Tag: "rethinking" at medical news

Ruling On Non Disclosure Of HIV Positive Status Is Not Ethical

...e judgment is based on prevailing laws, which need rethinking on the part of lawmakers. Neither the partner nor, in the worst case scenario, the child, can be put at such great risk when scientists and governments are trying their best to control the HIV menace at a global level. Nelson Mandela has said very a...

HIV Infection Rates on the Rise in Victoria

... was a real wake-up call. The health officials are rethinking about their policies after infection rates soared. The majority of new victims are gay men between 35 and 45 years old. Brent Allan, who runs counseling services for HIV-positive people, said that the rise in infection is due to the development an...

AIDS testing gets support from Bill Clinton

...alists he said, "I think there needs to be a total rethinking of this testing position in the AIDS community and a real push for this. Now we can save people's lives and we can reduce the stigma. There is no way we are going to reduce the spread of this epidemic without more testing because 90 percent of the pe...

Doctors ruminate over organ removal principles

... success rate of transplant surgeries, doctors are rethinking on the guidelines for organ removal. Now, The Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC) is deliberating //over the permission for medical procedures to be conducted on patients who are brain-dead and on the ventilator, with a motive to remove organs ...

Standards of Home Care for Elderly Needs Change

... of the quality of care. The report called for a rethinking of the way services were offered, so that the people were given more choice. Dame Denise said: "It is critical that those who commission and provide home care services listen to what people say they want and value. Failure to listen to what people ...

Fish Intake Linked to Higher IQ in Offspring

...be consumed in the US. The results may require a rethinking of current recommendations, and add to a growing body of science that suggests that the benefits of regular fish intake outweigh the risks. However, fears about dwindling fish stocks and the presence of pollutants have pushed some academia and indu...

Drug Surveillance System Needs to Be Fixed

...to be fixed, he says. This will require systematic rethinking of the existing regulatory and funding processes, and expediting changes currently in the pipeline. In the meantime, doctors will need to revisit the indication for the drug on a case by case basis, bearing in mind that several alternatives are che...

Beer Bashes of Teens Spinning Out of Control in US

...ho once bragged about hosting teen drinkers may be rethinking their stance, Rochford says. Or at least 'they're keeping a low profile.' Ideas are trickling in - such as no-cut athletics (to keep high school students from having any free time for crime) and a coffeehouse teens can call their own (to get them h...

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