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Addictions RSS FeedsAbout 39% Of IDUs Living In Spain Are HIV-Positive, IHRA Report Says - As many as 39% of the approximately 84,000 injection drug users living in Spain are HIV-positive, and as many as 73% are living with hepatitis C, according to a recent report by the International Harm Reduction Association, Spain's El País reports....Feed Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com California Gov. Schwarzenegger Releases Revised Budget That Includes Additional Cuts To Health Care - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Wednesday released a revised fiscal year 2009 state budget that includes deeper cuts to health and social service programs than previously proposed, the Sacramento Bee reports (Yamamura, Sacramento Bee, 5/15). Schwarzenegger added $1.... Reps. Langevin, Shays Promote Bipartisan Health Care Reform Bill - Reps. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) and Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) have begun to "position themselves for a major debate on health care reform in 2009 by laying down a marker this year," The Hill reports.Langevin and Shays support legislation, which Langevin first introduced in 2004, that would provide U.S. residents with access to the same level of health insurance as members of Congress.... Embryonic Parasitic Twin Removed From 9-Year-Old Girl's Stomach - Doctors at the General Hospital in the Greek city of Larissa said yesterday, Thursday, that they had successfully removed an embryonic parasitic twin from the stomach of a 9-year-old girl.The girl, whose family asked that she not be named, was suffering from stomach pains, which the doctors established were due to a tumour growing on the right side of her belly.... VOA News Publishes Several HIV/AIDS-Related Articles - VOA News on Tuesday published several articles about HIV/AIDS in Africa. Summaries appear below."African Countries Seek Common Approach Against HIV/AIDS": Leaders of several African countries are proposing a common African approach to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS after the most recent 2007 statistics show that 24.4 million people on the continent are living with the disease.... New York City Would Lose $1B For Physician Training Under Proposed Medicaid Cuts - New York City hospitals could lose more than $1 billion in state and federal funds for physician training as a result of federal Medicaid changes scheduled to take effect May 25, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the city's Independent Budget Office, the New York Times reports.... Former Presidential Candidate Edwards Endorses Obama - Former Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.) on Wednesday at a Grand Rapids, Mich., rally announced his endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), in part because of his support for an expansion of health insurance to more residents.... Cancer Awareness Efforts Need To Reach All Racial And Ethnic Groups, Opinion Piece Says - Awareness of early cancer screening and detection methods, and "better access to cancer prevention information" need to be expanded to all California residents, particularly minorities, California Assembly member Sandré Swanson (D) writes in a San Francisco Chronicle opinion piece.... World Bank Announces Plan To Implement Long-Term Development Projects To Fight HIV/AIDS In Africa - The World Bank on Wednesday announced a four-year plan to tackle HIV/AIDS in Africa that shifts its mission from providing emergency relief to implementing long-term development projects, Reuters reports (Wroughton, Reuters, 5/14).... FDA Should Review Potentially Deceiving Television Advertisements For Johnson & Johnson Stent, NEJM Opinion Piece Says - Television advertisements for Johnson & Johnson's drug-coated Cypher stent might deceive consumers and should be reviewed by FDA, according to an opinion piece published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times reports.... Malaysia Considers Providing Sex Education To Participants In National Service Program - Officials in Malaysia are considering providing sex education to high school graduates who enter the country's national service program, according to Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil, director general of the National Service Department, the AP/Google.com reports. According to the AP/Google.... Racial Disparities In Diabetes Control Not Solely Linked To Lower Treatment Adherence Among Blacks, Study Finds - Lower diabetes treatment adherence among blacks does not fully explain racial disparities in diabetes control, according to a study published in the journal Diabetes Care, Reuters Health reports. Blacks with type 2 diabetes tend to have more problems controlling their blood sugar than whites and also are at a higher risk of developing complications from diabetes, according to Reuters Health.... Health Care Leaders Discuss Ways To Improve Health Care In New Interview Series - "Viewpoints: The Health Care Debate": Kaiser Family Foundation: The new interview series, led by Kaiser Family Foundation Vice President Jackie Judd and kaisernetwork.org Managing Editor Jill Braden Balderas, examines the diversity of perspectives on the problems and potential solutions for improving health care in the U.S.... Inspectors Often Overlook Serious Deficiencies At U.S. Nursing Homes, GAO Report Finds - State nursing home inspectors miss or minimize deficiencies -- such as malnutrition, severe bedsores, overuse of medications and abuse -- that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, according to a report scheduled for release on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the New York Times reports.... Former Surgeon General Elders Speaks About Abstinence-Only Education - During a speech Tuesday to the Urban League in Springfield, Ill., former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders said she considers abstinence-only education as almost child abuse and advocated boosting comprehensive sex education programs