Cholera :: Cholera threat receding in Congo
Medical authorities hope the cholera outbreak in the Republic of Congo has been contained as no more deaths have been reported since Sunday.
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HIV :: Red Cross HIV programme threatened by funding
A major campaign by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to scale up its HIV and AIDS programmes in Southern Africa is being threatened by a looming funding shortfall.
Transfusion :: Better assessment of transfusions could save blood
Nearly 95 percent of patients admitted to hospital intensive care units are affected by anemia.
Cancer :: Brown cancer biologists identify major player in cell growth
When cells go about the business of dividing, they can get sidelined. Maybe there aren’t enough nutrients. Maybe there aren’t the right signals to resume multiplying. Either way, cells go quiet.
Healthcare :: New pan-European guidelines on the treatment of diabetes, cardiovascular and VHD published
The first, pan-European guidelines to be published on the treatment of valvular heart disease, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases have made a series of new recommendations which experts hope will contribute to improving the outcome of patients with these diseases.
HIV :: Bush budget proposal allocates $5.4B for HIV AIDS relief
President Bush on monday released his $2.8 trillion fiscal year 2008 budget proposal, which would allocate $5.4 billion for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
HIV :: UNAIDS to introduce HIV testing guidelines in India
UNAIDS in march plans to introduce new HIV testing guidelines in India that recommend health care providers initiate testing and counseling, the Hindustan Times reports.
HIV :: National Black HIV AIDS Awareness and Information Day
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day February 7, 2007.
Cancer :: Sea creature’s toxin could lead to promising cancer treatment
A toxin derived from a reclusive sea creature resembling a translucent doughnut has inspired UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers to develop a related compound that shows promise as a cancer treatment.
Lung :: Chest surgeons propose new patient-centered measures for indicating quality of lung surgery
In an era when lung cancer remains the most lethal cancer, accounting for more deaths than colon, breast and prostate cancer combined — and surgery, when possible, is the most effective treatment — Mayo Clinic surgeons have proposed a system of lung surgery quality indicators for surgeons and the public as a method to demonstrate best practices for obtaining positive patient outcomes.