex with men in Africa is jeopardizing efforts to reduce the spread of hiv on the continent both within the MSM and general populations, advocates said at a meeting earlier this month in Cameroon, IRIN/AllAfrica.com reports. At the meeting -- which was organized by the French nongovernmental organization

The NHS has taken a significant step towards greater patient choice with the publication of national operation survival rates.The data for four common operations for each trust in England comes from the Healthcare Commission's published cardiac survival data.The figures, which are published in a user-friendly format and as raw data, reveal that all hospitals are performing within acceptable guidelines and five hospitals are above average.read more

The Fogarty International Center, the global arm of the national Institutes of health, today launched a $1.5 million-a-year grant program to fund domestic and overseas training of researchers to fight chronic diseases in developing nations.