nationwide, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports. Elders said that sex education programs should include information about abstinence and contraception.... Increase Of Hispanic Population In Arkansas Will Require More Bilingual Personnel, Medical Services, Report Finds - Hispanics will become the largest minority group in Arkansas by 2020, which will require the hiring and training of more bilingual medical personnel, according to a report released on Tuesday, the Northwest Arkansas Morning News reports (Moritz, Northwest Arkansas Morning News, 5/13).... Congress Needs To Regulate DTC Prescription Drug Ads, Columnist Writes - FDA "had no idea things would get so out of hand" when it relaxed rules governing direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising in 1997, Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus writes.... Average 2008 Employee Out-of-Pocket Costs For Family Health Care To Increase 10.5%, According To Milliman Index - The cost of health care for the average U.S. family with employer-sponsored health coverage will increase 7.6% this year, due in part to rising prescription drug prices, according to a Milliman study released on Wednesday, Dow Jones reports.... Studies Examine Ultrasounds For Breast Cancer Detection, Teen Exercise On Cancer Risk - Using ultrasounds in addition to mammograms is more effective at detecting breast cancer than only using mammograms, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, USA Today reports. According to the study, 78% of the women who developed breast cancer had their cancer detected by the combination of ultrasounds and mammograms.... Breast Cancer Spread And Poorer Survival Linked To Vitamin D - Research from Canada suggests that women with breast cancer who were low in Vitamin D at the time of their diagnosis had a higher risk of the cancer spreading and poorer survival rates compared with women who had adequate levels of Vitamin D.... Essay Examines Progress, Challenges In HIV/AIDS Research - "25 Years of HIV," Nature: In the essay, Anthony Fauci, director of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, examines progress and challenges associated with HIV/AIDS research since the virus was isolated in 1983.... Tennessee Governor Proposes $80M Cut To TennCare In Revised State Budget Proposal - Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) on Monday at a joint session of the House and Senate proposed a revised state budget, which includes an $80 million reduction in TennCare funding to address a state budget shortfall, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. The revised budget proposal is $468 million less than the $28 billion budget Bredesen proposed in January.... Senate Leaders Agree On Privacy Protections Amendment To Health Care Information Technology Bill - Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday announced that sponsors of a bill (HR 1693) that would promote the use of health care information technology have agreed to include an amendment Leahy proposed to help protect patient privacy, CQ HealthBeat reports. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.... Colo. Group Submits Signatures To Put Proposal That Would Define Fertilized Embryo As Person On State Ballot - The group Colorado for Equal Rights submitted 131,245 signatures to place an initiative on the November statewide ballot that would define a fertilized embryo as a person and extend to it rights and protections under the Colorado Constitution, the Denver Post reports. According to the Post, 76,000 valid signatures are required.... HIV/AIDS Epidemic 'Reversing Decades' Of Development In Africa, Opinion Piece Says - The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa is "reversing decades of slow improvement in child survival, life expectancy, educational progress and economic growth," Cesar Chelala, an international public health consultant, writes in a Seattle Post-Intelligencer opinion piece.... Illinois Auditor General Report Says Gov. Blagojevich Administration Rolled Over Medicaid Bills To Hide Problems With State Budget - The administration of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has hidden state budget problems by rolling over about $1.5 billion in Medicaid claims each year, according to a new state audit, the Chicago Tribune reports. The audit, by state Auditor General William Holland, was requested by state Sen. Dale Richter (R).... Congressional Leaders, Bush Administration, Supporters Respond To FDA's Request For $275M To Ensure Safety Of Imported Medical Devices, Drugs, Food - A coalition that is pushing for a significant funding increase for FDA praised Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach on Wednesday for saying the agency needs an additional $275 million in funding to ensure the safety of imported food, prescription drugs and medical devices, CQ HealthBeat reports (CQ HealthBeat, 5/14). Von Eschenbach in a May 5 letter to Congress requested the additional funding.... NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Sen. Obama; EMILY's List Criticizes Endorsement - NARAL Pro-Choice America's political action committee on Wednesday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president, a move that drew criticism from EMILY's List, which supports Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), the AP/Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports (Fouhy, AP/Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 5/14).... Zimbabwe Business Council To Create Steering Committees To Strengthen Response To HIV/AIDS In Private Sector - The Zimbabwe Business Council plans to create provincial steering committees with members from the business community to strengthen the response of the private sector to HIV/AIDS, ZBC Executive Director David Mutambara said Monday, the Herald/AllAfrica.com reports.... Iowa Gov. Culver Signs $25M Bill To Increase Coverage For Children - Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill (HF 2539) that provides an additional $25 million over the next three years to extend