HIV :: Only 36.7 pc women have heard of HIV, AIDS – India
The Government today said preliminary results of a survey showed that only 36.7 per cent of women in the age group of 15-49 years have heard of HIV/AIDS.
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HIV :: Male circumcision an effective measure for reducing HIV incidence in young men – Kenya
A CIHR-funded randomized controlled trial conducted in Kenya has demonstrated that male circumcision is an effective measure for reducing HIV incidence in young men.
HIV :: Male circumcision reduces HIV AIDS risk
A University of Illinois at Chicago study has been stopped early due to dramatic preliminary results indicating that medical circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring HIV during heterosexual intercourse by 53 percent.
HIV :: Role of Nutrition in Health Care for People with HIV/AIDS
The American Dietetic Association commends Congress for passing a three-year reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act, the largest federal program specifically for people with HIV and AIDS, with new attention to the unique dietary needs of patients.
Breast Cancer :: Restoring Tamoxifen Sensitivity in Resistant Breast Cancer
The widely used breast cancer drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex?), which can become less effective over time, might retain its full strength indefinitely if used along with a second drug, according to new research in mice conducted by investigators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their partners. The results appear in the December 11, 2006, issue of Cancer Cell.
Brain :: Mandarin language is music to the brain
It’s been shown that the left side of the brain processes language and the right side processes music; but what about a language like Mandarin Chinese, which is musical in nature with wide tonal ranges?
HIV :: Lessons learned highlighted as global politics of HIV/AIDS examined in new research
Even as the world commemorated World Aids Day 10 days ago, scholars are still coming to grips with the complex politics that have characterized the response of states and societies across the world to the HIV/AIDS pandemic since 1981. Compelling new assessments of the politics of HIV/AIDS in seven countries appear as a research symposium in the December issue of Perspectives on Politics, a journal of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
FDA seeks to improve access to experimental drugs
FDA Proposes Rules Overhaul to Expand Availability of Experimental Drugs. The Agency Also Clarifies Permissible Charges to Patients.
Breast Cancer :: Antibody may extend life of breast cancer patients
A monoclonal antibody developed by researchers at the University at Buffalo has been shown to extend significantly the survival of mice with human breast-cancer tumors and to inhibit the cancer’s spread to the lungs in the animals by more than 50 percent.
HIV :: Malaria helping spread the AIDS virus across Africa
Malaria may be helping spread the AIDS virus across Africa, the continent hardest hit by the incurable disease. The way the two diseases interact greatly expands the prevalence of both among people in sub-Saharan Africa, a team of scientists said in a study in the journal Science.