Rabies :: Rabies considerations for travelers
With the surge of global tourism comes the possibility of exposure to rabies. A new review of the current rabies considerations for travelers is published in the latest issue of Wilderness Medicine.
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Skin Care :: Helioplex in Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunblock is best sun protection in US
Recent clinical studies have proven that the photo-stabilized Helioplex technology found in Neutrogena(R) Ultra Sheer Sunblock SPF 70, is the best sun protection available in the United States today.
West Nile Virus :: Best ways to prevent West Nile disease
The best way to prevent West Nile disease or any other mosquito-borne illness is to reduce the number of mosquitoes around your home and to take personal precautions to avoid mosquito bites. Precautions include:
Chikungunya :: Doctors urged to be alert for chikungunya infection
Fever, arthritis, and other symptoms occurring in people to who have recently traveled to islands in the Indian Ocean may signal infection with an imported virus called “chikungunya,” reports a study in the May/June issue of the journal Medicine?, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
HIV :: Migiro urges comprehensive approach to tackle feminization of AIDS
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today called for a more broad-based effort to tackle the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.
Transplant :: BMA Scotland calls for public debate on how best to increase organ donation rates
BMA Scotland has renewed its calls for a public debate on the need for a system of presumed consent for organ donation. The call comes ahead of the launch of National Transplant Week (7-14 July 2007).
Skin Care :: Protecting your skin from the sun
When spending your holiday weekend outdoors, you should think about protecting yourself from the sun’s harmful rays.
HIV :: 2.5 million people in India living with HIV
New more accurate 2006 estimates indicate that HIV affects approximately 2.5 million people in India, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said today, hailing progress in dealing with the epidemic while warning against complacency.
Diabetes :: Cholesterol drug hits diabetes with one-two punch
Patients with type 2 diabetes may soon be able to control their glucose and their cholesterol levels with a single drug, according to a study led by Vivian A. Fonseca, professor of medicine and pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine and chief of the Tulane University Health Sciences Center Diabetes Program.
Fitness :: Research suggests fitness reduces inflammation
Although a number of studies have suggested that regular exercise reduces inflammation ? a condition that is predictive of cardiovascular and other diseases, such as diabetes ? it is still not clear whether there is a definitive link. And if such a link exists, the nature of the relationship is by no means fully understood.