coverage to more than 50,000 uninsured Iowa children, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports. The law also sets the goal of establishing universal health coverage for all state residents within five years.... Actor Quaid Testifies Before House Committee Over Need For Legislation Blocking Pre-Emption Of Drug Lawsuits - Actor Dennis Quaid on Wednesday testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, asking lawmakers to support legislation that would allow consumers to file product liability lawsuits in state courts if the Supreme Court rules in favor of so-called pre-emption, CongressDaily reports (Edney, CongressDaily, 5/15).... A 5-Year Follow-up Study Of Asymptomatic Men With Testicular Microlithiasis - UroToday.com - This study has designed to assess the risk of testicular malignancy is patients with known microlithiasis. It is a follow-up study to the 2001 prospective screening study previously published by the authors which established the prevalence of testicular microlithiasis to be 5.6% in a healthy asymptomatic population of Army volunteers (18 to 35 years old).... Complications Of Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy In Potential Candidates For Active Monitoring - UroToday.com - Active monitoring with delayed intervention for prostate cancer (CaP) is an increasingly utilized strategy. However, due to a stage shift migration, men are now diagnosed with much earlier and perhaps more indolent CaP. In the online version of Urology, Dr. Stacy Loeb and associates of Dr.... Chronic Pelvic Pain And Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Both Sexes: Analysis Of 2749 Participants Of An Urban Health Screening Project - UroToday.com - Symptoms of chronic pelvic pain are evident in both sexes, though the underlying causes are poorly understood. Former chronic abacterial prostatitis (NIH IIIa/b), now named chronic pelvic pain syndrome and interstitial cystitis, now bladder pain syndrome may share etiologic factors leading to similar symptoms in different sexes.... Hidden Heart Condition Increases The Risk Of Death In Patients Waiting For Kidney Transplants - An often asymptomatic condition systolic dysfunction, or decreased pumping of the heart poses an increased risk of death for patients on kidney transplant waiting lists, according to a study appearing in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).... Drug Therapy To Bolster Immune System Cells Found Effective Toward Childhood Cancer - Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a possible approach to therapy that may make cancer cells more sensitive to attack by immune system cells while making the immune system cells more powerful.... Researcher Finds An SOS Response To Cancer Causing Agents - University of Saskatchewan microbiologist Wei Xiao has found a way to trigger a protein combination called 9-1-1 that sends an SOS signal for cells to fight cancer-causing agents such as industrial toxins, ultraviolet radiation, and X-rays.... Study Takes A Step Toward Better Defining Fatigue - In an effort to better define and ultimately address fatigue more effectively, a qualitative study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified three primary themes loss of strength or energy, major effects of fatigue and associated sensations - among patients being treated with standard radiation therapy.... Experts Agree: Vaccines Give Health Care A Needed Shot In The Arm - Vaccines will play a growing role in global public health, but controversies may impede their progress. That was the conclusion of four international experts at a symposium sponsored by University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, the fifth in a series on the future of health care.... Celebrex Shows Benefit In First-of-Its-Kind Lung Cancer Chemoprevention Trial - Celecoxib, the anti-inflammatory medication also known by the trade name Celebrex, has proven to be safe and reduces a specific proliferation measurement of precancerous lesions in the lung, according to a study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.... Novel Enzyme Inhibitor Paves Way For New Cancer Drug - Combining natural organic atoms with metal complexes, scientists at The Wistar Institute have developed a new type of enzyme inhibitor capable of blocking a biochemical pathway that plays a key role in cancer development.... IDM Pharma Announces Updated Data From Mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) Compassionate Access Program - IDM Pharma, Inc. (the Company) (Nasdaq: IDMI) announced the presentation of updated data from a compassionate access program evaluating mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) in patients with lung metastases as a result of the progression of osteosarcoma, a rare and often fatal bone tumor that typically affects children and young adults.... Novavax Completes Enrollment In Phase I/IIa Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial - Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced that it has completed enrollment in the Phase I/IIa study of its pandemic influenza vaccine including a total of approximately 230 subjects. Favorable interim results from the first phase of the study, which included dose-escalation in 70 healthy adult volunteers, were reported in December 2007.... VIA Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In Phase 2 Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Trial - VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIAP), a biotechnology company focused on the development of compounds for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, announced that it has completed patient enrollment in its acute coronary syndrome (ACS) study. The ACS study is one of three Phase 2 trials investigating VIA-2291, the company's lead product candidate in cardiovascular disease.... Cerenis Therapeutics Completes Phase I Clinical Trial Of CER-002 For Treatment Of Cardiovascular Disease - Cerenis Therapeutics SA (Cerenis), a privately held pharmaceutical company developing HDL-related compounds