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U.S. Government supports ICPD; next five years crucial to meet reproductive healthcare goals

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a major speech today to mark the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Her strong message showed top-level U.S. Government support for the ICPD and other such UN goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, by 2015.

9 Jan 2010

SeraCare Life Sciences launches new products to aid discovery and development of drugs and diagnostics

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. announced today that the Company has added five new, differentiated products to its portfolio to meet the needs of SeraCare’s growing customer base in the life sciences industry.

9 Jan 2010

PEPFAR's second five-year phase will strengthen healthcare systems

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, has praised the recent announcement that the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will increase its emphasis over the next five years on strengthening health systems in developing countries.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 9 Jan 2010

Recent releases in Global Health

A Lancet Comment examines the "grossly insufficient" progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing under-5 child mortality. "Accelerated progress can be achieved, even in the poorest environments, through: integrated, evidence-driven, and community-based programmes that focus on addressing the major causes of death, including pneumonia, diarrhoea, newborn disorders, malaria, HIV, and undernutrition; reaching the unreached with a basic package of interventions at large scale and achieving coverage with equity; and using data for action and advocacy," the comment concludes (You et al., 1/9).

9 Jan 2010

Health and development groups applaud Clinton speech; call for action

A broad coalition of organizations representing millions of Americans applauded today's statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the United States unequivocally supports the worldwide consensus that achieving universal access to reproductive health is critical for individual health, family well-being, broader economic development and a healthy planet.

9 Jan 2010

AHF launches national cross country HIV testing tour in Oregon

AHF’s ‘Testing America’ Tour, a six month, 48 state national cross country HIV testing tour, will visit Portland, Oregon for a testing event in Pioneer Courthouse Square from 10am to 3pm Saturday January 9th during the city’s fourth annual health week.

9 Jan 2010

Also in global health news: Museveni on Uganda anti-gay bill; Zambia, India on collaboration; media examines water issues; Southern Sudan conflict

The Associated Press reports that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that the anti-gay bill to be considered late next month or early March by the country's parliament "is too harsh and [he] has encouraged his ruling National Resistance Movement Party to overturn the death sentence provision. Several lawmakers have agreed and say they will push to remove the statute."

9 Jan 2010

Critically ill children with flu-like symptoms should be treated preemptively with antiviral medications

Lessons learned from the first 13 children at Johns Hopkins Children's Center to become critically ill from the H1N1 virus show that although all patients survived, serious complications developed quickly, unpredictably, with great variations from patient to patient and with serious need for vigilant monitoring and quick treatment adjustments.

8 Jan 2010

Scientists and clinicians address diagnosis and treatment for autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases

Autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases are a major health issue. The National Institutes of Health reports that up to 23.5 million Americans are afflicted. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association reports the number is closer to 50 million. Scientists and clinicians at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston can address the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, as well as the latest advances in research.

8 Jan 2010

Pharmaceutical companies working on nearly 100 life-changing medicines for HIV/AIDS

Medical News Today recently reported that America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are working on nearly 100 life-changing medicines for diseases affecting people with HIV/AIDS, according to a new report released by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).

8 Jan 2010

King Center to host second annual 'Health and Wellness Forum'

The King Center announced that it will officially launch the 2010 MLK Birthday Observance on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 by hosting and co-sponsoring its second annual “Health and Wellness Forum.” It is being co-sponsored by a $50,000 grant from Aetna, which also funded last year’s inaugural program.

8 Jan 2010

Researchers discover rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules

University of Michigan researchers have discovered the rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules, rules that are based not on complex chemical interactions but simply on geometry.

8 Jan 2010

Young men with HIV infection have coronary atherosclerotic plaques: MGH study

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found that relatively young men with longstanding HIV infection and minimal cardiac risk factors had significantly more coronary atherosclerotic plaques - some involving serious arterial blockage - than did uninfected men with similar cardiovascular risk.

8 Jan 2010

Opinions: Uganda anti-gay bill; Clinton's foreign policy speech; PEPFAR

A Washington Post editorial calles anti-gay legislation currently under consideration in Uganda "an atrocity." The authors of the editorial write that under the legislation, "anyone convicted of 'aggravated homosexuality,' which could mean someone who is HIV-positive and is intimate with another person of the same sex, could 'suffer death.'"

7 Jan 2010

Additional birth weight decreases risk of developing tuberculosis later in life

Researchers at the University of Michigan looked at how much protection additional birth weight added against developing the disease years later. They found that every 1.1 pounds of birth weight decreases the risk of developing tuberculosis later by 46 percent among identical twins.

7 Jan 2010

America Abroad Media examines global response to HIV/AIDS epidemic

America Abroad Media examines the HIV/AIDS policies of some countries and NGOs as well as efforts to prevent the spread of HIV.

7 Jan 2010

Study suggests why circumcised men less likely to become infected with HIV

A PLoS One study published Tuesday sheds new light on why men who have been circumcised are less likely to become infected with HIV, ANI/Times of India reports (1/6).

7 Jan 2010

NEH awards Challenge Grant to The Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health

The National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) has awarded a Challenge Grant to The Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

7 Jan 2010

Goosby outlines PEPFAR's strategy to strengthen health systems in Reuters interview

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby on Tuesday in an interview with Reuters discussed how as part of its new strategy PEPFAR will aim to "to transform healthcare in some of the world's poorest countries," the news agency writes.

7 Jan 2010

Antiretroviral therapy improves health outcomes for HIV patients

High antiretroviral therapy adherence, which has been shown to be a major predictor of HIV disease progression and survival, is now associated with lower health care costs, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

7 Jan 2010

HIV 1 News and Research

U.S. Government supports ICPD; next five years crucial to meet reproductive healthcare goals

SeraCare Life Sciences launches new products to aid discovery and development of drugs and diagnostics

PEPFAR's second five-year phase will strengthen healthcare systems

Recent releases in Global Health

Health and development groups applaud Clinton speech; call for action

AHF launches national cross country HIV testing tour in Oregon

Also in global health news: Museveni on Uganda anti-gay bill; Zambia, India on collaboration; media examines water issues; Southern Sudan conflict

Critically ill children with flu-like symptoms should be treated preemptively with antiviral medications

Scientists and clinicians address diagnosis and treatment for autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases

Pharmaceutical companies working on nearly 100 life-changing medicines for HIV/AIDS

King Center to host second annual 'Health and Wellness Forum'

Researchers discover rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules

Young men with HIV infection have coronary atherosclerotic plaques: MGH study

Opinions: Uganda anti-gay bill; Clinton's foreign policy speech; PEPFAR

Additional birth weight decreases risk of developing tuberculosis later in life

America Abroad Media examines global response to HIV/AIDS epidemic

Study suggests why circumcised men less likely to become infected with HIV

NEH awards Challenge Grant to The Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health

Goosby outlines PEPFAR's strategy to strengthen health systems in Reuters interview

Antiretroviral therapy improves health outcomes for HIV patients

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