conference in Hong Kong said that the region is facing a resurgence of HIV cases among men who have sex with men that will not subside without increased government efforts, the
reports (Freeda,
, 2/19). The conference was organized in partnership with Hong Kong’s
, the
and included about 50 government officials responsible for HIV/AIDS and MSM programs, as well as other experts.
According to officials at the conference, discriminatory laws, Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The number of Americans
without health insurance could rise by almost 10 million to 54
million in a decade if lawmakers fail to quickly enact policies
that rein in costs and expand coverage, Congress’ top budget
analyst said on Wednesday.
Douglas Elmendorf, director of the non-partisan
Congressional Budget Office, told the Senate Finance Committee it
may be decades before costs savings are realized from any overhaul
of Read the rest of this entry »

The December alert, issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warned consumers not to purchase or consume 25 products claiming weight loss benefits. Of the 25 products listed in the warning, many are manufactured in or contain ingredients from China or Japan and not deemed compliant with U.S. standards. However, there are many weight management products sold over-the-counter that are compliant and clinically shown to work.
Wayne, NJ (
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07:55 PM CST on Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The clock’s ticking on 2008. Time to rid the house of corn chips and good intentions and get ready for a brand spankin’ new year.
Let’s go over the resolution list again, shall we?
No muffins. No pizza. No ice cream. No beer. No chocolate. No nitrates. No head cheese. No white rice. No T-bones.
Exercise an hour a day. Lift weights constantly. Follow Atkins. Follow South Beach. Read the rest of this entry »

During 2008 Rep. David Clark co-chaired a legislative task force on Utah’s health system, the second time in recent history that he has taken on the thankless task of examining health-system problems.
Rep. Clark, R-Santa Clara, who is the new speaker of Utah’s House of Representatives, has taken the unusual step of personally sponsoring the flagship bill among the several which emerged from the task force because, as he wrote in
on Feb. 15, he Read the rest of this entry »

. I had some great visions too… moments when the puzzle pieces of the universe seem to fit together… and in the next beat… the insights would evade me. Too soon, the high would fade and I would forget all the answers I had gleamed from the blaze of a drug induced state.
After a long stint of bleak colored hangovers and highs and lows, both becoming progressively lower, I decided to try something different. Prying my consciousness open with Read the rest of this entry »

More than one million Pennsylvanians, or 8.2 percent of the population, lack health insurance, according to state survey released today.
The survey, conducted by the state Insurance Department, shows a 7.5 increase over 2004, but insurance commissioner Joel Ario said the numbers are likely much higher now considering the employment situation has recently deteriorated.
Of those without coverage, 880,000 are adults and 140,000 children. The waiting Read the rest of this entry »

he state’s Division of Consumers Affairs has received over 80 complaints about Empire Fitness Club at 605 Washington St. in Hoboken, and 70 of those came after the club suddenly closed on Sept. 8, according to Consumer Affairs Public Information Officer Jeff Lamm.
That day, the gym posted a sign on the door: “Due to a plumbing problem, the gym is closed until 9/10/08 at 3 p.m.”
But it didn’t reopen after that – and according to the state, it won’t.
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he state’s Division of Consumers Affairs has received over 80 complaints about Empire Fitness Club at 605 Washington St. in Hoboken, and 70 of those came after the club suddenly closed on Sept. 8, according to Consumer Affairs Public Information Officer Jeff Lamm.
That day, the gym posted a sign on the door: “Due to a plumbing problem, the gym is closed until 9/10/08 at 3 p.m.”
But it didn’t reopen after that – and according to the state, it won’t.
Read the rest of this entry »

D’Zhana Simmons, a 14-year-old girl from South Carolina, was
able to leave the hospital on Wednesday after having had two transplants and
survived with artificial heart pumps, but no heart, for four months between the
transplants.
Last spring, the girl and her parents learned that she had
dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart becomes weakened and
enlarged and does not pump blood efficiently. On July 2, the girl was scheduled
for Read the rest of this entry »