Burkina Faso: EU Pledges More Aid to Fight Malnutrition Sep 16, 2008
ECHO is currently funding some ten humanitarian projects in Burkina Faso worth 12 million, (US$17 million), mostly to fight malnutrition among children and women ... More than 20 percent of pregnant women suffer from malnutrition, which often results in them having children with low birth weights ... ECHO-funded nutrition programs there include children's nutrition assessments, promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for babies up to six months of age, children and women-focused health... (allAfrica.com)
Black cloud over hubbly bubblies Sep 7, 2008
Cafes and restaurants in Lakemba and Bankstown last week were filled with men and women smoking elaborate argilehs with fruit-flavoured tobacco. Friends Omar el Darwich, 20, Ahmed Nass, 21, and Rami Abed, 20, said that, just as alcohol was used socially, smoking argilehs was a popular way to spend time with friends. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Shame on you, Generation Excess Sep 6, 2008
There's a feeling humans have solved this by reducing births to replacement value, as occurs in developed countries, closely linked to the education of women. Two children per couple, however, is replacement value only as long as parents and children move over to give room to the next generation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Animal Model Of Chronic Stress Created Sep 4, 2008
It particularly affects women of fertile age. A new study shows that reducing stress in people also decreases. (Science Daily)
Chief expresses concern about increases in Telecommunication Masts Sep 3, 2008
Nana Bio said findings by health researchers have revealed that the masts could also cause reproductive effects like miscarriage among women. He urged government, the national Communication Authority and the Media Commission to be up and doing by bringing the telecommunication companies and radio operators to book to save Ghanaians from the health problems posed by the masts. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Doubts Grow Over Flu Vaccine in Elderly Sep 2, 2008
Health tips for women of all ages. Video: Get your lunchtime laugh with Atlanta's hottest comedians. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Oracles Safra Catz is top local exec on powerful women list Aug 30, 2008
Oracles Safra Catz is top local exec on powerful women list - San Francisco Business Times ... Oracles Safra Catz is top local exec on powerful women list ... Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women included five Bay Area residents and three women with close local ties. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Oracle's Katz top area exec on Forbes' powerful women list Aug 30, 2008
Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women included five Bay Area residents and three women with close local ties. The list ranks the women based on a combination of status, public profile, money and influence ... Speaker of the House and San Francisco Congresswomen Nancy Pelosi was listed at No. 35, down nine spots from No. 26 last year. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Nature Reviews Immunology Aug 29, 2008
In this Perspective, Eleanor Fish discusses factors, such as X linked genes, hormones and societal context, that underlie disparate immune responses in men and women. CURRENT ISSUE. (Nature News Service)
Risk of fracture is significantly higher in HIV-infected patients Aug 29, 2008
Large study finds increased prevalence in men and women that increases with age ... "This very large study group with more than 8,500 HIV-infected patients and over two million controls has the power to detect significant differences in risk for both men and women at critical sites such as the hip and spine, risks that increased with age." ... Previous studies of the impact of HIV on bone health focused on bone density and reported increased prevalence of osteoporosis and the less-serious... (EurekAlert!)
Indian Monsoon Strands 1.2 Million Aug 28, 2008
Pictures from the region Tuesday, the first images since last week when flooding cut off the remote area from the rest of India, showed entire villages submerged and women wading through waist-high muddy waters, sacks of belongings balanced on their heads. Families perched on the roofs of their houses waited for aid while others piled into overloaded canoes. (CBS News)
Moffitt wins federal financing for HPV study Aug 26, 2008
The research will focus on physician recommendations of Gardasil, an HPV vaccine produced by Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in women ages 9 to 26. Gardasil protects against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause approximately 70 percent of cervical cancers, as well as HPV types 6 and 11, which cause approximately 90 percent of genital warts. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Fatal bacteria outbreak linked to meat Aug 24, 2008
The outbreak has resulted in 21 confirmed cases of listeriosis, a kind of food poisoning that can be dangerous to the elderly, newborns, pregnant women and people with chronic medical conditions. Symptoms include fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. (MSNBC -- International)
Chad: Flooding Leaves 10,000 Homeless Aug 24, 2008
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has provided high-protein biscuits for children and pregnant and lactating women, as well as family water kits and mosquito nets. Officials with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are also in the region, which is close to the border with the Central African Republic (CAR), to assess the extent of damage to agricultural production in what is one of the world's poorest countries. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya:Diseases Threaten Refugees Aug 18, 2008
