Last week, the Centers for Disease Control released a report on HIV/AIDS diagnoses between 2001 and 2006 . The data revealed that HIV diagnoses rose over 12 percent annually among MSM – that’s males having sex with males – in the 13 to 24 age group. Among all MSM, HIV/AIDS diagnoses are up over 8 percent during that time period (an estimated 1.5 percent annually).
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We sometimes treat them like second-class citizens. Or do we? Certainly smokers hate it when we force them out into the cold for a butt. Here in Michigan, we’re thinking about restricting smoking in a lot of public places. There benefits are supposed to accrue to three groups: the smokers themselves, their co-workers who are exposed to second-hand smoke, and the public, who pays more for hea...... [Show More]
Ok, so it’s a NOT so wordless Wednesday here at A Frog In My Soup, but what was I to do when I had a picture of these two cute little Flu Shot Poster boys of mine but needed to write a post reminding everyone to get a flu shot??? Voila, combo post!!
Just Cuz You Need to Know (LOL)! According to my 10 year old know-it-all (seriously, he thinks he knows it all!) … a...... [Show More]
Doctors in Nebraska misdiagnosed an elderly woman who was afflicted by E. coli O157:H7 and have refused to change the cause of death on her death certificate, according to a lawsuit filed by family members.
Nebraska state epidemiologist Dr. Tom Safranek told the Omaha World-Herald newspaper that he is certain 81-year-old Ruby Trautz was sickened in August 2006 from eating spinach that was c...... [Show More]
Open this diary to read today’s news and to see a summary of yesterday’s news.
New Stories for Today:
India: Assam on alert after bird flu spreads to new areas
India: Authorities prepare to cull thousands of chickens in Assam
"The Broad-Spectrum Treatment of Biological Weapons and Emerging Pandemic Threats Report" released by Aethlon Medical (press rele...... [Show More]
Domestic violence comes to work, whether executives realize it or not. Instead of firing employees who are abusers’ targets , some corporations in the US and elsewhere have instituted formal policies and programs to mitigate the impact of domestic violence, or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), on workplaces. Initiatives aim to inform employees about what constitutes domestic v...... [Show More]
Open this diary to read today’s news and to see a summary of yesterday’s news. Summary of News for December 1, 2008
India
• Bird flu outbreak in India’s Assam state, 40,000 poultry culled ( Link )
United Kingdom
• & nbsp;Scien tists plan ’Big Brother’ flu experiment ( Link )
Taiwan
• Make health a ...... [Show More]
I just sneezed four times, and my nose won’t stop running, so I guess it’s too late for me— but maybe you can still dodge the cold bullet this winter. While no legitimate cure for the common cold exists (despite the claims of some ), some common-sense advice may help you avoid the two to four colds we can each expect every year.
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More than 500,000 people have died from Aids-related illnesses in the US in the last 27 years - but has Aids really changed the country? The actor Paul Michael Glaser, who presents a Radio 2 documentary on the subject on Tuesday, has no doubt it has had a tremendous impact at a personal level. Best known as Starsky in the long-running television show "Starsky & Hutch," G...... [Show More]
links for 20081201 Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Dec 02 2008 05:00:51
The Economic Blame Game - Acton Institute PowerBlog
(tags: article editorial economics theology )
Hands on with an Eee PC netbook | Editors' Notes | Macworld
(tags: article technology )
America's Other Auto Industry - WSJ.com
it appears the United Auto Workers are killing Detroit. Let's not print money to keep that going.
(tags: ar...... [Show More]
When it comes to routine screening for HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommend that all patients under 64 be routinely tested for HIV, except in rare cases where the patient’s population carries the virus at rates less than 0.1 percent. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends routine HIV testing for any patient who engages in behavio...... [Show More]
hiv and pets Post Source: intipersonals.com Posted: Dec 01 2008 22:07:55
The United States Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has some great advice for people with HIV/AIDS living with pets: Don’t give them up! Your cats, dogs, birds, or other pets will not catch the virus from you, and they cannot spread the disease to others.
However there are some common-sense precautions that you should take to avoid catching other illness...... [Show More]
Stay healthy this winter and learn the best ways to avoid contracting the flu this season. Dr. Woodard welcomes infectious disease expert, Dr. Jay Butler and immunization program director, Laurel Wood from of the Alaska Division of Public Health to discuss the virus commonly know as “the flu,” or influenza. Distinguish what’s myth versus fact concerning the flu, its prevent...... [Show More]
World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals with an opportunity to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic.
In 2007, the estimated number of persons living with HIV worldwide...... [Show More]
world aids day Post Source: www.pheedo.com Posted: Dec 01 2008 17:52:15
HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic for more than 27 years. Most of today’s youth have never known a world without it. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published national HIV incidence (new infections) that showed much higher numbers that previous estimates. The time is now. Together, we can prevent the spread of this pandemic – through awareness, ...... [Show More]
world aids day 2008 Post Source: slanttruth.com Posted: Dec 01 2008 17:51:35
Today marks the 20th anniversary of World Aids Day , a day for spreading awareness about the global Aids epidemic. Currently, 33 million people around the world are living with HIV/AIDS and over 2 million people died in 2007 due to AIDS. In The United States, the Center for Disease Control is quite blunt about the epidemic .
In the United States, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis for ...... [Show More]
...d full lives.
People who are HIV+ deserve to be treated with love, respect, support and acceptance as all people do. If anyone wants more info on transmission, there is great information here: www.cdc.go v/hiv/reso urces/fact sheets/tra nsmission. htm and here: www.thewel lproject.o rg/en_US/H IV_The_Bas ics/
If you are interested in learning how to sponsor an HIV+ orphan, please visit www.ahopef orchildren .org...... [Show More]
...re more likely to have higher exposure estimates. From the National Center for Health Statistics.
Linkage of the 3rd National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to Air Quality Data...... [Show More]
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Elizabeth Glaser Foundation
Injuryboard on AIDS drugs Â
VOA audio version of the interview , Dr. Denis Tindyebwa
InjuryBoard on Leukemia Â
InjuryBoard on HIV/AIDS Drugs Â
InjuryBoard HIV News Â
CDC on HIV AIDS Prevention Â
CDC: 250,000 Americans Are Unaware They Are HIV-Positive Â
The Lancet on retroviral therapy (...... [Show More]
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