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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Taking HIV drugs off and on is risky report says - Seattle Times



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Taking HIV drugs off and on is risky report says
Seattle Times - 16 hours ago
By Jia-Rui Chong. Taking HIV patients off medications during periods when the disease appears to be under control is a risky - and sometimes fatal â€-reatment strategy according to a large international study published today.
Study: Taking a break from HIV drugs doubles risk of death International Herald Tribune
Death rate higher when AIDS treatment is erratic San Francisco Chronicle
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) - Financial Express - Kaiser network.org - Channel News Asia
all 164 news articles

HIV 'afflicting global workforce' - BBC News



BBC News
HIV 'afflicting global workforce'
BBC News - 1 hour ago
More than a million jobs are being lost every year from the spread of HIV/Aids research has revealed the bulk of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Big Question: What do we really know about Aids? Independent
AIDS affects economic growth Hindu
Reuters AlertNet - Times Online - Hindustan Times - The National
all 42 news articles

Death rate higher when AIDS treatment is erratic - San Francisco Chronicle



E Canada Now
Death rate higher when AIDS treatment is erratic
San Francisco Chronicle - 13 hours ago
AIDS patients who stop taking their antiviral drugs whenever blood tests show their HIV infection is under control run nearly twice the risk of dying as those who take their medication without interruption according to a large international study meant ...
HIV drug ‘holidays’ double the risk of death MSNBC
HIV drug therapy interruption doubles AIDS risk: study Channel News Asia
Forbes - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases
all 164 news articles

Abortion Pill Thwarts Breast Cancer Gene - Washington Post



E Canada Now
Abortion Pill Thwarts Breast Cancer Gene
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
By LAURAN NEERGAARD. AP. WASHINGTON -- Scientists used the abortion drug RU-486 to keep tumors at bay in mice bred with a gene destined to give them breast cancer.
Scientists use abortion pill to block breast cancer-causing gene ... Fox 12 Boise
Abortion Pill May Help Prevent Breast Cancer Washington Post
Reuters
all 183 news articles

Abortion pill thwarts breast cancer gene (AP)

Breast cancer cells are seen in an undated photo from the National Cancer Institute. The chemical compound in the abortion pill RU-486 blocked formation in mice of breast tumors caused by a mutant gene blamed in many women's breast and ovarian cancers researchers found. REUTERS/HandoutAP - Scientists used the abortion drug RU-486 to keep tumors at bay in mice bred with a gene destined to give them breast cancer.


Abortion Pill Blocks Breast Cancer In Mice - MedPage Today



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Abortion Pill Blocks Breast Cancer In Mice
MedPage Today - 2 hours ago
By Michael Smith Senior Staff Writer MedPage Today. IRVINE Calif. Nov. 30 -- The chemical compound at the heart of the so-called abortion pill also appears to block breast cancer at least in experimental mice.
Abortion pill offers breast cancer hope Times Online
Abortion Pill Thwarts Breast Cancer Gene Washington Post
Fox 12 Boise - Washington Post
all 183 news articles

Abortion pill thwarts breast cancer gene (AP)

Breast cancer cells are seen in an undated photo from the National Cancer Institute. The chemical compound in the abortion pill RU-486 blocked formation in mice of breast tumors caused by a mutant gene blamed in many women's breast and ovarian cancers researchers found. REUTERS/HandoutAP - Scientists used the abortion drug RU-486 to keep tumors at bay in mice bred with a gene destined to give them breast cancer.


Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV (AP)

Installations with twelve thousand red ribbons in honor of World AIDS Day are seen in front of the National Congress in BrasIlia Brazil on Thursday Nov. 30 2006. World AIDS day is observed on Dec. 1.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - As World AIDS Day is marked Friday some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention.


Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV (AP)

Installations with twelve thousand red ribbons in honor of World AIDS Day are seen in front of the National Congress in BrasIlia Brazil on Thursday Nov. 30 2006. World AIDS day is observed on Dec. 1.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - As World AIDS Day is marked Friday some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention.


Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV (AP)

Installations with twelve thousand red ribbons in honor of World AIDS Day are seen in front of the National Congress in BrasIlia Brazil on Thursday Nov. 30 2006. World AIDS day is observed on Dec. 1.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Circumcision microbicides and microfinance. These are some of the most promising options being examined as potential ways to prevent AIDS. As World AIDS Day is marked Friday some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention. Without a vaccine preventing HIV infections is key to controlling the pandemic.


Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV (AP)

Installations with twelve thousand red ribbons in honor of World AIDS Day are seen in front of the National Congress in BrasIlia Brazil on Thursday Nov. 30 2006. World AIDS day is observed on Dec. 1.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Circumcision microbicides and microfinance. These are some of the most promising options being examined as potential ways to prevent AIDS. As World AIDS Day is marked Friday some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention. Without a vaccine preventing HIV infections is key to controlling the pandemic.


Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV (AP)

Installations with twelve thousand red ribbons in honor of World AIDS Day are seen in front of the National Congress in BrasIlia Brazil on Thursday Nov. 30 2006. World AIDS day is observed on Dec. 1.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Circumcision microbicides and microfinance. These are some of the most promising options being examined as potential ways to prevent AIDS. As World AIDS Day is marked Friday some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention. Without a vaccine preventing HIV infections is key to controlling the pandemic.


Death rate higher when AIDS treatment is erratic - San Francisco Chronicle



E Canada Now
Death rate higher when AIDS treatment is erratic
San Francisco Chronicle - 13 hours ago
AIDS patients who stop taking their antiviral drugs whenever blood tests show their HIV infection is under control run nearly twice the risk of dying as those who take their medication without interruption according to a large international study meant ...
Treatment timeouts dangerous in HIV care Reuters AlertNet
Risk of AIDS higher if therapy stops and starts CBC British Columbia
Los Angeles Times - Financial Express - Science in the Headlines - All Headline News
all 165 news articles

Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV (AP)

Installations with twelve thousand red ribbons in honor of World AIDS Day are seen in front of the National Congress in BrasIlia Brazil on Thursday Nov. 30 2006. World AIDS day is observed on Dec. 1.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - As World AIDS Day is marked Friday some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention.


Treatment timeouts dangerous in HIV care - Reuters AlertNet



E Canada Now
Treatment timeouts dangerous in HIV care
Reuters AlertNet - Nov 29 2006
By Gene Emery. BOSTON Nov 29 (Reuters) - Doctors seeking to reduce the dangerous side effects of long-term HIV therapy have discovered that taking a breather is not better.
Stop-and-Start HIV Treatment Too Risky Forbes
Taking HIV drugs off and on is risky report says Seattle Times
FOX News - International Herald Tribune - Kaiser network.org
all 165 news articles

AIDS said cuts S.Africa teens' life span (AP)

An HIV/AIDS baby cries as she is carried by a caregiver at the Sparrows Nest a hospice run by Sparrow Ministries  in Roodepoort South Africa in this Oct. 16 2001 file photo. According to an authoritative new report which unveiled grim scenarios for the continent's economic powerhouse  an estimated 950 people died per day during 1996 from AIDS related diseases and a further 1400 were infected each day a total of 530000 new infections said the report by the Actuarial Society of South Africa and the Medical Research Council. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell File)AP - Fewer than half of South Africa's 15-year-olds will live to see their 60th birthday because of HIV/AIDS according to a new report.


AIDS said cuts S.Africa teens' life span (AP)

An HIV/AIDS baby cries as she is carried by a caregiver at the Sparrows Nest a hospice run by Sparrow Ministries  in Roodepoort South Africa in this Oct. 16 2001 file photo. According to an authoritative new report which unveiled grim scenarios for the continent's economic powerhouse  an estimated 950 people died per day during 1996 from AIDS related diseases and a further 1400 were infected each day a total of 530000 new infections said the report by the Actuarial Society of South Africa and the Medical Research Council. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell File)AP - Fewer than half of South Africa's 15-year-olds will live to see their 60th birthday because of HIV/AIDS according to a new report.


Real Link Between Drinking Red Wine and Increased Longevity - eMaxHealth.com



Earthtimes.org
Real Link Between Drinking Red Wine and Increased Longevity
eMaxHealth.com - 8 hours ago
New research from the William Harvey Research Institute and the University of Glasgow shows that red wines from areas of greater longevity in southwest France and Sardinia have higher levels of procyanidins - a type of flavonoid polyphenol with potent ...
Red wine health locations found BBC News
A tipple or two for long life Courier Mail
Washington Post - China Daily - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Times Online
all 64 news articles

Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV (AP)

Installations with twelve thousand red ribbons in honor of World AIDS Day are seen in front of the National Congress in BrasIlia Brazil on Thursday Nov. 30 2006. World AIDS day is observed on Dec. 1.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - As World AIDS Day is marked Friday some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention.


