State policies decrease youth smoking, drinking and sex
...ither the only nor the most important influence on risky behaviors by teens. Other factors, such as parental involvement, may have been taking place outside of our study," said David M. Bishai, MD, MPH, PhD, lead author of the study and an associate professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health's Depa...Early HIV screening prolongs life and is affordable, Stanford study shows
...plications, as well as transmission of HIV through risky behavior. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 20,000 new infections annually can be attributed to people who are unaware of their HIV-positive status. A 2003 CDC initiative recommended making voluntary testing a routin...Study finds happiness persists, despite illness
...her or not to have a colostomy, an amputation or a risky operation might worry that the procedure would make his or her life miserable. But in fact, it probably wouldn't. That's not to say that a major health catastrophe doesn't change a person's life, nor that going on dialysis, losing a limb or using a w...Clot-busting drugs may help detect potentially deadly leg clots
...me patients avoid more costly and potentially more risky tests, such as a computerized tomography scan with a radiographic dye, he says. Dr. Robinson recently applied for an American Heart Association grant to fund clinical studies in which humans get two d-dimer tests: one without tPA and the second afte...No increase in sexual risk taking among gay men in HIV-study
...ccine to prevent HIV did not appear to become more risky sexually out of false hope that the vaccine being tested would protect them from infection. The study, authored by the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS in Vancouver and co-investigators in Toronto and Montreal , found that 21% of participants ...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
...y so good it decreases the need for invasive, more risky procedures, called angiograms or cardiac catheterization, to check for arterial blocks. Cardiac catheterization requires threading a thin tube from the groin area to the heart's arteries, where a dye is released to produce contrast X-rays. The proce...Beta-blockers may help broader group of patients with heart problems
...and beta-blockers. Beta-blockers were once thought risky for heart-failure patients. But the investigators found that after five years, 65 percent of patients treated with beta-blockers were alive, compared to 50 percent of those who received no beta-blockers. Beta-blocker therapy still showed a strong sur...Study examines consequences of Thailand's 'war on drugs'
...nment's war on drugs. This could lead to increased risky syringe behaviors, which contribute to the spread of HIV. More research is needed to monitor the effects of Thailand's drug policy," said Susan Sherman, co-author of the study and associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Bloomberg...Drug abuse treatment slashes HIV-related sex behaviors in urban meth addicts
...hree-fold reductions in methamphetamine use and in risky sexual behavior. Gains from treatment were generally maintained over a yearlong observation period. IMPACT: Drug abuse treatment merits consideration as a primary HIV prevention strategy for urban gay and bisexual methamphetamine abusers. AUTHOR: ...HIV testing should be routine part of primary health care for sexually active
...ers. HIV tests are offered to patients who report risky behavior, such as unprotected sex, injection drug ...an offer counseling about secondary prevention and risky behaviors, begin antiretroviral therapy and help prevent opportunistic infections." Current recommen...