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Internet program helps diabetics monitor sugar

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:44:37 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An Internet-based blood-sugar monitoring program appears to help people with type 1 diabetes better manage their condition, researchers report.

Doctors fall short on heart disease prevention

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:42:51 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some doctors are not making the grade when it comes to helping their patients ward off heart disease, a new survey suggests.

U.S. warns of muscle harm when heart drugs combined

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:42:44 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials warned the public on Friday about the risk of a rare type of muscle injury seen when the cholesterol drug simvastatin is combined with the anti-arrhythmia medicine amiodarone.

What next?

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:36:37 -0500

The challenges ahead in HIV and Aids care

L.A. may force restaurants to post calories on menus

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:04:20 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles residents are notorious for worrying about their waistlines and if two Los Angeles County Supervisors have it their way, calorie counting while dining out in the city may get easier.

Chronic protein deficiency hard on kids' brains

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:50:37 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chronic protein deficiency may cause delays in a child's brain development that improve little over time, a new study shows.

Excess pounds may be contagious

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:49:09 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity may be contagious because most people feel good about themselves if they are about as heavy as the people around them, according to new research from an international team of economists.

Fever-related seizures in children rarely fatal

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:48:25 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although fever-related seizures can prove fatal for some children, such deaths are nonetheless extremely rare, a large study from Denmark shows.

Vast distances a barrier to combating HIV/AIDS in India

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:33:57 -0500

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vast distances are a major hurdle to India's efforts to curb its soaring HIV rate.

World Bank shifts HIV/AIDS focus in Africa

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:31:42 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday unveiled a four-year strategy to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa that shifts focus from emergency response to long-term development.

Asia must deal bravely with HIV/AIDS: U.N. official

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:29:47 -0500

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A top U.N. official urged countries in Asia on Thursday to deal squarely and bravely with HIV/AIDS, which he said was being driven dangerously underground because of stigma and conservative attitudes.

U.S. Senate Candidates Udall, Schaffer Oppose Colo. Ballot Measure That Would Define Fertilized Embryo As Person

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0500

Colorado U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Mark Udall (D) and former Rep. Bob Schaffer (R) on Tuesday both said they oppose Amendment 48, a state ballot measure that would ban abortion by defining "personhood" as beginning at fertilization, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reports. According to the News, Udall, who supports abortion rights, has long opposed the measure.

E Coli Outbreak: California Company Recalls 150,000 Pounds Of Beef

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0500

The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday that California food company S&S Foods LLC, based in Azusa, is recalling approximately 153,630 pounds of frozen ground beef because it could be carrying E. coli O157:H7, a bacteria that can cause serious food poisoning.

Shortage Of Massachusetts Dentists Willing To Provide Care After Dental Benefits Extended

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0500

Massachusetts faces challenges in providing access to dental care for low-income residents because only 17% of dentists in the state are willing to accept new patients who have state-subsidized dental coverage, the Boston Globe reports. As part of the state's health insurance law, dental benefits were restored to about 540,000 low-income adults who had lost nearly all dental coverage in 2002.

Research Examines Role Of Truck Drivers In HIV/AIDS Along Routes In Africa

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0500

Research presented this week at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City examined the role of truck drivers in the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, IRIN/Plus News reports.Alan Ferguson, a researcher at Constella Futures, and colleagues conducted a study that examined HIV vulnerability along the transport corridor linking Kenya's port city of Mombasa to Kampala, Uganda.

New York Times Examines Obama's Support Among Catholics, Possibility Sen. Casey Will Speak At Convention

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0500

The New York Times on Thursday examined "concern" among some Democrats that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), who supports abortion rights, needs "to do more to regain the allegiance of Roman Catholic voters." In the Democratic primary earlier this year, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.

Researchers Examine Use Of Antiretrovirals As HIV Prevention Method

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0500

Some researchers on Wednesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City examined how expanding national HIV/AIDS treatment programs could prevent the spread of HIV, the Wall Street Journal's "Health Blog" reports.

Number Of Tuberculosis Cases Among Foreign-Born Residents In North Carolina Increasing

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0500

While the number of cases of tuberculosis among North Carolina residents has declined over the last two decades, cases among foreign-born residents are increasing, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Foreign-born residents account for more than 40% of the state's cases, and the number is increasing as the foreign population grows, according to the News & Observer.

BCBS Illinois To End Reimbursements To Hospitals For Treatment Related To Serious Medical Errors

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois recently announced plans to end reimbursements to hospitals for treatment that results from serious medical errors, the Chicago Tribune reports. BCBS Illinois spokesperson Jack Segal said that the health plan has not finalized a list of serious medical errors included under the policy.

Court Finds Kyrgyz Physicians Guilty Of HIV Transmission

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500

A court in Kyrgyzstan recently sentenced nine physicians to prison for negligence that resulted in HIV transmission to children in several hospitals across the south of the country, according to a judicial source, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.

GTCbio Announces Its 4th Annual Neurodegenerative Diseases Drug Discovery Conference On October 9-10, 2008 In Philadelphia, PA

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500

GTCbio just announced the scheduling of its 4th annual Neurodegenerative Diseases Drug Discovery Conference on October 9-10, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. Neurodegenerative diseases continue to play an enormous role in the growing public health problem, disrupting the quality of life of millions of people and costing society billions of dollars annually.

Opinion Pieces Discuss HIV/AIDS Among Blacks, Minority Women

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500

Summaries of opinion pieces related to minorities and HIV/AIDS appear below.George Curry, Philadelphia Inquirer: "There is no question that African-Americans are disproportionately represented among the ranks of those with HIV and AIDS," Curry, a columnist for the Inquirer, writes.

GTCbio Announces Its Biomarker Discovery Europe Conference On October 2-3, 2008 In Dublin, Ireland

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500

GTCbio just announced the 3rd edition of its Biomarker Series - the Biomarker Discovery Europe Conference - taking place on October 2-3, 2008 in Dublin, Ireland. Over the last several years, biomarkers have been an increasingly important and a heavily researched topic at all of the leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide.

GTCbio Announces Its Inaugural Bugs & Dugs Conference On September 22-23, 2008, San Diego, CA

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500

GTCbio just announced its inaugural Bugs & Drugs conference - one of the leading forums to address unmet medical needs for problematic microbials - taking place on September 22-23, 2008 in San Diego, CA. Infections are becoming increasingly problematic due to the recent resistances to current antibiotics.

U.N. Goal Of 'Universal Access' To Antiretrovirals Unlikely To Be Reached Worldwide

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0500

The United Nations' goal of providing universal access to antiretroviral drugs by 2010 is unlikely to be reached by some countries, Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Peter Piot, executive director of UNAIDS, said on Wednesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.

Wall Street Journal Examines Nursing Home Evictions Of Elderly, Frail Residents

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0500

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday examined how U.S. nursing homes are "forcing out frail and ill residents" in an effort to "replac[e] them with shorter-term residents likely to bring more revenue.

New Mexico, Other States Implementing Legislation To Ensure Culturally Competent Care

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0500

New Mexico is among a "handful of states that are legislating culturally competent care" to ensure that health care providers receive appropriate training, the AP/Las Cruces Sun-News reports. According to the AP/Sun-News, the way a physician enters a room and greets and communicates with patients can be viewed differently by different cultures.

Newspapers Examine Challenges In HIV Prevention Among MSM