Risk of AIDS higher if therapy stops and starts - CBC British Columbia



E Canada Now
Risk of AIDS higher if therapy stops and starts
CBC British Columbia - 7 hours ago
People who take a break from HIV therapy to reduce the side-effects are more than twice as likely to die than those who take a steady course of the drugs researchers have found.
Treatment timeouts dangerous in HIV care Reuters AlertNet
Taking a break from HIV drugs doubles risk Financial Express
San Francisco Chronicle - Channel News Asia - Los Angeles Times - Science in the Headlines
all 165 news articles

AIDS said cuts S.Africa teens' life span (AP)

An HIV/AIDS baby cries as she is carried by a caregiver at the Sparrows Nest a hospice run by Sparrow Ministries  in Roodepoort South Africa in this Oct. 16 2001 file photo. According to an authoritative new report which unveiled grim scenarios for the continent's economic powerhouse  an estimated 950 people died per day during 1996 from AIDS related diseases and a further 1400 were infected each day a total of 530000 new infections said the report by the Actuarial Society of South Africa and the Medical Research Council. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell File)AP - Fewer than half of South Africa's 15-year-olds will live to see their 60th birthday because of HIV/AIDS according to a new report.


Treatment timeouts dangerous in HIV care - Reuters AlertNet



E Canada Now
Treatment timeouts dangerous in HIV care
Reuters AlertNet - Nov 29 2006
By Gene Emery. BOSTON Nov 29 (Reuters) - Doctors seeking to reduce the dangerous side effects of long-term HIV therapy have discovered that taking a breather is not better.
CD4 Count–Guided Interruption of Antiretroviral Treatment New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)
Study: Taking a break from HIV drugs doubles risk of death International Herald Tribune
Channel News Asia - FOX News - MedIndia
all 165 news articles

New Clue on Red Wine Uncorked - 6abc.com



E Canada Now
New Clue on Red Wine Uncorked
6abc.com - 1 hour ago
November 30 2006 - Not all red wine is the same when it comes to offering heart protection. So says a new study from Britain. Scientists Queen Mary's School of Medicine in London say wines with more compounds ...
Certain Red Wines Have More Health Benefits WBAL Channel.com
Study: Potent French wine may reduce artery damage Dallas Morning News (subscription)
New York Post - The Herald - MSNBC - Reuters
all 64 news articles

Real Link Between Drinking Red Wine and Increased Longevity - eMaxHealth.com



E Canada Now
Real Link Between Drinking Red Wine and Increased Longevity
eMaxHealth.com - 8 hours ago
New research from the William Harvey Research Institute and the University of Glasgow shows that red wines from areas of greater longevity in southwest France and Sardinia have higher levels of procyanidins - a type of flavonoid polyphenol with potent ...
A Fine Wine and Your Lifeline Earthtimes.org
European wines better for heart than New World claim scientists This is London
Reuters.uk - Medical News Today - 6abc.com - WDIV
all 64 news articles

Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV (AP)

Installations with twelve thousand red ribbons in honor of World AIDS Day are seen in front of the National Congress in BrasIlia Brazil on Thursday Nov. 30 2006. World AIDS day is observed on Dec. 1.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - As World AIDS Day is marked Friday some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention.


AIDS said cuts S.Africa teens' life span (AP)

An HIV/AIDS baby cries as she is carried by a caregiver at the Sparrows Nest a hospice run by Sparrow Ministries  in Roodepoort South Africa in this Oct. 16 2001 file photo. According to an authoritative new report which unveiled grim scenarios for the continent's economic powerhouse  an estimated 950 people died per day during 1996 from AIDS related diseases and a further 1400 were infected each day a total of 530000 new infections said the report by the Actuarial Society of South Africa and the Medical Research Council. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell File)AP - Fewer than half of South Africa's 15-year-olds will live to see their 60th birthday because of HIV/AIDS according to a new report.


Risk of AIDS higher if therapy stops and starts - CBC British Columbia



E Canada Now
Risk of AIDS higher if therapy stops and starts
CBC British Columbia - 7 hours ago
People who take a break from HIV therapy to reduce the side-effects are more than twice as likely to die than those who take a steady course of the drugs researchers have found.
Treatment timeouts dangerous in HIV care Reuters AlertNet
HIV drug ‘holidays’ double the risk of death MSNBC
FOX News - San Francisco Chronicle - Channel News Asia - Forbes
all 165 news articles

