Archive for November, 2008
New web source for caregiversChicago Tribune -21 hours agoBy Francesca Lunzer Kritz | The Washington Post We can thank the people at Medicare's call centers for a new Web portal specifically designed for caregivers.Medicare Users May Find Drug Coverage Leaves Them With a ‘Gap’BloombergMedicare drug plan needlessly complexTowanda Daily ReviewTheStreet.com - Farm Forum - eMaxHealth.com - WKSRall 8 news [...]
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Report: Gay/bisexual men still bear brunt of AIDSWorcester Telegram -8 hours agoBy STEVE LeBLANC AP Writer BOSTON— Gay and bisexual men in Massachusetts continue to be the hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic according to a new report by the state Department of Public Health, which recommends the state step up its fight against the [...]
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The Global Repercussions of HIV/AIDSCU Columbia Spectator -1 hour agoBy Nora Hirshman, Jodie Liu, and Amirah Sequeira Despite awareness of the increased interconnectivity of the modern world, many people still perceive the HIV/AIDS epidemic as an issue whose impact is isolated to the developing world.Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say soThe Associated PressWho [...]
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New hope on AIDS in AfricaInternational Herald Tribune -1 hour agoAP CAPE TOWN, South Africa: In a sign of hope on a continent ravaged by AIDS, a South African fertility clinic has started a service allowing couples infected with the virus to have a healthy baby.Drugs offer Fort Pierce man a reprieve from deadly [...]
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Diets and creams which claim their antioxidant properties could cheat the advances of time may be worthless, researchers suggest.
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Consensus emerging on universal healthcareLos Angeles Times -2 hours agoThe prospect of bold government action appears to be accepted among key players across the ideological and political spectrum, including those who staunchly opposed the idea in the 1990s.Health care challenge may take time to solveSan Francisco ChronicleNow what? Things to know if you're switching health care [...]
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Govt slammed over ‘failure’ on HIV/AIDSJakarta Post -5 hours agoThe government has been urged to change its “ineffective” approach to HIV/AIDS, as the number of people infected by the disease continues to grow each year.HIV/AIDS sufferers coming out from shadowsChina DailyTreat HIV like other diseasesStraits TimesReuters - Xinhua - The Associated Press - eFluxMediaall 243 news articles
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HIV, poverty add up to hardshipJakarta Post -1 hour agoLife for Ketut Sari (not her real name) is more than complicated. The 25-year-old has to struggle not only with poverty but also with the deadly HIV inside her body.The TB-HIV crisisBoston GlobeMonday Is World AIDS Day – Do Something About It!eFluxMediaSanFranciscoSentinel.com - Greenwich Post - The Columbian - Lihue [...]
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Scientists have halted the advance of heart disease in mice – and even reversed some of its effects.
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As the credit crunch hits, Britons may turn to sex as a cheap way to pass the time a charity survey suggests.
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