for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, announced that it has completed a Phase I clinical trial for CER-002, one of the company's lead product candidates.... Terguride Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Ergonex Pharma announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to Terguride for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Terguride is currently being evaluated for PAH in a pivotal Phase II trial in Europe.... Azor(TM) Reduces Blood Pressure In Difficult To Treat Special Populations - Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., announced that data presented at the American Society of Hypertension's Twenty- Third Annual Scientific Meeting (ASH 2008) in New Orleans demonstrated that the powerful combination drug AZOR(TM) (amlodipine and olmesartan medoxomil) safely and effectively helped patients across several major subpopulations lower their blood pressure (BP).... Schering-Plough Highlights PEGINTRON(TM) And Boceprevir Hepatitis C Data Presentations At Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting - Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP), a leader in advancing the science and treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, announced that data from several clinical studies with PEGINTRON(TM) (peginterferon alfa-2b) and REBETOL(R) (ribavirin, USP) combination therapy, as well a... Release Of Cytopia Abstract For CYT997 Oral Presentation At American Society Of Clinical Oncology - Cytopia Limited (ASX: CYT) announced that the abstract for its upcoming oral presentation on CYT997 at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) will be accessible to the public via ASCO's website (http://www.asco.org) from 9pm on Thursday 15 May (US EDT).... Poniard To Present Clinical Data From Picoplatin Trials In Multiple Tumor Types At American Society Of Clinical Oncology 2008 Annual Meeting - Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, announced that the Company will present data from three clinical trials of picoplatin, in various tumor types and combinations, at poster sessions during the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) at McCormick Place in Chicago.... Eribulin Mesylate Demonstrated Anti-Tumor Activity In Heavily Pretreated Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer - The investigational chemotherapeutic agent eribulin mesylate (E7389) demonstrated activity in a heavily pretreated population of women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, according to results of a multi-center Phase II clinical trial.... Expansion Of USDA BioPreferred Program Presents Significant Opportunities For Industrial Biotechnology Companies - The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized three rules designating new categories of biobased products as eligible for BioPreferred purchasing by all federal agencies and contractors.... CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine - People age 60 and older should be vaccinated against shingles, or herpes zoster, a condition often marked by debilitating chronic pain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended. CDC recommends a single dose of the zoster vaccine, Zostavax, for adults 60 years of age and older even if they have had a prior episode of shingles.... International Diabetes Federation Grant Supports Diabetes Screening And Prevention Program In Vietnam - The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) BRIDGES translational research grant program will fund a pilot study in Vietnam to increase opportunities for screenings for people at high-risk for getting type 2 diabetes and promote a program designed to motivate people to develop a healthy lifestyle.The National Hospital of Endocrinology (NHOE) will launch the study in Vinh City, Vietnam.... Veterinarians, Pediatricians And Postal Workers Team Up To Reduce Incidence Of Dog Bites, USA - There are very few public health crises that can truly be cured by public awareness and education but dog bites are one of them. There are 4. 7 million people bitten by dogs every year, and this suffering, injury, disability and mortality is completely unnecessary. It's up to people, not dogs, to stop dog bites.... AVMA Declares Preliminary Victory On Farm Bill Provisions - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) declared a preliminary victory on several key provisions included in the Farm Bill, applauding Congress and pledging to continue working toward the implementation of unresolved initiatives.Reaching final negotiation in a joint U.S.... Canada, BC, Vancouver Working Together To Find Treatment Solutions For Residents Of Vancouver's Downtown East Side - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health was joined by City of Vancouver Mayor Mr. Sam Sullivan to announce new treatment services that will help to treat individuals living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.... Manufacturer Removes Remaining Stocks Of Trasylol - Background: On Nov. 5, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. agreed to an FDA-requested marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery. At that time, preliminary results from a Canadian study suggested an increased risk for death compared to two other drugs used to control bleeding.... Sunbed Regulations Useless Says Scottish Parliament Health Committee - A health committee of the Scottish parliament said the regulations covering sunbeds and tanning machines offered for public use in commercial parlours are "useless" and do not protect the public, after reviewing evidence from the industry, environmental health and medical research.... Ge Healthcare IT Takes Top For Klas And Md Buyline Ranking - GE Healthcare IT, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and a leading provider of clinical, financial and administrative information technology solutions, announced its Centricity� PACS-IW (formerly Dynamic Imaging IntegradWeb� PACS) products have been ranked number one by KLAS and MD Buyline.... Copyright © 2008, Curse Buster Sound. All Rights Reserved. |