"We have to walk more than five kilometres to the nearest facility, which is extremely difficult for children and pregnant women," said Susan Wangare of Rurigi. The International Medical Corps in the region has been promoting good hygiene and initiated psycho-social support and immunisation programmes among other health services to the occupants of the various transit camps. (allAfrica.com)
HAART as HIV Prevention Technique Aug 15, 2008
Pregnant women receiving HAART are less likely to give birth to infected children. Several studies around the world have been done on discordant couples, couples where one partner is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative. (Suite101.com)
USAID support for Parivarthan Child Survival Project gets the final approval for implementation Aug 12, 2008
This low literacy rate among women not only has implications for the way health information should be communicated to women, but it also highlights other underlying causes of poor health, such as gender inequality which leads to women and adolescent girls having little or no decision making power regarding sexual and reproductive rights. Child bearing imposes health needs and problems on tribal women - physically, psychologically and socially ... The beneficiary population would consist of... (AlertNet)
Hope: An Overlooked Tool In The Battle Against HIV/AIDS Aug 11, 2008
Although there is not a great deal of experience in developing programmes to increase hope, policies such as cash support for children, microfinance for small businesses, women s education, reduced discriminations against sexual minorities and health system reform will improve the wider environment. And with more to live for, interventions to encourage individuals to change their behaviour are more likely to succeed. (Science Daily)
War on AIDS: Money nightmare seems set to return Aug 9, 2008
This often-overlooked business involves promoting safe sex among young people, ending coercive sex for women and easing stigma against gays, intravenous drug users, sex workers and other groups where the virus finds fertile ground for leaping into the wider population ... He believed that "generational change" would come, as younger people would take the baton handed on by the men and women in their fifties and sixties who had been fighting AIDS for two decades or more -- a sign indeed that the... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Persons Tested for HIV --- United States, 2006 Aug 8, 2008
Additional variables analyzed in 2006 included age, sex, race/ethnicity, region of residence, pregnancy status (of women aged 18--49 years) at the time of interview, HIV risk factor status, and type of testing setting ... In 2006, greater percentages of persons aged 18--34 years, women, and residents of the South region of the United States reported being tested for HIV during the preceding 12 months than did persons aged 35--64 years, men, and residents of other regions () ... Among women who... (Food Consumer)
HIV Drug Can Persist In Mothers' Milk, Increasing Risk To Them And Their Babies Aug 7, 2008
Last year, 420,000 babies were born HIV-positive, the large majority of them to HIV-infected mothers in sub-Saharan Africa, according to figures from the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS. The centerpiece of public health programs in the developing world to stop mother-to-child transmission of HIV are both zidovudine (AZT) and nevirapine, which have been used as preventive tools in nearly 900,000 women and infants worldwide ... However, not all HIV-infected women have access to one or... (Science Daily)
HIV Drug Might Spur Resistant Strains of Virus Aug 7, 2008
The scientists looked at 32 HIV-positive pregnant women in Zimbabwe who received a single dose of nevirapine when they went into labor. The women had received no other treatment for their infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ... Two weeks after delivery, more than half of the women still had detectable levels of the drug in their blood, and two-thirds had measurable levels of nevirapine in their breast milk. (MEDLINEplus)
Rickets on the rebound: Experts say bone disorder shouldn't stop new mothers from breastfeeding Aug 6, 2008
Sharma said rickets may be on the increase due to several reasons: some parents are concerned about Vitamin D toxicity or overdose; the daily administration of vitamin drops is an interference with the breastfeeding routine; a decreased amount of sunshine due to concerns about harmful effects of ultraviolet rays to the skin; and increased breastfeeding among women with highly pigmented skin. Hood added that making well-baby checks, staying updated on infant immunizations, following physician s... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Bulging Prison System Called Massive Intervention In American Family Life Aug 6, 2008
27, 1997) Higher testosterone levels are related to criminal violence and aggressive dominance among women in prison, says a Georgia State University study released this. (July 4, 1997) In a study of 448 drug-involved inmates released from Delaware's Gander Hill prison, a model three-step treatment program helped 77 percent avoid arrest for at least 18 months, while 47 percent. (Science Daily)
Traces of HIV drug in mother's milk Aug 6, 2008
