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Medical,Health News and Articles (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
As delegates gather at the International AIDS Conference (3-8 August), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank today address the pressing global debate around health systems and initiatives in specific aspects of health, nutrition and population. Critics claim that disease-specific initiatives are eroding already weak health systems, while others assert that weak health [...]
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Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Enough is enough with Clement and his stumbles at the AIDS conference he's attending this week. The Conservatives, for what appear to be reasons of public opinion, have decided to buck the World Health Organization on the question of harm-reduction measures to fight HIV and AIDS. Ignoring the science and health considerations in favour of what the Canadian public is "comfortable" with would seem to...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal body that regulates food and drug safety, announced this week that it had strengthened policies and procedures, such as those governing conflict of interest, for FDA advisory committees: the independent national and global experts that make recommendations to the bureau on decisions about complex medical and scientific issues.
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CathiefromCanada (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
The Conservative government continues to be stupid about the Vancouver safe injection site . ... the World Health Organization issued a new guide for countries on how to best tackle the epidemic of HIV-AIDS that strongly endorsed a broad array of harm-reduction measures, including safe-injection sites. [Canadian minister of health] Mr. Clement said that it is up to each country to decide what measures...
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Junkfood Science (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
The BMIs that have been deemed by the World Health Organization as ‘healthy’ among Asians actually put people at higher risks for premature death, found Japanese researchers. WHO recommends that Asians maintain lower BMIs than Western populations, less than 23 kg/m2. But national health statistics, from the NIPPON DATA80 Study of Japanese men and women followed for 19 years, found "no support
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Market Wire - Media and Entertainment: Information Services (Free subscription) | yesterday
SEATTLE, WA (MARKET WIRE) The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, has collaborated with Healia Communities (www.healia.com), a free online health community that enables people to get personal support for their health decisions from peers and experienced health professionals. The new collaboration gives the ADA's diabetes...
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday
The federal health minister repeated his opposition to safe injection sites at an international AIDS conference this week, in contrast to the World Health Organization's supportive stance on the harm reduction approach.
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Health - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
What is the best way to set up an AIDS testing clinic? Which are the best drugs to give to people infected with HIV? The World Health Organization released a one-stop guidebook on Tuesday to help low- and middle-income countries seeking to battle the pandemic....
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welcome to 1031 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Home | National | World | Business | Sports | Opinions | Arts | Technology | Travel | Health | Auto Wednesday, August 6, 2008 TOP STORIES Clement's Insite attack leaves WHO red-faced 150 Comments at International AIDS Conference in Mexico City come as World Health Organization strongly endorses safe injection sites like Vancouver's 1:00 AM 150 'Please kill me,' accused pleads New details have emerged...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Navin Ramgoolam announced in Parliament yesterday that "Subutex" will soon be reclassified as a dangerous drug despite the "reservations expressed by the World Health Organization".
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Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What is the best way to set up an AIDS testing clinic? Which are the best drugs to give to people infected with HIV? The World Health Organization released a one-stop guidebook on Tuesday to help low- and middle-income countries seeking to battle the pandemic.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved this year's seasonal flu vaccine, including new strains that are likely to be circulating in the US; the agency released the news on its website Tuesday. The vaccines will be made by six manufacturers: CSL Limited, Afluria. GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Fluarix. ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec, FluLaval.
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday
Comments at International AIDS Conference in Mexico City come as World Health Organization strongly endorses safe injection sites like Vancouver's
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Medical,Health News and Articles (Free subscription) | yesterday
Devices/Technology With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is increased urgency to develop safe and cost-effective circumcision services. [...]
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - What is the best way to set up an AIDS testing clinic? Which are the best drugs to give to people infected with HIV? The World Health Organization released a one-stop guidebook on Tuesday to help low- and middle-income countries seeking to battle the pandemic.
