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How Nurses Can Impact the Diabetes Epidemic
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Nov. 20, 2009 - What if nurses could help curb an epidemic that experts predict might eventually affect up to a third of the country’s population? (Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories)
Source: NurseZone.com Featured Stories - November 21, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: info
Signs That Swine Flu Has PeakedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Swine Influenza epidemics Vaccination and Immunization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Medicine and Health Source Type: news
Video: Suicides At France TelecomEmail this article to a colleague.
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France Telecom is undergoing a major restructuring in which the goal is to cut billions of dollars in expenses. The process has led to an epidemic of suicide. Sheila MacVicar reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug resistant H1N1 found in U.S. and U.K.Email this article to a colleague.
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Epidemic experts have launched an investigation of four Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases at Duke University Medical Center to ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Signs That Swine Flu Wave Has Peaked in U.S.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Swine Influenza epidemics Vaccination and Immunization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Medicine and Health Source Type: news
Prediction of Exercise in Patients Across Various Stages of Bariatric Surgery: A Comparison of the Merits of the Theory of Reasoned Action Versus the Theory of Planned BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study tested validity of the TPB in a sample of bariatric patients and further validated its improvement over the TRA in predicting exercise adherence at different operative stages. Results generally confirmed research hypotheses. Superiority of the TPB model was validated in this sample of bariatric patients, and Perceived Behavioral Control emerged as the single-best predictor of both exercise intentions and self-reported behavior. Finally, results suggested that both subjective norms and attitudes toward exercise played a larger role in the prediction of intention and behavior than previously reported. (Source: Behavior Modification)
Source: Behavior Modification - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hunt, H. R., Gross, A. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Drug resistant swine flu found in N.C. hospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Epidemic experts have launched an investigation of four Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases at Duke University Medical Center to ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain Disease "Resistance Gene" Could Offer Insights Into CJDEmail this article to a colleague.
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A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists. Kuru is a fatal prion disease, similar to CJD in humans and BSE in animals, and is geographically unique to an area in Papua New Guinea. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Source Type: news
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A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists. Kuru is a fatal prion disease, similar to CJD in humans and BSE in animals, and is geographically unique to an area in Papua New Guinea. (Source: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Source Type: news
Cannibalism clue to brain diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion
This study has shown that variations in two particular regions of the gene that codes for the prion protein are more common in those people who were exposed to the kuru disease but who had not become infected.
The researchers note that they cannot rule out the possibility that one of the mutations is responsible for kuru disease, but discuss several reasons why this is highly unlikely.
The study demonstrates that the kuru disease resulted in a strong selection pressure in this population. This means that any individuals with characteristics that would make them less susceptible to the disease would be more lik...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Genetics/stem cells Source Type: news
Sixteen deaths related to swine flu in France in one weekEmail this article to a colleague.
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Paris - The swine flu epidemic is growing more severe in
France, as 16 people died in a one-week (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Situation of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the Czech Republic, unusual case studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has been a serious medical and epidemic problem all over the world. Management of patients suffering from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is complicated and therapy is successful in 60–70% of cases only. Therapeutic strategies recommend the application of standardized or an individual treatment regimen based on the results of susceptibility drug tests for second-line antituberculous drugs. The case study describes treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with individual drug regimen adjusted according to the results of susceptibility tests. Although smear and culture nega...
Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - November 20, 2009 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Vaclava Bartu, Emilie Kopecka Source Type: journals
The implications of obesity on pregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: Obesity is a modern day epidemic. The incidence appears to be rapidly increasing in both developed and developing countries and has become much more obvious in the last decade. It is regarded as one of the major risk factors in pregnant women and has particularly gained recognition in obstetric practice due to its potentially adverse effects on pregnancy and the fetus.There is evidence to show that obesity in pregnancy contributes to increased morbidity and mortality in both mother and baby. It is associated with adverse outcomes such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, thromboembolism, fetal abnormalities and...
Source: Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: OBGYN Authors: Rekha Wuntakal, Tony Hollingworth Tags: Reviews Source Type: journals
American Diabetes Association Launches New Diabetes.org, Building A Community Of Help, Hope And SupportEmail this article to a colleague.