The centre-piece of public health programmes in the developing world to stop mother-to-child transmission of HIV are both zidovudine (AZT) and nevirapine, which have been used as preventive tools in nearly 900,000 women and infants worldwide ... Use of the drug reduces the chance of HIV transmission by half, to about 13 per cent. However, not all HIV-infected women have access to one or both of these drugs, especially in sub-Saharan Africa ... They looked at a group of 32 HIV-positive pregnant... (India Times, India)
Anthrax suspect suicide: FBIs fault? Aug 5, 2008
When he feels that he has been slighted, and especially toward women, he plots and actually. Video. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Integrating Adult Vaccines into Your Routine Care Aug 5, 2008
For example, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which prevents cervical cancer in women, is now available and recommended for females starting at 11 years of age. Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine is recommended for individuals 60 years and older, because they are at the highest risk of this disease. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Therapist says Bruce Ivins was planning to kill Aug 4, 2008
She described Ivins as a "revenge killer" who seemed especially sensitive to perceived slights from women. Ivins, 62, an anthrax researcher at the Army's main biodefense laboratory, took an overdose of Tylenol and died Tuesday after he was advised that the FBI planned to charge him with producing the powdery anthrax spores used in the worst bioterrorist attack in the nation's history. (Los Angeles Times)
Therapist says Ivins was planning to kill Aug 4, 2008
She described Ivins as a "revenge killer" who seemed especially sensitive to perceived slights from women ... She described Ivins as a "revenge killer" who seemed especially sensitive to perceived slights from women. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Deadly skin bug on rise Aug 4, 2008
All Men Are Liars: Why men are more romantic than women. Noise Pollution: It's not the performers, writes Stephen Walker. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Letters to the Telegraph Aug 4, 2008
The women s lacrosse team at Waterloo Station setting off for the United States, 1934. This is a pity given that lacrosse is a fast, skilful, team game, played by athletes who train to a professional level, even while working full time (the sport has minimal funding at the elite level). (Telegraph.co.uk)
Plea to aware mothers Aug 3, 2008
Access to healthcare system for pre-natal and post-natal health check-up and advice can only facilitate optimal infant feeding practices among women and educate them about the benefits and techniques of breastfeeding, said Bikash Das, the executive vice-president of CLAP, while marking the beginning of the World Breastfeeding Week today ... More than 400 women participated in the rally that marched through the main thoroughfares of the city to the collectorate and staged a public demonstration... (Calcutta Telegraph)
Sanofi Pasteur Shipping First Doses of Influenza Vaccine for the 2008-2009 Season Aug 1, 2008
The CDC recommends an annual influenza immunization for anyone who wishes to reduce their risk of contracting influenza; children 6 months through 18 years of age; adults over 50 years of age; pregnant women; and anyone with chronic health conditions, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease, and diabetes. The CDC also recommends annual immunization for caregivers and household contacts of these high-risk groups; such as relatives and health-care providers. (PR Newswire)
Shock and guilt Jul 30, 2008
" Lucia is one of many older people who are treated for HIV at the Emilio Ribas Hospital, the leading centre for infectious diseases in Latin America. Research among older patients there has found that among women of more than 60 years of age, 75% were infected by their husbands. We never used condoms because we never thought we would get this disease Lucia Among the men, 80% contracted the virus through sex outside marriage. Lucia refuses to blame her husband for what happened in her life, and... (BBC News -- Americas)
HIV Prevention Expert Dr. Timothy Mastro Speaks on Future of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis at International AIDS Conference Jul 28, 2008
The successful development of PrEP would be especially useful to women and others who may not be empowered to negotiate consistent condom use with their sexual partners ... During his tenure at the CDC, Dr. Mastro oversaw HIV prevention research activities, including a landmark study on mother-to-child HIV transmission, trials of microbicides for women, and the first international HIV vaccine efficacy trial. (PR Newswire)
AIDS-Prevention Drug Trial for Breastfed Babies Splits Researchers on Use Jul 25, 2008
Rather than using potentially toxic treatments, HIV experts should focus on ways to make infant formula more available and acceptable to infected breastfeeding women in poorer countries, the Indian scientists said. About 25,000 researchers, caregivers and advocates are scheduled to gather beginning Aug. 3 in Mexico City for the biennial , the world's biggest meeting on the disease. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Pelosi Statement on House Passage of Global AIDS Legislation Jul 25, 2008
"The legislation Congress has passed will move us from the emergency phase to the sustainability phase in fighting AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. It will authorize $48 billion over five years to provide life-saving HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention for men, women, and children in the poorest countries of the world. "The legislation will dramatically strengthen health care delivery systems, encourage new and innovative ways to deliver the ABC prevention message, improve relationships with... (PR Newswire)
