HIV testing should be routine part of primary health care for sexually active
...patient doesn't think of it." The number of people living with HIV infections in the United States continues to increase, according to recent CDC data, and 35 percent of new cases of HIV diagnosed from 1999 to 2002 were acquired heterosexually. Since the early 1980s, the proportion of people acquiring HIV ...Optical technique identifies vulnerable plaques in cardiac patients
...tructural changes underlying vulnerable plaques in living patients, and it supports the conclusions of previously reported postmortem studies," says Jang. "We still need to gather more data to confirm these characteristics, and our group will carry out further studies of how plaques develop and rupture. S...Some brain cells 'change channels' to fine-tune the message
...ng the television dial changes what comes into the living room, these brain cells are able to change what they allow in by swapping one kind of channel, or membrane opening, for another. Doing so lets the cells fine-tune their messages and adjust connections within the cerebellum, the brain region that cont...Improving access to healthy food has little effect on diet
Improving food shopping access for people living in deprived neighbourhoods has little effect on diet and health, says an editorial in this week's BMJ. Ensuring communities have good access to healthy affordable food is one of the government's joined up strategies to improve public health and reduc...Opponents of needle-exchange programs should think about their message to drug users
...ants to consign people unnecessarily to death or a living hell. Fortunately, providing IDUs with access to sterile syringes allows us to be responsible, prudent and compassionate admirable criteria for good public policy."...Sudan surveys show high rates of death and malnutrition among displaced population
An assessment of the people living in three communities in South Darfur, Sudan found ...actors are urgently needed to guarantee acceptable living standards for these populations," the authors conclude....Chronic fatigue patients show lower response to placebos
...sychiatric interventions to help patients adapt to living with chronic illness. She doesn't discount the placebo effect, however. "When you say to people, 'I believe you, I will help you manage your symptoms, I will advocate for you,' that hope and feeling of control over their disease could be considered ...Depression linked to insomnia in HIV patients
...lthough insomnia is a frequent complaint in people living with HIV, there is considerable uncertainty about ...also says researchers should study how a patient's living conditions, along with his or her alcohol, drug and caffeine use, could affect insomnia risks....Abuse and HIV status linked to suicide risk
...en's HIV and abuse experiences. The women were all living in low-income, urban neighborhoods in Baltimore, Md. Of the 611 women interviewed, 31 percent reported having thought about suicide and 16 percent reported having attempted suicide. Abused women were four times more likely than non-abused women to ha...Recovered king of beasts returns to his home, thanks to unique operation
...d." This type of damage is known to occur in lions living in captivity and is expressed in abnormal skull growth, exerting pressure on the rear portion of the brain, said Dr. Shamir. A CT exam confirmed that the lion was indeed suffering from a serious distortion of the rear portion of his skull and subsequ...TB Alliance announces new drug discovery program with GlaxoSmithKline
...drugs. TB is a leading cause of death among people living with HIV/AIDS, but simultaneous TB-HIV treatment is complicated by drug-drug interactions between some anti-HIV and existing TB drugs. The TB Alliance has united leading researchers, industry actors, and public health advocates to realize the first...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
... lead to a test that could diagnose Alzheimer's in living people, Good says. The National Institutes of Health funded this study. In addition to Good, other researchers in this study include Dhara Patel, also of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, and James E. Henry, of Texas A&M University in Coll...Specialist care gives better rate of survival
...ately, we found that patients who were elderly and living in rural areas had less access to specialty care. We now know that only a minority of heart failure patients are seen in specialty heart failure clinics where it has been shown that outcomes are improved. These clinics tend to be located in specialty...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...with free parking available nearby. The apartment living room held a reception area and a small play area for children and appointments were not necessary. It also had a treatment room and a small exercise room, where patients were instructed on how to exercise. The consultation room resembled a small o...Use of potentially inappropriate medications among elderly common in some European countries
...tors. Individuals aged 85 years or older and those living alone were less likely to receive inappropriate medications. "In Europe, use of potentially inappropriate medications among frail community-dwelling elderly persons appears to be common, with substantial regional variations. The differences likely re...Antiretroviral therapy may prevent excess risk of some cancers in people with HIV
...epidemic and ameliorating the suffering of persons living with HIV/AIDS are more urgent than ever," they write. "Continued study of cancer in people with HIV/AIDS will redound to give us clues about cancer etiology to the benefit of all."...Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans
...ok to the community care center, which resembled a living room and kitchen, and contained an exercise center for testing that participants used regularly. The center also had flexible scheduling, allowing participants to phone in for checkups and counseling, or to schedule appointments with as little as 24...Genetics important in age-related macular degeneration
...pairs and 58 singletons, whose twin were no longer living or were unavailable for the study, completed a survey and underwent an examination for AMD. The results were then statistically analyzed to determine the relative roles of genes, common shared environment and specific (unique to the individual) envir...Mountain life spells longer life
...f biochemical health. Overall, both men and women living in the mountain village had a worse coronary heart disease risk profile than their peers living in the lowland area, with higher rates of circulating blood lipids and higher blood pressure. In 199...Treating depression helps slow physical decline in older adults, study shows
...r ability to perform tasks critical to independent living such as keeping track of medications or managing money. Prior clinical trials of successful treatment of depression in this age group reported improvement in emotional functioning, but had not demonstrated that improved emotional health also translat...