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To meet the changing needs of people affected by this growing epidemic, the American Diabetes Association has launched a completely redesigned http://www.diabetes.org in English and Spanish. Even though diabetes is a growing epidemic, a recent survey conducted by the Association showed that Americans received a failing grade in diabetes awareness. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
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To meet the changing needs of people affected by this growing epidemic, the American Diabetes Association has launched a completely redesigned http://www.diabetes.org in English and Spanish. Even though diabetes is a growing epidemic, a recent survey conducted by the Association showed that Americans received a failing grade in diabetes awareness. (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Aspirin kills 400% more people than H1N1 swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) The CDC now reports that nearly 4,000 Americans have been killed by H1N1 swine flu. This number is supposed to sound big and scary, motivating millions of people to go out and pay good money to be injected with untested, unproven H1N1 vaccines. But let's put the number in perspective: Did you know that more than four times as many people are killed each year by common NSAID painkillers like aspirin?The July 1998 issue of The American Journal of Medicine explains it as follows:"Conservative calculations estimate that approximately 107,000 patients are hospitalized annually for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory dr...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Brain disease 'resistance gene' evolves in Papua New Guinea community; could offer insights into CJDEmail this article to a colleague.
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A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by scientists in the UK. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news
[Comment] Responding to China's hypertensive crisisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Raised blood pressure, as with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, exacts its greatest toll on the world's poor. A third of China's 1·3 billion people still live on US$2 a day or less, making the country home to one of the world's largest impoverished populations. Poverty is a powerful facilitator of chronic as well as infectious diseases, and is undoubtedly a major contributor to the 1·3 million premature deaths from increased blood pressure estimated by Jiang He and colleagues, in The Lancet today, to occur in China each year. These investigators followed up a cohort of nearly 170 000 Chinese adults for almost 10 yea...
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Stephen MacMahon, Lijing Yan Tags: Comment Source Type: journals
Predicting intention to treat HIV-infected patients among Tanzanian and Sudanese medical and dental students using the theory of planned behaviour-a cross sectional studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The TPB is applicable to students' care delivery intentions in the context of HIV and AIDS across the two SSA countries investigated. It is suggested that attitudes, subjective norms, moral norms and perceived behavioural control are key factors in students' willingness to treat AIDS and HIV infected patients and should be targets of interventions aimed at promoting quality health care delivery in this context. (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Anne AstromElwalid Nasir Source Type: journals
Effects of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation on dengue epidemics in Thailand, 1996-2005Email this article to a colleague.
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El Nino is one of the important driving forces for dengue epidemics across the geographically diverse regions of Thailand; however, spatial heterogeneity in the effect exists. The effects of El Nino should be taken into account in future epidemic forecasting for public health preparedness. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mathuros TipayamongkholgulChi-Tai FangSuratsawadee KlinchanChung-Ming LiuChwan-Chuen King Source Type: journals
South Africa: The Shameless Rian MalanEmail this article to a colleague.
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In 2001, Rian Malan wrote an article in Rolling Stone questioning the accuracy of HIV tests in order to disparage the evidence of a growing HIV epidemic in South Africa. In 2003 he published similar articles in the Spectator and Noseweek. All these articles were replete with errors. I subsequently debunked the latter two in a January 2004 article. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Prevalence of malaria from peripheral blood smears examination: A 1-year retrospective study from the Serbo Health Center, Kersa Woreda, EthiopiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Summary: Malaria is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. Over the past years, the disease has been consistently reported as the first leading cause of outpatient visits, hospitalization and death in health facilities across the country. Thus, a retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence of malaria from peripheral blood smear examination from the Serbo Health Center of Ethiopia. The case notes of all malaria cases treated between July 2007 and June 2008 were carefully reviewed and analyzed. Of the total 6863 smears, 3009 were found to be positive and contribute 43.8% of diagnostic yield. Plasmodium ...
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kaliyaperumal Karunamoorthi, Mammo Bekele Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals
Global Monitoring System Will Tell Whether HIV-Reduction Goals For 2015 Will Be MetEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although much work remains to be done, a United Nations global reporting system on HIV/AIDS has already yielded an "unequaled wealth of data" on progress toward meeting UN targets for responding to the global HIV epidemic. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Global Monitoring System Will Tell Whether HIV-Reduction Goals For 2015 Will Be MetEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although much work remains to be done, a United Nations global reporting system on HIV/AIDS has already yielded an "unequaled wealth of data" on progress toward meeting UN targets for responding to the global HIV epidemic. An update on the development of the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) global reporting system appears in a special supplement to JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. (Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today)
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Swine Flu Deception and Disinformation ExposedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion - a recombinant strain produced from Bird Flu live viruses and a seasonal or Swine Flu strain can create a virus with morbidity (high widespread death rate).Last August, an international microbiologist in California, Joseph Moshe, called anti-vaccination activist Dr. A. True Ott, warning him of a bioweapon at Baxter's facilities in Ukraine that could be used to create a pandemic. Dr. Ott divulged this on Deagle's radio show after Moshe was forcefully apprehended.The Ukrainian IncidentUp until the 29th of October, there were only two non-lethal swine flu cases reported within Ukraine's 46 million population. Very...
