They want condoms for school kids and prisoners, public money for needle-exchange programs, health care for everyone with HIV and prevention campaigns that aren’t anti-sex.
After a decade-long lull, AIDS activists are reviving their fight.
This time, they’re pushing for a science-based plan from the Obama administration targeting a disease that still kills more than 14,000 Americans each year.
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“A good friend of mine who was the head of the Illinois department of public health designed this wonderful program targeting black men, where health information was provided through barbershops. The idea was that black men underutilize doctors and don’t talk about health much. But they go to the barbershop, and that’s where they kind of let loose. The department designed programs where clinics at different barbershops would provide various health Read the rest of this entry »
According to Rabbi, his family’s ordeal began earlier this month when they decided to come to California at the urging of his sister, Dr. Nasima Begum of La Habra. Begum, an infectious disease specialist who works in West Covina, said she notified Rabbi that their father’s health had worsened and that he had been hospitalized for a day because of a bad fall just before Christmas.
“Our father’s health is so unstable. He needs oxygen 24 hours a day,” Read the rest of this entry »
“The FDA informed Takeda that it will require an additional three months
to complete the review of the TAK-390MR NDA,” said Dean Sundberg, senior vice
president, regulatory affairs at Takeda Global Research and Development Center,
Inc. “Takeda has been very responsive to all questions posed during the review
cycle. Such dialogue between a sponsor company and the FDA is common during
the review of any NDA. The FDA needs this time to review the Read the rest of this entry »
study of undergraduates, 5 percent of respondents said they had
like Ritalin, Adderall, or Concerta without a prescription in the past six months; 90 percent of those respondents said they used the drug to help them study, as opposed to nonacademic uses like “to get high.”
Seventy percent of those who used the drug to study found it effective, despite nearly a quarter experiencing side effects like loss of appetite or difficulty sleeping. Inside Read the rest of this entry »
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Center for Women’s Health at Oregon Health & Science University will offer more than 100 free cervical cancer screening appointments to women in the Portland metropolitan area on Friday, Oct. 3, from 4 p.m to 8 p.m. in its third cervical and breast cancer prevention event.
Beginning Friday, Sept. 12, at 9 a.m., women can make an appointment for a free screening by calling (503) 346-1212.
This event aims to promote regular Read the rest of this entry »
Former Overweight Police Officer Loses 56 Pounds Of Fat In Just 9 Weeks!
Former Maine cop Shawn Lebrun sheds 56 pounds of fat and gains 18 pounds of muscle. Just 9 weeks later, Shawn enters a natural bodybuilding contest. As a result, Shawn starts an online personal training company and has now helped over 48,000 men and women get in shape.
Lewiston, ME (
) September 16, 2008 — Former Maine cop Shawn Lebrun sheds 56 pounds of fat and gains Read the rest of this entry »
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Narcotics agents arrested a San Jose man this month suspected of supplying South County gang members with methamphetamine to sell on the streets, authorities reported Friday.
Authorities were tipped off to Ruben Lozano Hurtado’s alleged drug dealing late last year during “Operation Red Bull,” according to Rich Westphal, commander of Santa Cruz County Narcotics Enforcement Team.
Hurtado, 39, was arrested Oct. 16 at his home in northeast San Jose. Read the rest of this entry »
Soon, everywhere you turn, someone will hold up a platter and offer you something they swear is the most delicious treat ever.
But what if you have dietary limitations like diabetes, celiac disease, kidney disease or food allergies?
Calculating your way through a simple holiday meal, let alone party, can be next to impossible, and the wrong choices could potentially prove deadly.
Thorough nutritional knowledge is vital during the holidays if Read the rest of this entry »