The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced 60 U.S. and international institutions selected as HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Units (CTUs) in a newly restructured system of six HIV/AIDS clinical research networks. NIAID expects to fund additional CTUs within the next several months, bringing the total to 73.
Although 8 out of 10 cosmetic plastic surgery patients are satisfied with their surgical experience, nearly 40 percent believe they should have been more proactive in learning about potential side effects and complications before surgery, according to an American Society of Plastic Surgeons? (ASPS) survey released today conducted by Harris Interactive?.
Body mass index, or BMI, long considered the standard for measuring the amount of fat in a person?s body, may not be as accurate as originally thought, according to new research.
Electronic health records (EHRs) allow doctors to find the information they need to manage a patient’s care at the touch of a button. But several journal articles have reported errors related to EHR use.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria enthusiastically welcomes Japan?s announcement of a new contribution of US$186 million.
In celebration of National Sleep Awareness Week, March 5 ? 11, Loyola University Health System?s Center for Sleep Disorders is encouraging people who snore loudly, hear themselves (or are told that they) gasp for air at night or wake up groggy to be evaluated for sleep apnea, a potentially deadly, but easily treatable, sleep disorder that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance that describes FDA?s current approach to communicating drug safety information, including emerging safety information, to the public.
Programs that reduce the spread of HIV should be praised and promoted, not criticized and condemned, said the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network in response to a report being released by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
Young people experiencing mental health and drug problems in communities across Australia will have better access to the help they need as a result of $15 million in grants announced today.
Unregulated sales ? in places such as street markets and the Internet ? of both internationally controlled and counterfeit drugs endanger the lives of people worldwide, according to a United Nations-backed annual report of an independent drug control body released today.