Source: NaturalNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Immediate, aggressive spending on HIV/AIDS could end epidemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease, according to new research. This approach defies conventional thinking, which recommends gradual spending over 15-20 years. The study was based on a mathematical model developed by mathematicians and biologists, who recently earned acclaim for a study on how best to handle a planetary invasion by zombies. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news
Within but without: human rights and access to HIV prevention and treatment for internal migrantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Worldwide, far more people migrate within than across borders, and although internal migrants do not risk a loss of citizenship, they frequently confront significant social, financial and health consequences, as well as a loss of rights. The recent global financial crisis has exacerbated the vulnerability internal migrants face in realizing their rights to health care generally and to antiretroviral therapy in particular. For example, in countries such as China and Russia, internal migrants who lack official residence status are often ineligible to receive public health services and may be increasingly unable to afford pri...
Source: BioMed Central - November 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Katherine Wiltenburg TodrysJoseph Amon Source Type: journals
Clinical Review: Diagnosis and management of dengueEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article in the BMJ reviews the diagnosis and treatment of dengue and addresses the following questions:
. What causes dengue and how is it transmitted?
. What are the clinical features of dengue?
. Which haematological and biochemical abnormalities occur in dengue?
. What are the neurological manifestations in dengue?
. How to make definitive diagnosis?
. What predisposes a patient to developing dengue haemorrhagic fever?
. How to treat dengue fever?
. How might dengue be prevented?
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Source: NeLM - Travel medicine - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations
The cost-effectiveness of consistent and early intervention of harm reduction for injecting drug users in BangladeshEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions The analysis confirms that harm reduction activities are cost-effective. Early intervention is more cost-effective than delaying activities, although this should not preclude later intervention. Starting harm reduction activities when IDU HIV prevalence reaches as high as 40% is still cost-effective. Continuing harm reduction activities once a project has matured is vital to sustaining its impact and cost-effectiveness. (Source: Addiction)
Source: Addiction - November 19, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Lorna Guinness, Peter Vickerman, Zahidul Quayyum, Anna Foss, Charlotte Watts, Andrea Rodericks, Tasnim Azim, Smarajit Jana, Lilani Kumaranayake Source Type: journals
Multiple sclerosis in the Faroe Islands. 8. Notifiable diseasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions [ndash] There is a temporal association of AIGE and paradysentery in the Faroe Islands with the first arrival and later marked augmentation of British forces stationed there during the war. Rises in the incidence of other diseases in 1941[ndash]1942 seem more likely a consequence of increased foreign commercial travel by Faroese at that time. (Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - November 19, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: M. T. Wallin, A. Heltberg, J. F. Kurtzke Source Type: journals
Hungary declares influenza epidemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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Budapest - Influenza has officially reached the level of an
epidemic, an official at Hungary's National Epidemiological Centre (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biomarkers of Disease Activity, Cure, and Relapse in TuberculosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article discusses the most recent findings of that work. (Source: Clinics in Chest Medicine)
Source: Clinics in Chest Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: T. Mark Doherty, Robert S. Wallis, Alimuddin Zumla Source Type: journals
Screening and Preventive Therapy for TuberculosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic is well controlled in most developed countries and the focus in these areas has shifted to TB eradication. Transmission within nonendemic areas is limited and most cases of TB result from reactivation of distant (latent) infection. With adequate resources, wide-scale use of preventive therapy can assist to eliminate the pool of latent infection that is required for TB eradication. In contrast, TB control remains poor in many developing countries, especially those worst affected by poverty and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. In this review the authors critically assess the app...
Source: Clinics in Chest Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ben J. Marais, Helen Ayles, Stephen M. Graham, Peter Godfrey-Faussett Source Type: journals
Antiretroviral Therapy for Control of the HIV-associated Tuberculosis Epidemic in Resource-Limited SettingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article provides an in-depth review of these issues. (Source: Clinics in Chest Medicine)
Source: Clinics in Chest Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Stephen D. Lawn, Katharina Kranzer, Robin Wood Source Type: journals
Tennessee health ranking improves, but obesity loomsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Left unchecked, Tennessee’s obesity epidemic will cost the state $7.08 billion in health care spending over the next decade. That’s $1,442 for every adult, whether obese or not. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: journals
Tennessee health ranking improves, but obesity loomsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Left unchecked, Tennessee’s obesity epidemic will cost the state $7.08 billion in health care spending over the next decade. That’s $1,442 for every adult, whether obese or not. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
Addressing obesity through social marketing: 'Liverpool's Challenge'Email this article to a colleague.
