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HIV :: Abbott continues drug blacklist in Thailand – AIDS Healthcare

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US? largest HIV/AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider, which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, chastised US drug giant, Abbott Laboratories for its ?quid pro quo? offer earlier today to the Government of Thailand to lower its price for Abbott?s key AIDS drug, Aluvia (a heat-stable tablet version of Kaletra) to approximately USD$1000 per patient per year?an offer contingent upon Abbott?s demand that Thailand immediately halt issuing compulsory licenses for the generic manufacture of this lifesaving drug.

Vitamin D :: Low vitamin D levels linked to poor physical performance in older adults

Older adults who don’t get enough vitamin D ? either from their diets or exposure to the sun ? may be at increased risk for poor physical performance and disability, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.

Road Safety :: Youth and Road Safety

On the occasion of the 1st UN Global Road Safety Week, WHO released a report on Youth and Road Safety, which shows that road crashes are the biggest killer of young people between the ages of 10 and 24 and take the lives of 400 000 people under the age of 25 every year.

Road Safety :: World Youth Assembly meets to tackle road safety

Young people from more than 100 countries gathered today at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, for the first ever World Youth Assembly for Road Safety and to mark the first UN Global Road Safety Week.

Allergy :: Allergy alert on undeclared milk in Wilton Dark Cocoa Candy

Wilton Industries of Woodridge, Illinois is recalling WILTON PREMIUM DARK COCOA CANDY MELTS, WILTON DARK COCOA CANDY MELTS AND WILTON DARK COCOA MINT FLAVORED CANDY MELTS because they may contain undeclared milk.

Food :: On first Africa visit, new UN agency chief pledges to optimize food purchases

Making her first trip to Africa since becoming the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) earlier this month, Josette Sheeran called for joint actions to ensure that food aid purchases can help poor farmers to access markets and assist in solving chronic food insecurity.

Epilepsy :: New genes identified in childhood fever-related seizures

Researchers have localized two new genes that are associated with fever-related seizures that occur in infancy and childhood, according to a study published in the April 24, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Migraine :: Migraines associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in men

Men with migraine headaches may be at an increased risk for major cardiovascular disease and especially heart attacks, according to a report in the April 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Cataract :: Cataract surgery – Wait times and quality of life

When does the wait time for cataract surgery cross over from being inconvenient to affecting health and quality of life? Dr. William Hodge and colleagues report on their systematic review of studies that assessed the relation between wait times for cataract surgery and patient outcomes.

Lung Cancer :: Gene analysis might explain ethnic differences in sensitivity to chemotherapy in lung cancer

Analysis of three genetic mechanisms that cause nonsmall cell lung cancer might explain why East Asians respond better than other ethnic groups to a certain type of chemotherapy, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has found.