http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be the answer to controlling the global epidemic. This major systematic review, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), shows HIV self-testing removes much of the fear and stigma associated with being tested for the disease. This study, which is published in PLoS Medicine is the first of its kind and could pave the way for early detection and treatment around the world, thereby reducing transmission. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hiv-self-testing-key-global-epidemic.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:28:24 EST news284142488 (Medical Xpress)—For babies, the trip from the womb to the outside world is a transition from a blank, sterile slate to host for what will eventually be trillions of microscopic organisms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cheap-simple-bacteria-newborns-deadly.html Medical research Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:08:17 EST news271062481 Canada announced Wednesday it was disbursing Can$19.4 million in aid for 14 poorer countries to treat mental health disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-canada-tackles-mental-health-woes.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:52:27 EST news269063537 The University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Bioengineering Professor Todd Coleman, in collaboration with Materials Science and Engineering Professor John A. Rogers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled "Epidermal Electronics for Continuous Pregnancy Monitoring." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-tattoo-like-devices-wireless-pregnancy.html Medical research Wed, 09 May 2012 17:24:34 EST news255803063 A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University. The meta-analysis, which compared studies worldwide, showed that the saliva HIV test, OraQuick HIV1/2, had the same accuracy as the blood test for high-risk populations. The test sensitivity was slightly reduced for low risk populations. The study, published in this week's issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases, has major implications for countries that wish to adopt self-testing strategies for HIV. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-saliva-hiv-grade.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:40:02 EST news246626925 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a Canadian NGO announced Friday $32 million to fund research for the discovery and development of affordable tools for rapidly diagnosing diseases in developing nations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-gates-canadian-ngo-mn.html Other Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:50:01 EST news243253917 The Georgia Institute of Technology will receive funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges. Mark Prausnitz, Regents' professor in Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, will pursue an innovative global health research project focused on using microneedle patches for the low-cost administration of polio vaccine through the skin in collaboration with researchers Steve Oberste and Mark Pallansch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-grant-funds-feasibility-microneedle-patches.html Medical research Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:49:34 EST news239892555 One million people in Uganda live with HIV/AIDS, where long distances and expensive travel costs significantly limit access to treatment. By employing an innovative mobile-technology strategy, Dr. Femida Gwadry-Sridhar, Director of I-THINK Research at Lawson Health Research Institute, hopes to provide a much-needed solution. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-hivaids-sms.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:25:43 EST news239365532 Mental health experts are calling for a greater world focus on improving access to care and treatment for mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, as well as increasing discoveries in research that will enable this goal to be met. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-global-mental-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:02:32 EST news229176132