Risk of AIDS higher if therapy stops and starts - CBC British Columbia



E Canada Now
Risk of AIDS higher if therapy stops and starts
CBC British Columbia - 7 hours ago
People who take a break from HIV therapy to reduce the side-effects are more than twice as likely to die than those who take a steady course of the drugs researchers have found.
HIV drug ‘holidays’ double the risk of death MSNBC
Study: Break From Medications Dangerous FOX News
San Francisco Chronicle - Channel News Asia - Forbes - Los Angeles Times
all 165 news articles

AIDS said cuts S.Africa teens' life span (AP)

An HIV/AIDS baby cries as she is carried by a caregiver at the Sparrows Nest a hospice run by Sparrow Ministries  in Roodepoort South Africa in this Oct. 16 2001 file photo. According to an authoritative new report which unveiled grim scenarios for the continent's economic powerhouse  an estimated 950 people died per day during 1996 from AIDS related diseases and a further 1400 were infected each day a total of 530000 new infections said the report by the Actuarial Society of South Africa and the Medical Research Council. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell File)AP - Fewer than half of South Africa's 15-year-olds will live to see their 60th birthday because of HIV/AIDS according to a new report.


Pregnant women are urged to avoid Paxil (AP)

AP - Pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil if possible because of the risk of birth defects a group of obstetricians said Thursday.

Pregnant women are urged to avoid Paxil (AP)

AP - Pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil if possible because of the risk of birth defects a group of obstetricians said Thursday.

Taking HIV drugs off and on is risky report says - Seattle Times



365Gay.com
Taking HIV drugs off and on is risky report says
Seattle Times - 8 hours ago
By Jia-Rui Chong. Taking HIV patients off medications during periods when the disease appears to be under control is a risky - and sometimes fatal â€-reatment strategy according to a large international study published today.
Treatment timeouts dangerous in HIV care Reuters AlertNet
Death rate higher when AIDS treatment is erratic San Francisco Chronicle
International Herald Tribune - FOX News - Channel News Asia - Los Angeles Times
all 147 news articles

Clinton’s Foundation Brokers Deal on AIDS Drugs - New York Times



Earthtimes.org
Clinton’s Foundation Brokers Deal on AIDS Drugs
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS. MUMBAI Nov. 30 - The cost of treating children infected with HIV and AIDS is poised to plummet next year under a deal announced today between two Indian drugmakers and former President Bill Clinton’s foundation.
Sonia Gandhi to launch AIDS initiative Zee News
Clinton launches kids' HIV drugs BBC News
NDTV.com - Houston Chronicle - Guardian Unlimited - Times of India
all 239 news articles

World AIDS Day 2006 - Financial Express



Xinhua
World AIDS Day 2006
Financial Express - 56 minutes ago
Cipla's http://www.cipla.com chairman and managing director Yusuf K Hamied http://www.cipla.com/corporateprofile/dr_hamied.htm has led the global fight against HIV/AIDS from the front.
Former US President Clinton announces affordable HIV/AIDS ... International Herald Tribune
Clinton Launches Cheaper Drugs For HIV positive Children Playfuls.com
Earthtimes.org - TODAYonline - Indian Express - Times of India
all 174 news articles

Pregnant women are urged to avoid Paxil (AP)

AP - Pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil if possible because of the risk of birth defects a group of obstetricians said Thursday.

Pregnant women are urged to avoid Paxil (AP)

AP - Pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil if possible because of the risk of birth defects a group of obstetricians said Thursday.

Violent Video Games Fire Up Kids' Brains - Medical News Today



Earthtimes.org
Violent Video Games Fire Up Kids' Brains
Medical News Today - 14 hours ago
Teenagers' brains are fired up by violent video games while at the same time areas of the brain associated with self control become subdued say researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Videogames Rot Your Brain IGN
Video Game Violence Goes Straight to Kids' Heads Forbes
Ars Technica - Inquirer - Scotsman - Reuters
all 72 news articles

Africa faces growing obesity problem (AP)

A woman walks past an advertisement on a sidewalk in downtown Johannesburg Wednesday Nov. 29 2006. More than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are estimated to be overweight and the Word Health Organization predicts that will rise to 41 percent and 30 percent resepctively in the next 10 yaers. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - Africa a continent usually synonymous with hunger is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight but like many African women proud of her "big bum." She says she'd like to be slimmer but worries how her friends would react.