HIV/AIDS Caregivers urged to provide quality care Jul 25, 2008
The workshop attended by 40 PLWAs and their caregivers, was organized by the Ghana AIDS Commission in collaboration with the Department of Women, to educate the caregivers on how to approach their work ... Ms Thywill Dordor, Program Officer of the Department of Women, said children of PLWAs also required special care in terms of feeding, cleanliness and friendly environments. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
VA plans big Palo Alto, Menlo Park expansion Jul 24, 2008
Go for it - lets take care of these men and women who help take care of us. Posted by GMC, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, 8 hours ago. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
A bipartisan win against AIDS Jul 23, 2008
The 2003 program set a goal of reaching 50,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa, where the death toll for AIDS among women and children has been highest. Since its start, the program has helped HIV-positive women give birth to almost 200,000 infants who are HIV-free. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Oregon health care workers seek out people missed by the system Jul 23, 2008
The U.S. health system, overwhelmingly white and institutional, fails to reach millions: new immigrants who don't understand the system or language, minorities who think white doctors won't understand them or offer the best care, women who can't find child care or a sensitive approach to sexual health. Scores of emerging programs aim to take health directly to people Big Medicine leaves out. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Contagion risk of huddled masses Jul 21, 2008
Ask Sam: Should modern women still get married. Fairy tale replaced by too familiar tale as Greg Norman's British Open hopes sank. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Large Human Trial Of HIV Vaccine Canceled By NIAID Jul 21, 2008
Half of all HIV infection are adult women, 61 percent of them being located in Africas sub-Saharan nations. In fact, sub-Saharan Africa remains the epicenter of the global malady. (eFluxMedia)
1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise Jul 18, 2008
Incidence is up among women, African-Americans and, most prominently, gay men, who account for 64 percent of the more than 12,000 people diagnosed last year with either primary or secondary syphilis infections ... We really saw dramatic improvements and decreases in syphilis among men, among women, among all groups, through the 1990s ... And over the past couple of years we've seen some increases also in women and African-Americans both groups in which we saw dramatic decreases in the 1990s. (Scientific American)
Newfound genetic clue to HIV rate in blacks Jul 18, 2008
Ten percent of the world's population lives in sub-Saharan Africa, but that region accounts for 70 percent of the men, women and children living with HIV infection. In the United States, African Americans make up 12 percent of the population but account for half of newly diagnosed HIV infections. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Gene Signatures For Scleroderma Discovered Jul 17, 2008
Scleroderma is a chronic connective tissue disorder that can cause skin hardening and internal organ dysfunction and affects four times as many women as men. It captures a range of related conditions, from mild, localized to the skin, to systemic and life threatening. (Science Daily)
A Threat in a Grassy Stroll: Lyme Disease Jul 17, 2008
The treatments recommended by the Infectious Diseases Society of America include doxycycline for nonpregnant patients and children 9 and older, or amoxicillin for pregnant women and younger children. Other options include cefuroxime axetil (Ceftin) and erythromycin. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Kidney Stones May Become More Common as Global Warming Causes Dehydration Jul 15, 2008
About 12 percent of men and 7 percent of women develop the condition during their lifetime. 13 Degrees. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Fact Sheet: Development and Africa Jul 13, 2008
By 2010, AEI will have distributed more than 15 million text books, trained nearly one million teachers, and provided 550,000 scholarships for young women. The President's Expanded Education for the World's Poorest Children Initiative committed an additional $525 million over five years and will provide over four million children with access to quality basic education in six target countries, four of which -- Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, and Mali are in Sub-Saharan Africa. (White House News Releases)
There'll be more AIDS, HIV Jul 13, 2008
I think that we all know it is human nature for men and women to get bored with their spouse or mad at their spouse and decide to get even ... Studies have suggested that breastfeeding introduces an additional risk of HIV transmission of approximately 10 to 14 percent among women with chronic HIV infection ... WHO recommends that all HIV-infected women be advised about both the risks and benefits of breastfeeding for their infants so they can make informed decisions. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Dengue fever claims 3 lives in western Yemen Jul 6, 2008
SANAA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Three women died of dengue fever on Saturday in Yemen's western mountainous areas, local media reported. Among the dead were a mother and her daughter, the reports said. (Xinhuanet, China)
San Antonio researchers discover new insight in fighting bioterrorism agent Jul 2, 2008
