AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. today announced its opposition to the Public Health Council’s adoption of a regulation requiring providers to report cases of HIV infection by name to the Department of Public Health, instead of the code that has been in use since 1999.
A dioxin toxin contained in the herbicide Agent Orange affects male reproductive health by limiting the growth of the prostate gland and lowering testosterone levels, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a cohort study of more than 2,000 Air Force veterans who served during the Vietnam War.
Japan has issued a tsunami warning after reports of a major earthquake in the Kuril Islands, which lie north of Japan, at 1115 GMT.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said the impact of global warming threatens peace and the world’s population.
On November 16, the American Cancer Society will hold its 30th annual Great American Smokeout. Every year, smokers across the nation take part in the Smokeout by smoking less or quitting for the day on the third Thursday of November. The event challenges people to stop using tobacco and raises awareness of the many effective ways to quit for good.
A study presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association in Chicago says dark chocolate may help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Pakistani government pushed legislation through Parliament that would amend the country?s rape laws, which have been assailed as unfair to women.
The UK Facial Transplantation Team lead by plastic and reconstruction surgeon, Mr Peter Butler, has welcomed the report by the RCS working party. Mr Butler said he was ‘very pleased’ that the teams’ submission that any hospital contemplating facial transplantation operations should have to meet a number of tough conditions before going ahead, has been adopted by the working party.
A national polio immunization drive to protect 4.8 million Iraqi children was launched by the Iraqi Ministry of Health. The campaign was delayed for a week because of security concerns across parts of the country.
Regional launch of the UN Secretary General?s Study on Violence against Children with a focus on the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report includes recommendations particularly targeted at Governments urging them to meet their obligations in terms of prevention and eradication of all forms of violence against children.