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A recent Washington Times opinion piece 'highlights important statistics about the AIDS epidemic' in Washington, D.C., as well as the 'need for more prevention education,' Richard Urban of Urban Life Training ...

Chemical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have broken the 'mucus barrier,' engineering the first drug-delivery particles capable of passing through human mucus - regarded by many as nearly impenetrable - and carrying medication that could treat a range of diseases. Those conditions include lung cancer, cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis, the research noted in a presentation scheduled for the 236th national Meeting of the American Chemical Society.

MARTINSVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain dodged questions about their looming vice presidential picks on Wednesday as they renewed their battle over who has the best judgment on national security and the economy.

Vigabatrin, a medication proposed as a potential treatment for drug addiction by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven national Laboratory, also leads to rapid weight loss and reduced food intake according to a new animal study from the same research group.

Main Category: hiv / AIDS Also Included In: Public health Article Date: 19 Aug 2008 - 5:00 PDT HIV/AIDS advocates in Georgia have become concerned that '[o]ld messages geared to urban, white, gay men simply ...

Ending a 15 month-long contract fight which included three strikes, registered nurses at Sutter Mills Peninsula health Services in San Mateo and Burlingame reached a precedent-setting tentative agreement after meeting with a federal mediator late Friday afternoon, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee announced recently.

The national Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the national Institutes of health (NIH), today awarded more than $20 million in grants to develop innovative sequencing technologies inexpensive and efficient enough to sequence a person's DNA as a routine part of biomedical research and health care.

Several consumer advocacy and business groups on Tuesday at the national Press Club in Washington, D.C., plan to announce a multimillion-dollar national television advertising campaign that will feature 'Harry and Louise' and seek to promote health care in the presidential election, the Detroit Free Press reports.

'Health care reform is a divisive issue in Washington, but there is wide agreement on one solution to lower costs and improve care': health care information technology, Drew Greenblatt, president and owner of Marlin Steel Wire Products and a member of the board of the national Association of Manufacturers, writes in a Baltimore Sun opinion piece.

The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.American Psychological Association Reports ~ 'Report Confirms Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Illness,' Vicki Saporta, national Abortion Federation Blog-Saporta Reporter: An APA