to help U.S. servicemen and women by providing them with tactical products, equipment and services. Sponsored by. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
HIV up among people over 50 Jun 29, 2008
The state of Georgia requires patients to sign a formal written consent form before they can have HIV testing, with the exception of pregnant women ... "There is still no good national campaign out there to alert older people they're at the same risk for contracting HIV if they don't understand transmission and prevention," said Jane Fowler, 73, a retired journalist and founder of the advocacy organization HIV Wisdom for Older Women, based in Kansas ... Several studies of women performed at... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Cervical cancer a silent killer Jun 29, 2008
In India, more women die from cervical cancer than breast cancer ... 7 per 100,000 women while for breast cancer it is 8 ... Most women in India get diagnosed at a stage when it's difficult to save them. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Nigeria: Unicef Gets $8 Million to Combat Malaria, Polio Jun 26, 2008
In specific terms, the grant will be used for the procurement of polio vaccines, child survival supplies such as Oral Rehydration Sachets, deworming tablets for children aged 1 to 5 years and also drugs for malaria prevention in pregnant women ... These nets are expected to be distributed to the most deprived and hard to reach families in communities, as well as pregnant women attending ante-natal care and children who will have completed their scheduled vaccinations as an incentive to boost... (allAfrica.com)
'Neglected Infections Of Poverty' In United States Disable Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans Annually Jun 26, 2008
ScienceDaily (June 25, 2008) An analysis published June 25th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases highlights that diseases very similar to those plaguing Africa, Asia, and Latin America are also occurring frequently among the poorest people in the United States, especially women and children. These diseases -- the "neglected infections of poverty" -- are caused by chronic and debilitating parasitic, bacterial, and congenital infections. (Science Daily)
Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising Jun 26, 2008
THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women with metastatic breast cancer who developed an immune response to an investigational vaccine lived twice as long as those who didn't have an immune response, new research shows ... In her study, Domchek used pieces of a protein called human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) peptide to vaccinate 19 women with breast cancer that had spread ... At the start of the study, the women had no measurable T-cell response to hTERT. After up to eight... (Health-Finder)
Exotic illnesses afflict American poor Jun 25, 2008
Women have been steadily growing as prime auto buyers since the 80s. And the so-called "chick car" VW beetle is no longer at Number 1. (Los Angeles Times)
Rock bottom: Heroin use is on the rise Jun 23, 2008
The clinic now only accepts pregnant women ... And the clinic is taking in an average of two more pregnant women each month ... Next year, that number will be down to 64, and he is reducing the number of patients by only accepting pregnant women. (Anchorage Daily News)
President Bush Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients Jun 20, 2008
For his selfless service to his country, and for always putting the interests of our men and women in uniform first, I am proud to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Pete Pace ... The United States honors Anthony Fauci for his commitment to enabling men, women, and children to live longer, healthier lives ... THE PRESIDENT: In honor of these distinguished men and women, Laura and I invite you to stay for a reception in the State Dining Room. (White House News Releases)
Study: Treating herpes doesn't prevent HIV Jun 20, 2008
Researchers tracked more than 3,000 men and women infected with herpes in Africa, Peru and the United States. Roughly half were treated with aciclovir, an antiviral that stops herpes ulcers. (Yahoo News)
Are HIV Prevention Gels Safe For Pregnant Women, Their Babies? Jun 18, 2008
Are HIV Prevention Gels Safe For Pregnant Women, Their Babies ... Are HIV Prevention Gels Safe For Pregnant Women, Their Babies ... 17, 2008) Clinical trials hoping to identify a vaginal microbicide that is both safe and effective against HIV have all but skirted questions befitting the evaluation of an approach intended primarily for sexually active women of childbearing age: What if a woman becomes pregnant while using a product. (Science Daily)
US fails to get number of AIDS cases below ideal level Jun 13, 2008
Some 12 per cent of the United States population is African American, yet 49 per cent of newly infected men were of that ethnicity, in addition to 65 per cent of newly infected women. Those disparities generally related to inner-city areas, injection drug use and sex for cocaine. (Daily News & Analysis)
2008 U.S. - EU Summit Declaration Jun 11, 2008
We also underline our continued concern about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran, especially those of human rights defenders, women and minorities. We welcome the meetings of the Neighbouring Countries of Iraq and of the International Compact with Iraq, and acknowledge the value and importance of these ongoing processes, which remain essential to achieve security and prosperity in Iraq and in the region as a whole. (White House News Releases)
Planes don't spread disease Jun 11, 2008
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