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XVI International AIDS Conference To Be Held In Toronto In August

...and the development in the social sciences and the political climate around the world. It was explained that some of the top topics that would be given priority would include new data on the origins of HIV-1, as to how certain populations tend to avoid infection despite exposure to HIV, the relationship betwee...

FDA Decision To Reject Plan B Made Under Political Pressure: Officials

...f us were very concerned that there were policy or political issues that came to play in the decision," Jenkins said. He deposed in a suit brought by Center for Reproductive Rights, which wants easier access for Plan B. Dr. Florence Houn, another FDA official also said that she was told by Deputy Commissioner...

NHS research under pressure, and could face ￡300 million cut, BMA warn

...view element of funding grants to continue so that political interference in research is minimised Professor R.... As far as possible, research should be free from political interferenc.”...

Need for Change in Social Norms to Prevent Spread of HIV

...ecially for women. She said, ‘Social, cultural and political factors make some people more vulnerable to HIV. If you’re a woman lacking food for your kids, sex may be the only asset you can sell. You’re not in a good position to dictate the terms. Women who are themselves monogamous may be in relations with pa...

Bush Supports Restriction to ‘Morning–After’ Pll

...t that the decision on Plan B has been delayed for political reasons has held up Von Eschenbach's nomination to...ing any concern for women's health in exchange for political expediency." The FDA said that Plan B mainly worked by blocking the release of an egg from an ovar...

Medical Admission Test Cancelled Over Leakage Reports

...ommittee's decision, however, has been welcomed by political parties. Vishnu Datt, national secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said it was a victory of the poor and meritorious students. Said Manak Agrawal, Madhya Pradesh Cong...

Monoclonal Antibody based system for Anthrax detection

...people.They died from contaminated letters sent to political and media organizations. This incident invigorated the need of quick and reliable anthrax detection tests. An immunological test that gives accurate results in minutes has been successfully developed by a team of Swiss researchers. The existing gen...

US Approves the Sale of Morning after Pill Without Prescription

...th authorities overcame years of emotionally laden political debate that pitted women's rights and advocacy groups against religious conservatives who believe use of the pill is equivalent to abortion. (Source: IANS)...

Top Indian American Doctor Dead

... and visited more than 30 countries. He also was a political aficionado and a self-described pundit. He was a member of Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham since its founding in 1976. Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Gita Mani; three children, Nithya Mani, Nishant Mani and Nandita Mani, (two brothers) an...

Fighting AIDS – a joint venture of the rich and the poor

.... Antiretroviral treatment became affordable under political pressure. Even illiterate people seem to adhere to the medical routine. According to experts, prevention of new infection starts with encouragement of people to get tested for the virus. The WHO announced in 2003 a target to bring 3 million people ...

Ad Campaign Targeting Republicans On Medicare Prescription Drug Program

...tisfaction with the plan, dulling its potency as a political issue. SAR...

Kids From Low-Income Groups Could Enhance Their Nutrition By Choosing Better After School Snacks

... suggests that with leadership and a little bit of political will, food service for kids really can be improved,' Cassady said. The UC Davis researchers focused on an after-school program called Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow, which serves some 8,000 low-income children from 44 public elementa...

Annual Conference Of Plastic Surgeons In US To Focus On The Future Of Plastic Surgery

...ine the history of plastic surgery and discuss the political and economic future of the specialty and healthcare. Opening Ceremonies will also feature the annual Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity awards honouring inspirational reconstructive plastic surgery patients for their courage and altruism. ...

Medicare Premiums to be Higher Next Year

... be deterred, thereby undermining Medicare's broad political support and its finances. Shannon Benton, executive director of the Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group with 1.2 million members said, "As healthier and wealthier seniors see their premiums rise, we fear that when that premium equals what they...

Child death reduction needs five times more funds

...he world mobilises the necessary resources and the political will, " says the Lancet's editor, Richard Horton. "This state of affairs is ironic given that MDG-4 may be the most achievable of all the MDGs," he writes in a commentary. "This goal acts as a spotlight for many neglected diseases, as well as a litmu...

Deterioration of Air Quality Affecting Children's Health

...ncrease has has listed the issue at the top of the political agenda, and the government has borne the brunt of criticisms for ignoring it. NL...

Dying for Data

...eir use suppressed by financial, sociological, and political issues--and the sheer complexity of the automation...the past 20 years. The many technical, social, and political issues are also formidable. Given the far-reaching impact such a system would have on the well-being...

Premiums for Health insurance Soar

...ealth care has little real traction right now as a political issue." The survey, which is released each year as workers begin open enrollment in health plans, is widely considered the nation's best measure of employer-based coverage. It's based on telephone interviews conducted from January to May with offici...

World's 3 out of 10 Cigarettes Smoked in China

... believes there are signs on a social as well as a political level that awareness of the dangers of smoking is beginning to hit home in China. "Fashions can change and I think we are beginning to turn a corner," she said. Source-IANS...

Iraqi’s Gripped with Insecurit

...Iraqis and 72% of Kurds agree that men make better political leaders. In addition, adherence to traditional va...s highest in terms of the rejection of atheists as political leaders. Kurdish Iraqis also exhibited internationally high levels of religiosity and adherence to t...

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