Mobile phones help bolster Uganda's fight against HIV
Stella Nayiga clutches her mobile phone as she describes the messages that she received punctually every morning and evening for over a year, reminding her to take her antiretroviral (ARV) drugs regularly.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Undergrads invent cell phone screener to combat anemia in developing world
Could a low-cost screening device connected to a cell phone save thousands of women and children from anemia-related deaths and disabilities?
Medical research
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Study finds non-disclosure of HIV serostatus common among India female sex workers
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in partnership with Indian researchers and HIV positive networks groups, have found that in India, non-disclosure of HIV serostatus to sex partners among both HIV-infected ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 23, 2012 |
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AIDS charity honors Gates on eve of global conference
Leading AIDS charity amfAR honored Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates on the eve of the International AIDS Conference, for his part in funding an ongoing struggle against the disease.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2012 |
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Study examines characteristics, risk factors among HIV-positive persons born outside the US
An examination of the characteristics of persons born outside the United States diagnosed with HIV while living in the U.S. finds that, compared to U.S.-born persons with HIV, they are more likely to be Hispanic or Asian, ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2012 |
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Farmers tough on artificial limbs
When a farmer or rancher is injured on the job, there's an 11 percent chance that an amputation will occur. That's two and a half times more likely than in any other industry.
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Jul 19, 2012 |
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German doctors seek urgent action on circumcision row
German doctors are seeking an urgent clarification from the government over religious circumcision after a court ruling calling it a criminal act prompted an international outcry.
Other
Jul 15, 2012 |
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My hearing is fine, thank you, but could you please speak up?
(Medical Xpress) -- More than half of factory workers who thought they had excellent or good hearing actually suffered hearing loss and didn't even recognize the problem, a new study shows.
Health
Jul 11, 2012 |
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Drugs used to treat HIV also reduce risk of HIV infection
People at high risk of HIV infection can reduce their risk of acquiring the disease by taking antiretroviral drugs, according to Cochrane researchers. In an update of a systematic review first published in 2009, the researchers ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 10, 2012 |
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Concern grows over H1N1 outbreak in Bolivia
An epidemic of H1N1 flu has infected almost 900 people and claimed 11 lives in Bolivia, health officials said Tuesday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 04, 2012 |
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Australians work too hard: expert
(Medical Xpress) -- Overwork is significantly impacting the mental health and wellbeing of Australians, a Flinders University labour studies expert warns.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Unemployed Americans face greater risk of mortality: study
Employment policy is also health policy according to a University of British Columbia study that found that workers experienced higher mortality rates if they didn't have access to social protections like employment insurance ...
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Jun 28, 2012 |
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Teenage pregnancy deaths a 'global scandal': charity
British charity Save the Children on Wednesday said it was a "global scandal" that 50,000 teenagers die each year due to pregnancy and childbirth complications.
Pediatrics
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Choosing when and how to die: Are we ready to perform therapeutic homicide?
A new report from the province of Quebec that recommends medical assistance to die will reignite the debate over euthanasia in Canada, states an editorial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Jun 25, 2012 |
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Severe reactions to food more common than thought in young children (w/ Video)
Young children with allergies to milk and egg experience an unexpectedly high number of reactions to these and other foods, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. More than 70 percent of preschool children with ...
Pediatrics
Jun 25, 2012 |
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