health - "national hiv"

Mackie is one of some 5,700 British hemophiliacs who received tainted blood and were infected with hiv, hepatitis or both, in what has been viewed as one of the worst treatment disasters in the history of ...

Instead of 'paint by number,' you might call it 'cutting by color': Researchers in Massachusetts now report development and early clinical trials of a new imaging system that highlights cancerous tissue in the body so that surgeons can more easily see and remove diseased tissue with less damage to normal tissue near the tumor. Their research will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia.

The Democratic national Convention, and a quirky Colorado radio show, promise to bring environmentalism to the forefront of the U.S. political agenda, once and for all

The media constantly inform the public of new health information, but many Americans have difficulty recognizing what they should, or should not do to improve their health. University of Missouri researchers conducted a national survey and found that the majority of health journalists have not had specialized training in health reporting and face challenges in communicating new medical science developments.read more

A national LGBT youth advocacy organization says that the Center for Disease Control's latest report on hiv infection rates, while cause for concern, highlights the need for updated social marketing methods in ...

Patient groups are today calling on the government to vaccinate all British children against Hepatitis B - a life threatening disease, 50 times more infectious than hiv. Chronic Hepatitis B can develop into potentially fatal conditions such as liver cancer and cirrhosis. It affects more than 325,000 patients in the UK alone, and once contracted cannot be cured. However, with a simple and effective vaccine, it can be prevented.

The national Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recently issued guidelines to raise awareness about this often overlooked bleeding disorder.

They have worked for almost seven years in secret. Most people did not know that the work in Ray Goehner's materials characterization department at Sandia national Laboratories was contributing important information to the FBI's investigation of letters containing bacillus anthracis, the spores that cause the disease anthrax.

The New York state Medicaid director is recommending that New York City residents with HIV/AIDS and receiving Medicaid benefits should be required to use health maintenance organizations.

Ending a 15 month-long contract fight which included three strikes and a legislative campaign, registered nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center became the second Sutter hospital to reach a tentative agreement after meeting with a federal mediator early Wednesday morning, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) announced recently.