Smoking :: Smokers who cut back fool themselves
Just how it happens is unknown, but heavy smokers who have reduced their number of daily cigarettes still take in greater amounts of toxins per cigarette than light smokers, researchers say.
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Smoking :: Half of smokers continue after surgery
Close to half the smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12 months of their potentially curative operation, a new study of lung cancer patients shows.
HIV :: UNAIDS helps secure grants in the Middle East and North Africa
The number of people living with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa has risen to 460,000 and some 68,000 people were newly infected in 2006 alone. In a bid to curb the region?s growing epidemic, countries have been working with UNAIDS to secure additional funding to scale-up the AIDS response in the region.
Circumcision :: Male circumcision and HIV – UN
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and its Cosponsors, WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF and the World Bank, note with considerable interest today?s announcement by the US National Institutes of Health that two trials assessing the impact of male circumcision on HIV risk are being stopped on the recommendation of the NIH Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB).
Flu :: Governor Blagojevich announces pandemic flu preparedness guide for Illinois schools
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced a new guide for Illinois schools that provides them the tools they need to proactively plan and prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) jointly prepared the School Guidance During an Influenza Pandemic document.
Sick :: 250 sick after eating at Indiana Olive Garden in Indianapolis
More than 250 people have reported becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana, a county health official said on friday, a day after an outbreak of E.coli at Taco Bell restaurants was declared over.
Condom :: Chandigarh administration installs condom vending machines
Acting swiftly after a survey by a government hospital said majority of girls did not practise safe sex, the administration here installed condom vending machines in different parts of the city in its bid to sensitise the vulnerable population against AIDS.
HIV :: Darunavir with FUZEON provides HIV patients a better chance to reach undetectable viral load
Imminent arrival of latest HIV drug darunavir, when combined with FUZEON, will give treatment-experienced patients a better chance to achieve undetectable viral load.
Taco Bell :: E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak at Taco Bell Restaurants Likely Over
Today, the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to Taco Bell restaurants in Northeastern states appears to be over. However, additional cases from the outbreak period could still be identified. Based on a number of factors, iceberg lettuce is considered overall to be the single most likely source of the outbreak at this time. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to narrow its investigation by focusing its efforts on finding the sources of shredded iceberg lettuce served at the restaurants.
Diabetes :: Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Blood Glucose Test Strips
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing an update to its notifications on October 13, and October 23, 2006, alerting the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the US for use with various models of LifeScan, Inc., One Touch Brand Blood Glucose Monitors. These test strips are used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose. Today?s update includes an additional lot number that is being distributed, along with a description of how to identify the new lot.