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Houston Chronicle examines Baylor pediatric HIV/AIDS program in Burkina Faso

The Houston Chronicle on Saturday examined the Baylor College of Medicine's International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

10 Sep 2008

Second phase of TB program that integrates HIV treatment begins in Harare, Zimbabwe

The second phase of the Integrated Health Care program to control tuberculosis has been implemented in Zimbabwe's capital of Harare, the Herald reports.

10 Sep 2008

Suicide rate among young male veterans reaches record high in 2006

The suicide rate among young male veterans who served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reached a record high in 2006, the latest year for which records are available, according to data released on Tuesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs, USA Today reports.

10 Sep 2008

Employment rates, economic factors could decrease access to employer-sponsored health coverage for workers younger than age 65, according to EBRI analysis with the same conditions

The percentage of U.S. residents younger than age 65 who had health coverage through their employer remained at 62.2% between 2006 and 2007, but that percentage likely will decline in 2008, according to a Employee Benefit Research Institute report, the Kansas City Star reports.

10 Sep 2008

Risk assessment tool finds that blacks with breathing conditions have higher risk for developing lung cancer than whites

Blacks with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- including chronic bronchitis and some types of serious chronic asthma -- have a risk for developing lung cancer about twice as high as that of whites with the condition, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, Reuters reports.

10 Sep 2008

The Hill examines Presidential candidates' positions on prescription drug issues

The Hill on Tuesday examined how Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) are perceived by the drug and biotech industries.

10 Sep 2008

Black clergy 'committed' to addressing HIV/AIDS epidemic in community, opinion piece says

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's "recent series on HIV/AIDS accuses [black clergy] of being unaware, inert and unconcerned about the AIDS pandemic" and did not note a "very important truth: The church is changing in response to this challenge, and people of faith are making a difference," Valda Jean Combs, a local pastor who heads the FullProof HIV Ministry, writes in a Star-Telegram opinion piece.

10 Sep 2008

Broad coalition of industry, not-for-profit groups push for passage of health IT legislation

The Health IT Now! Coalition on Tuesday will release a joint letter to House and Senate members urging them to redouble efforts to pass legislation for the creation of a nationwide electronic health records system, CongressDaily reports.

10 Sep 2008

Cryopreservation techniques bring hopes for women cancer victims and endangered species

Emerging cryopreservation techniques are increasing hope of restoring fertility for women after diseases such as ovarian cancer that lead to destruction of reproductive tissue. The same techniques can also be used to maintain stocks of farm animals, and protect against extinction of endangered animal species by maintaining banks of ovarian tissue or even nascent embryos that can be used to produce offspring at some point in the future.

10 Sep 2008

GlaxoSmithKline and Cellzome announce major strategic alliance

Cellzome Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline have announced the signing of a worldwide strategic alliance to discover, develop and market novel kinase-targeted therapeutics to treat inflammatory diseases.

10 Sep 2008

Tsunami survivors experienced complex trauma and grieving process according to research

People who survived the Indian Ocean tsunami or lost loved ones in the disaster went through a complex process of trauma and grief, according to research published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.

10 Sep 2008

Many colorectal cancer survivors do not receive recommended follow-up screening

A new analysis reveals that fewer than half of older patients successfully treated for colorectal cancer receive the recommended screening schedule to detect any recurrence of cancer.

10 Sep 2008

New drug promises once-a-day treatment for asthma and hay fever

The drug RPL554 apparently has the potential to effectively treat the respiratory diseases but without many of the side-effects most currently available drugs produce.

10 Sep 2008

A third of miscarriages preventable with steroid treatment

A conference in Liverpool in the UK has heard how some women who have suffered repeated miscarriages or failed IVF treatments may be helped to become mothers by taking a course of steroids.

10 Sep 2008

Toll of war seen in increased suicide rates among young male veterans

According to the American Department of Veterans Affairs, the suicide rate among young male veterans who served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reached a record high in 2006.

10 Sep 2008

Refined Pap smear test more accurate

Italian researchers have found that a new method of testing for cervical cancer is more accurate than a pap smear and also picks up more dangerous lesions.

10 Sep 2008

Twice as many 'mentally ill' end up in custody rather than a hospital

According to a report by a police watchdog group in Britain, the number of people held in police cells suspected of being mentally ill, rather than a hospital is "intolerable".

10 Sep 2008

Doctor labelled the "Bega Butcher" arrested and charged

The New South Wales Health Department is in the news again with the arrest of a doctor who has been charged with 17 offences regarding 10 of his patients.

10 Sep 2008

New drug hope for cystic fibrosis patients

A science conference in the UK has heard some good news which offers hope to cystic fibrosis (CF) patients worldwide.

10 Sep 2008

New technique in blood analysis may speed diagnosis of heart attacks

Someday doctors may be able to use a blood test to confirm within minutes, instead of hours, if a patient is having a heart attack, allowing more rapid treatment that could limit damage to heart muscle.

9 Sep 2008

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Houston Chronicle examines Baylor pediatric HIV/AIDS program in Burkina Faso

Second phase of TB program that integrates HIV treatment begins in Harare, Zimbabwe

Suicide rate among young male veterans reaches record high in 2006

Employment rates, economic factors could decrease access to employer-sponsored health coverage for workers younger than age 65, according to EBRI analysis with the same conditions

Risk assessment tool finds that blacks with breathing conditions have higher risk for developing lung cancer than whites

The Hill examines Presidential candidates' positions on prescription drug issues

Black clergy 'committed' to addressing HIV/AIDS epidemic in community, opinion piece says

Broad coalition of industry, not-for-profit groups push for passage of health IT legislation

Cryopreservation techniques bring hopes for women cancer victims and endangered species

GlaxoSmithKline and Cellzome announce major strategic alliance

Tsunami survivors experienced complex trauma and grieving process according to research

Many colorectal cancer survivors do not receive recommended follow-up screening

New drug promises once-a-day treatment for asthma and hay fever

A third of miscarriages preventable with steroid treatment

Toll of war seen in increased suicide rates among young male veterans

Refined Pap smear test more accurate

Twice as many 'mentally ill' end up in custody rather than a hospital

Doctor labelled the "Bega Butcher" arrested and charged

New drug hope for cystic fibrosis patients

New technique in blood analysis may speed diagnosis of heart attacks

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