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Community worker assisting with polio campaign in Pakistan shot, killed

In a statement on Saturday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said "a local community worker who helped an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan has been shot and killed in Karachi -- days after two of its staff were injured in a shooting in the city," the Associated Press reports.

24 Jul 2012

New York Times examines debate surrounding China's family planning laws

The New York Times reports that "recent reports of women being coerced into late-term abortions by local officials have thrust China's population control policy into the spotlight and ignited an outcry among policy advisers and scholars who are seeking to push central officials to fundamentally change or repeal a law that penalizes families for having more than one child."

24 Jul 2012

New FDA guidelines on HIV And TB drug doses may not apply to African and Asian patients

In January, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new guidelines on dosing of an HIV medication used to treat people infected with both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) because of a potential interaction between two of the main drugs used to treat each disease.

24 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 24, 2012

Today's headlines include news from the campaign season as well as reports from the international AIDS conference currently taking place in Washington, D.C.

24 Jul 2012

Associated Press examines HIV/AIDS in Uganda, effects of PEPFAR funding

The Associated Press on Saturday examined the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda, where "[a] new government report says the prevalence of HIV in this East African nation increased from 6.4 percent in 2004 to 7.3 percent in 2011, a shocking statistic for a country once praised for its global leadership in controlling AIDS."

24 Jul 2012

Premature babies more likely to survive in high-level NICUs than previously reported

Premature babies are more likely to survive when they are born in high-level neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) than in hospitals without such facilities, and this benefit is considerably larger than previously reported.

24 Jul 2012

Cost of HIV drugs cost less than previous thought, Clinton Foundation study says

"Lack of money can no longer be considered a reason -- or an excuse -- for failing to treat all those with HIV who need drugs to stay alive, following game-changing work about to be published by the Clinton Foundation that shows the real cost is four times less than previously thought," the Guardian reports.

24 Jul 2012

Michigan High School Athletic Association, U-M collaborate to offer free concussion education

Required online rules meetings for Michigan high school coaches this fall will include a concussion education module from U-M's Michigan NeuroSport and Pediatric Trauma Program at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

24 Jul 2012

International Antiviral Society-USA calls for treatment for all who test HIV-positive

"An international group of scientists on Sunday called for all adults who test positive for HIV to be treated with antiretroviral drugs right away rather than waiting for their immune systems to weaken," Agence France-Presse reports.

24 Jul 2012

UCSD Health System's hospitals and facilities ranked among 'Health Care's Most Wired'

University of California, San Diego Health System's hospitals and facilities are among "Health Care's Most Wired," according to the 14th annual survey conducted by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.

24 Jul 2012

Weekend events discuss AIDS issues ahead of international conference in Washington

Noting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for an AIDS-free generation last November in a speech at the National Institutes of Health, GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog reports on a discussion held Saturday at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), during which "several AIDS experts and U.S. officials gave their views on what it meant to reach an AIDS-free generation -- and when it would happen."

24 Jul 2012

NIDA announces recipients of 2012 Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced the recipients of the 2012 Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research. The three scientists, Drs. David Smith, Samuel Friedman and Jeremy Luban, will each receive $500,000 per year for five years to support their research.

24 Jul 2012

U.S. legislators appeal to U.N. to take greater role in addressing Haiti's cholera outbreak

"U.S. legislators are appealing to the United Nations to take a greater role in addressing Haiti's cholera outbreak, now in its third year and which has left thousands dead," Inter Press Service reports. "In a letter addressed to U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice, 104 U.S. members of Congress urged Rice to help step up U.N. concern over the outbreak," the news service writes.

24 Jul 2012

Implementing population level changes could avoid up to 50% of deaths from CVD

Up to 50% of deaths from cardiovascular disease in Europe could be avoided by implementing population level changes such as taxation and regulation of advertising. Population level prevention will produce greater impacts on CVD than individualised approaches, according to the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

24 Jul 2012

Global Humanitarian Assistance Report says 38% of U.N. appeals went unfunded in 2011

Though the level of humanitarian needs in 2011 was lower than the previous year, "38 percent of appeals for financing made by the U.N. went unmet," according to the Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) Report 2012," the Guardian reports.

24 Jul 2012

Corporate leaders call on 46 countries to lift travel restrictions for people living with HIV

Two dozen corporate leaders on Sunday signed a statement calling on 46 countries to lift restrictions on travelers who are living with HIV because the policies are discriminatory and bad for business, VOA's "Breaking News" blog reports.

24 Jul 2012

Rep. Burgess offers bill to extend Medicare doc pay another year; House panel approves more pediatric residencies

The measure on Medicare reimbursements to physicians would put off a dramatic rate cut scheduled to take effect next year.

24 Jul 2012

AIDS medical textbook designed specifically for patients and doctors in resource-poor regions

Warner C. Greene, MD, who directs virology and immunology research at the Gladstone Institutes, has joined with other global AIDS experts to release a locally affordable version of the world's leading AIDS medical textbook. Designed specifically for regions that today are hardest hit by the disease, this new text is the latest weapon in a growing arsenal aimed at curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS worldwide.

24 Jul 2012

New insights into physical demands of surfing

Want to train to become a competitive surfer? You'll need high endurance for paddling with bursts of high-intensity activity and short recovery times, according to a study in the August issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

24 Jul 2012

Calif. Medi-Cal payments could be hurting patient access; Kansas Medicaid struggles with waiting lists for developmentally disabled

Shortcomings are examined in programs in California, where low reimbursements are discouraging doctors, and Kansas, where there's a large waiting list for developmentally disabled care.

24 Jul 2012

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Community worker assisting with polio campaign in Pakistan shot, killed

New York Times examines debate surrounding China's family planning laws

New FDA guidelines on HIV And TB drug doses may not apply to African and Asian patients

First Edition: July 24, 2012

Associated Press examines HIV/AIDS in Uganda, effects of PEPFAR funding

Premature babies more likely to survive in high-level NICUs than previously reported

Cost of HIV drugs cost less than previous thought, Clinton Foundation study says

Michigan High School Athletic Association, U-M collaborate to offer free concussion education

International Antiviral Society-USA calls for treatment for all who test HIV-positive

UCSD Health System's hospitals and facilities ranked among 'Health Care's Most Wired'

Weekend events discuss AIDS issues ahead of international conference in Washington

NIDA announces recipients of 2012 Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research

U.S. legislators appeal to U.N. to take greater role in addressing Haiti's cholera outbreak

Implementing population level changes could avoid up to 50% of deaths from CVD

Global Humanitarian Assistance Report says 38% of U.N. appeals went unfunded in 2011

Corporate leaders call on 46 countries to lift travel restrictions for people living with HIV

Rep. Burgess offers bill to extend Medicare doc pay another year; House panel approves more pediatric residencies

AIDS medical textbook designed specifically for patients and doctors in resource-poor regions

New insights into physical demands of surfing

Calif. Medi-Cal payments could be hurting patient access; Kansas Medicaid struggles with waiting lists for developmentally disabled

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