HIV :: Malawi promoting mass HIV testing campaign
The Malawian government – Health officials in Malawi are urging the country’s sexually active residents to receive voluntary HIV tests during a weeklong national campaign that started this week.
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Alzheimer’s Disease :: Curry, turmeric may help Alzheimer’s disease patients
Researchers isolated bisdemethoxycurcumin, the active ingredient of curcuminoids ? a natural substance found in turmeric root ? that may help boost the immune system in clearing amyloid beta, a peptide that forms the plaques found in Alzheimer’s disease.
Weight Loss :: Protein’s role in lipid absorption may be important to future weight loss strategies
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a protein absorbs lipids in the upper part of the intestine, and they believe its key role in this process may provide a novel approach for obesity treatment in the future.
Diabetes :: Most diabetes drugs provide similar glucose control
Most oral medications prescribed for type 2 diabetes are similarly effective for reducing blood glucose, but the drug metformin is less likely to cause weight gain and may be more likely than other treatments to decrease so-called bad cholesterol, according to a report funded by the Department of Health & Human Services’s (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Erectile Dysfunction :: Health Canada advising not to use Dai Dai Hua Jiao Nang, Darling Capsules, Dali Capsules, Spanish Fly Capsules
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Dai Dai Hua Jiao Nang, Darling Capsules, Dali Capsules, Spanish Fly Capsules, an unnamed product, due to concerns about possible side-effects.
Smoking :: Interventions during hospital stays can help motivate smokers to quit
Hospitalized patients make a great captive audience for smoking cessation efforts, according to a new systematic review. The researchers found that when smokers become hospital inpatients, regardless of the reason for admission, they are receptive to efforts to help them to quit smoking after discharge and more likely succeed in the long run.
Ear :: Ability to listen to 2 things at once is largely inherited
Your ability to listen to a phone message in one ear while a friend is talking into your other ear?and comprehend what both are saying?is an important communication skill that?s heavily influenced by your genes, say researchers of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health.
HIV :: HIV protease inhibitor drugs may adversely affect the scaffolding of the cell nucleus
UCLA scientists, along with collaborators from Purdue University, have demonstrated that HIV protease inhibitors ? crucial drugs for HIV treatment ? block a cellular enzyme important for generating the structural scaffolding for the cell nucleus.
Brain :: Evidence found for novel brain cell communication
An article published today, July 16, 2007, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides strong evidence for a novel type of communication between nerve cells in the brain.
Hematology :: Program announced to improve care in developing areas for patients with blood disorders
To improve the quality of medical care in developing countries, a new partnership between the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) aims to recruit and support physician volunteers to educate and train health-care providers in those countries on the treatment of patients with blood disorders.