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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 |
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 Today is World AIDS Day, and I just found this good news item about the US dropping its travel ban on people with HIV coming into the United States. The full removal of the ban takes effect on January 4, 2010.
Ambassador Eric Goosby, the Global AIDS Coordinator said the entry ban was originally placed into effect in 1987 when there was little information on how HIV is spread, and was then codified by Congress.
"Even after scientists had long proved that HIV/AIDS was not spread through casual contact with a person living with HIV, the entry ban remained in place. Only a handful of countries worldwide prohibit HIV-positive travelers from crossing their borders, and the United States has been the only Western country to uphold this discriminatory policy. Last year, Congress finally repealed the law mandating the travel ban, and the Obama Administration was able to remove the remaining regulatory barriers."
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Read more... [US to Lift Ban on HIV-Positive Travelers]
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Posted by Joe DeCapua, VOA News
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Saturday, 28 November 2009 |
 Senior doctors and health professionals from around the world say major health improvements would result if world leaders tackle climate change. They’ve formed the International Climate and Health Council to present their case for going green.
The health dimension in the climate change negotiations is conspicuous by its absence say international doctors and health professionals -- and it’s their duty to speak out.
Members say while politicians may fear to push for radical changes in greenhouse gas emissions, doctors are under no such constraints. The council includes colleagues from Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas and was formed in advance of next month’s major climate change conference in Copenhagen, called COP 15.
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Read more... [Climate Change Policies Will Improve Health, Say Doctors]
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Posted by Gisele Guenard
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Saturday, 28 November 2009 |
 Having worked with Multiple Sclerosis patients for many years, the recent MS Breakthrough story grabbed my attention. With family and friends suffering from MS, I started reading all I could about this possible "cure", since first coming across the news item last week . One courageous physician started it all by thinking like Albert Einstein, and he did it for the love of his then 37 year-old wife, a woman newly diagnosed with the horrible disease. Here are some highlights:
Dr. Zamboni's studies began when his beloved wife developed MS in 1995 at the age of 37.
He undertook a massive in-depth review of the literature, and modern imaging techniques such as ultrasound and MRI. His findings led him to believe that Multiple Sclerosis is not an autoimmune issue, but a vascular disease, a radical departure from current thinking.
Convinced that he was right, he performed experimental MS Breakthrough surgery on his wife.
He insisted, "I am confident that this could be a revolution for the research and diagnosis of multiple sclerosis."
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Read more... [MS Breakthrough Exactly as Albert Einstein Would Have Done It]
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Posted by bivvy
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Friday, 27 November 2009 |
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 A cup of mint tea could be as effective as an aspirin for pain relief,
according to scientists.
Research showed that the herb Hyptis crenata, known as Brazilian mint, reduced
pain as much as a soluble form of the conventional painkiller. The study was
tested on mice, which allowed researchers to rule out the placebo effect as
an explanation for its success.
In Brazil, the plant has traditionally been used to treat mild pain, including
headache, stomach ache, fevers and period pain. Until now it had never been
subjected to scientific testing.
(Continue reading in Times Online)
Photo courtesy of MorgueFile.com and kumarnm
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India had reassuring news on the HIV/AIDS front on World AIDS Day
Tuesday. The number of HIV positive people in the country had declined
by 400,000 over the last five years and new infections were down by at
least 100,000 per year.
