HIV :: Rapid oral HIV test shows great promise
A convenient, easy to use, and rapid alternative to blood-based HIV testing may become the new standard for field testing according to a new MUHC study.
Choice
NHS :: Hewitt unveils super website NHS Choices
Any choice of hospital for hip ops – to start 1yr early Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt announced a package of measures to help patients in the most disadvantaged communities make choices about their healthcare and empower them to shape services around their needs and experience.
Behavior :: Need for integrated climate human behavior models
Adapting to the global climate change impacts outlined in the IPCC’s Working Group 2 Report, “Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”, will require new evaluation tools to help choose the best way forward, according to the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), an international network of environmental scientists.
Obesity :: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s $500 Million to Reverse Childhood Obesity in U.S.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced it will commit at least $500 million over the next five years to tackle one of the most urgent public health threats facing our nation: childhood obesity.
Disease :: Disease can be our ally, not just our enemy
In a time when we worry about bird flu and contaminated spinach, Marlene Zuk, an evolutionary biologist at UC Riverside, offers a fresh perspective on disease and the role it plays in our lives.
Menopause :: No coronary heart disease for newly menopausal women considering hormone therapy
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE:WYE), provides comment on a re-analysis of pooled data from both hormone therapy arms of the Women?s Health Initiative (WHI) Study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
HIV :: Religiosity can be an important tool in preventing the spread of HIV-AIDS
HIV-positive people who say religion is an important part of their lives are likely to have fewer sexual partners and engage in high-risk sexual behavior less frequently than other people with the virus that causes AIDS, according to a study issued today by the RAND Corporation.
Stroke :: Amphetamine and cocaine usage increase risk of stroke among young adults
Increasing rates of amphetamine and cocaine usage by young adults significantly boost their risk of stroke, with amphetamine abuse associated with the greatest risk, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report.
Cancer :: Donald Metcalf receives American Association for Cancer Research Lifetime Achievement Award
Donald Metcalf, M.D., the physiologist renowned as “the father of hematopoietic cytokines” for his pioneering work on the control of blood cell formation, will receive the American Association for Cancer Research Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research.
Money :: Higher corporate taxes may attract foreign investment
A team of leading economists has challenged the current political drive to cut corporate taxes — with new research showing that countries with higher taxes and higher social welfare spending are more successful in attracting overseas investment.