Condemnation May Be Driving Circumcised Women From Health Care
...ale circumcision," the authors write. "As African communities andadvocates grapple with how to stop this practice, circumcised women needclinicians familiar with these surgeries, who will move beyond negativefeelings...to treat women knowledgeably and with dignity." The researchers interviewed 48 immigr......ting that is necessary to permit responsiveness to communities served. The leadership and expertise are clearly available for this task, yetthe key is joining together to seize an opportunity of a generation to assurethat all the partners are meeting their obligations to promote and secure thehealth of ...Procter & Gamble Supports Yale University Collaboration For Public Health Training Throughout China
...ilies andcommunities. "P&G cares about the communities where it does business", said DimitriPanayotopoulos, president, P&G China. "Procter & Gamble has been activelysupporting the important causes in China that improve the quality of life here. P&G has provided more than $5 million for education, health...Health Workers May Experience Costly Dislocation As Health Spending Growth Slows
...e adequate discussion" says Fein. Affected communities need to plan ahead for downsizing, involvingelected officials, community representatives, and the interested parties in theplanning process. In the past, health sector growth has provided abundant new jobs for relatively unskilled workers, especially...Landmark Study Shows Behavioral Interventions Reduce HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behavior
...found, cost-effective, public health impact in the communities that adoptedthis program." Researchers in seven sites in five metropolitan areas recruited participantsfrom three distinct populations at risk of acquiring HIV and other sexuallytransmitted diseases (STDs): men and women in public STD clinics and w...Many Gay Men Infected With HIV Are Opting To Delay Treatment, Despite Availability Of Drugs
... and San Francisco--the cities withthe largest gay communities in the United States--were using multiple-drugtherapy consisting of a protease inhibitor in combination with otheranti-retroviral drugs. The study found no major differences in the rates amongthe cities. "What I found surprising was the inability to...Epilepsy Drug Found To Stop Cocaine's Effects In Animals
...y working hard to halt the destruction oflives and communities caused by drug addiction. Today's announcement offers thethrilling prospect that we may be closing in on a major science-based victory." "These exciting preclinical data point to a major new approach todeveloping medications for cocaine add...Paying Attention To High Blood Pressure Programs A Good Investment In Reducing Stroke Risk
...en the ages of 40 to 69 years were screenedin both communities in the 1960s. Researchers found significant declines instroke incidence in men in the full intervention community when compared to the1960s. There was a 42 percent reduction in stroke incidence between the 1960sand the period from 1970 to 1975, a 5...University Of California San Francisco Dental School Launches Pilot Program For Pre-Dental Students
...ready demonstrated acommitment to working in their communities -- and a desire to continue doing soas a dentist. "We have a strong sense that the students in the program are going to make adifferent kind of provider," said Harvey Brody, DDS, UCSF clinical professor ofdentistry and the program's associate direct...Comprehensive Effort Needed To Prevent And Treat Traumatic Injuries
... of injury prevention to support the work of local communities andorganizations. Support should continue to come as well from the National Centerfor Injury Prevention and Control, in collaboration with state and localgovernments. Trauma care is another critical component in reducing the burden of injury. Inadeq...PAHO Working With Affected Communities In Central America
... Health Organization experts working with affected communities in Central America after Hurricane Mitch say the top priorities are providing safe water and adequate sanitation, ensuring close surveillance of communicable disease, and rebuilding health services, especially for thousands of people located in tempo...Setbacks To Health Progress In Central America
...rships have arisen in a very positive way in small communities constitutedin those groups." Dr. Roses said "the call by the Director of PAHO, Dr. George Alleyne, for cashdonations is very important. It's what we need to move the aid, fortransportation, fuel. To mobilize the shipments of drugs and food, money i...Management Academy To Boost Training For Local, State Public Health Departments
... will study inChapel Hill as well as in their home communities via distance learning and theInternet. Grant funds over four years will come from the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention in Atlanta, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration inRockville, Md., the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle ...TB, AIDS And State Prisons Subject Of Fresno Press Conference
... for correctionalfacility employees, inmates, the communities to which inmates are released andwhere employees live and work. As part of World TB Day, a training course for health care staff in Californiastate prisons and local health departments will be offered in Fresno on March 24and 25. In conjunction with...Study Shows That Pediatricians Play Crucial Role In Violence Prevention
...need to become familiar with the resources intheir communities and help children plug into programs that can benefit them. The qualitative study was conducted by interviewing pediatricians,community leaders, and parents living or working in Los Angeles, Calif.Participants were asked if they felt clinici...Second Annual AIDS Vaccine Day Honors Volunteers Nationwide
...vaccine study volunteer, New York, N.Y. On May 18, communities around the country will sponsor a variety of activitiesfor the Second Annual AIDS Vaccine Day honoring the thousands of volunteers whohave literally rolled up their sleeves to receive one of 27 differentexperimental AIDS vaccines. The activities are...Study Suggests Inflammation Signs Can Show Who Will Develop Diabetes
...uited in 1987 from fourgeographically diverse U.S. communities -- Washington County, Md.; Jackson,Miss.; Minneapolis, Minn.; and Forsyth County, N.C. UNC-CH researchers and theircolleagues have been following up on and analyzing the volunteers' periodicmedical examinations ever since, emphasizing heart disease a...... and Utah,recognizes individuals who educate their communities about issues related toheart disease and stroke through the media. "Coronary disease is the nation's number one killer for women as well as men,though women tend to be concerned primarily with breast cancer," explained Dr.Lifshitz who, in addition to...WHO issues wake up call against microbial threats
...d," said DrBrundtland. How can anyone -families or communities -- reach their economicpotential with this burden? Economic development goes hand in hand with goodhealth." According to the WHO report, greater political support is required to overcomethe threat of infectious diseases. This includes increased finan...Major economic change can lead to an increase in deaths in car accidents
...measures. They say that public health and medical communities must take the lead in ensuring that economic change does not adversely affect the health and safety of the public. Also see accompanying commentary to this paper by Professor Mark McCarthy and letter by Dr Ian Roberts....