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Jane Thomas, Head of Insight and Social Marketing at Liverpool PCT, describes how the obesity epidemic is being tackled in a city heavily affected (Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health)
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Thomas, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
AIDS Advocates Ask White House To Send Money SouthEmail this article to a colleague.
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WLBT: "The White House Office of National AIDS Policy chose Jackson [Mississipppi] to host an HIV/AIDS town hall meeting Monday night. The community discussion allowed Mississippians to give feedback that will be included in a national strategy to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. ... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
AIDS Advocates Ask White House To Send Money SouthEmail this article to a colleague.
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WLBT: "The White House Office of National AIDS Policy chose Jackson [Mississipppi] to host an HIV/AIDS town hall meeting Monday night. The community discussion allowed Mississippians to give feedback that will be included in a national strategy to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. ... Many asked for sex and STD education in the schools, more doctors and transportation funding in rural areas and health insurance" (Anderson, 11/17). (Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today)
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Immediate, Aggressive Spending On HIV/AIDS Could End EpidemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease. That was the conclusion of a study just published in the open-access journal, BMC Public Health. This approach defies conventional thinking, which recommends gradual spending over 15-20 years. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Global Alliance For Chronic Diseases Announces TargetsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) on Monday outlined plans "to invest tens of millions of dollars in heart and lung disease studies in a battle against a global epidemic of chronic disease," over five years, Reuters reports. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Immediate, Aggressive Spending On HIV/AIDS Could End EpidemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease. That was the conclusion of a study just published in the open-access journal, BMC Public Health. This approach defies conventional thinking, which recommends gradual spending over 15-20 years. Canadian Researchers found that an aggressive program over five years is the only way to end the epidemic given our current resources. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
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The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) on Monday outlined plans "to invest tens of millions of dollars in heart and lung disease studies in a battle against a global epidemic of chronic disease," over five years, Reuters reports. (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Genomic and phenotypic variation in epidemic-spanning Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolatesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The recent epidemic of S. Enteritidis infection in Uruguay has been driven by the introduction of closely related strains of phage type 4 lineage. Our results confirm previous reports demonstrating a high degree of genetic homogeneity among S. Enteritidis isolates. However, 10 of the regions of variability described here are for the first time reported as being variable in S. Enteritidis. In particular, the oldest pre-epidemic isolates carry phage-associated genetic regions not previously reported in S. Enteritidis. Overall, our results support the view that phages play a crucial role in the generation of gene...
Source: BioMed Central - November 18, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Laura BetancorLucia YimMaria FookesAraci MartinezNicholas ThomsonAlasdair IvensSarah PetersClare BryantGabriela AlgortaSamuel KariukiFelipe SchelottoDuncan MaskellGordon DouganJose Chabalgoity Source Type: journals
An integrative view of obesity.Email this article to a colleague.
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Obesity is the result of the accumulation of excess body fat and not simply excess weight that can be muscle or fat. Adipocytes function in the adaptation to starvation, exercise energetics, and in the immune defense against pathogens. Sustained positive energy balance results in excessive accumulation of adipocytes, which, in the abdomen, leads to chronic inflammation. Although informative studies have been performed with cultured adipocytes, an integrative approach to the regulation of abdominal adipose tissue involves feedback from autocrine and paracrine effectors secreted by adipocytes, the immune system, and bloo...
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - November 18, 2009 Category: Nutrition Authors: Heber D Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: journals
AHA: Mummies Show Evidence of Vascular Disease (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Clogged arteries were around long before fast food restaurants dotted the world map and obesity became epidemic, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 17, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Survivorship: adult cancer survivors.Email this article to a colleague.
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During the next decade, a rapid increase in the number of new cancer diagnoses in the population as well as a growing number of cancer survivors can be expected. Cancer is anticipated to exceed cardiovascular disease as the primary cause of mortality in the United States population. Despite efforts in tobacco control, the aging of the population and obesity epidemic will contribute toward the increasing incidence of cancer. Although oncology specialists will continue to play a critical role in the diagnosis and initial treatment of patients with cancer, primary care providers will need to play an expanding role in the ...
Source: Primary Care - November 17, 2009 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ganz PA Tags: Prim Care Source Type: journals
Mass vaccinations to fight yellow fever in AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 12 million Africans deemed at highest risk from yellow fever will be vaccinated next week against the virus, which can cause explosive epidemics in cities, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Africa heading for 'smoking epidemic'Email this article to a colleague.
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As practitioners from around the world gather for an international cancer conference in Tanzania, the head of an African cancer organisation says that the continent is heading for a smoking pandemic. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Africa Source Type: news
Africa heads for smoking epidemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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As practitioners from around the world gather for an international cancer conference in Tanzania, the head of an African cancer organisation says that the continent is heading for a smoking pandemic. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Africa Source Type: news