Graphic Violence can Result in Behavioral Changes - The Money Times



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Graphic Violence can Result in Behavioral Changes
The Money Times - 1 hour ago
by Prabhjot - November 30 2006 - 0 comments. Does your teen go around the house punching thin air? Gets worked up at the drop of a hat?
Violent video game effects linger in brain: study Reuters
Violent video games alter brain activity Scotsman
Inquirer - Laptop Logic - Earthtimes.org - All Headline News
all 72 news articles

Africa faces growing obesity problem (AP)

A woman walks past an advertisement on a sidewalk in downtown Johannesburg Wednesday Nov. 29 2006. More than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are estimated to be overweight and the Word Health Organization predicts that will rise to 41 percent and 30 percent resepctively in the next 10 yaers. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - Africa a continent usually synonymous with hunger is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight but like many African women proud of her "big bum." She says she'd like to be slimmer but worries how her friends would react.


Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2B more (AP)

James Antonoff poses with his daily prescriptions at his home Saturday Nov. 18 2006 in Alpharetta Ga. Antonoff 80 who requires 13 prescriptions for a litany of aliments including glaucoma and gout experienced difficulty selecting an affordable Medicare drug plan for next year.  Changes to his current plan made it too expensive for 2007 so he and his wife Marlys spent 40 hours comparing alternatives. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)AP - Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion according to a study released Thursday.


Stop-and-start HIV treatment increases risks study finds - Los Angeles Times



365Gay.com
Stop-and-start HIV treatment increases risks study finds
Los Angeles Times - 35 minutes ago
By Jia-Rui Chong Times Staff Writer. Taking HIV patients off their medications during periods when the disease appeared to be under control is a risky - and sometimes fatal â€-reatment strategy according ...
HIV drug therapy interruption doubles AIDS risk: study Channel News Asia
CD4 Count–Guided Interruption of Antiretroviral Treatment New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)
HeraldNet - Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - New Hope Courier - Business Day
all 130 news articles

Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2B more (AP)

James Antonoff poses with his daily prescriptions at his home Saturday Nov. 18 2006 in Alpharetta Ga. Antonoff 80 who requires 13 prescriptions for a litany of aliments including glaucoma and gout experienced difficulty selecting an affordable Medicare drug plan for next year.  Changes to his current plan made it too expensive for 2007 so he and his wife Marlys spent 40 hours comparing alternatives. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)AP - Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion according to a study released Thursday.


Africa faces growing obesity problem (AP)

A woman walks past an advertisement on a sidewalk in downtown Johannesburg Wednesday Nov. 29 2006. More than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are estimated to be overweight and the Word Health Organization predicts that will rise to 41 percent and 30 percent resepctively in the next 10 yaers. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - Africa a continent usually synonymous with hunger is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight but like many African women proud of her "big bum." She says she'd like to be slimmer but worries how her friends would react.


Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2B more (AP)

James Antonoff poses with his daily prescriptions at his home Saturday Nov. 18 2006 in Alpharetta Ga. Antonoff 80 who requires 13 prescriptions for a litany of aliments including glaucoma and gout experienced difficulty selecting an affordable Medicare drug plan for next year.  Changes to his current plan made it too expensive for 2007 so he and his wife Marlys spent 40 hours comparing alternatives. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)AP - Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion according to a study released Thursday.


Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2B more (AP)

James Antonoff poses with his daily prescriptions at his home Saturday Nov. 18 2006 in Alpharetta Ga. Antonoff 80 who requires 13 prescriptions for a litany of aliments including glaucoma and gout experienced difficulty selecting an affordable Medicare drug plan for next year.  Changes to his current plan made it too expensive for 2007 so he and his wife Marlys spent 40 hours comparing alternatives. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)AP - Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion according to a study released Thursday.


Violent Video Games May Rev Up Teen Brain - FOX News



Xinhua
Violent Video Games May Rev Up Teen Brain
FOX News - 14 hours ago
By Miranda Hitti. When teens play violent video games they may get more emotionally revved up than if they play nonviolent video games.
Games assault self-control Daily Telegraph
Video Game Violence Goes Straight to Kids' Heads Forbes
Ars Technica - GameSpot - KOLD-TV - WMDT
all 72 news articles

Violent Video Games May Rev Up Teen Brain - FOX News



Xinhua
Violent Video Games May Rev Up Teen Brain
FOX News - 14 hours ago
By Miranda Hitti. When teens play violent video games they may get more emotionally revved up than if they play nonviolent video games.
Games assault self-control Daily Telegraph
Violent Video Games Fire Up Kids' Brains Medical News Today
Ars Technica - Reuters - Inquirer - IGN
all 72 news articles

Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2B more (AP)

James Antonoff poses with his daily prescriptions at his home Saturday Nov. 18 2006 in Alpharetta Ga. Antonoff 80 who requires 13 prescriptions for a litany of aliments including glaucoma and gout experienced difficulty selecting an affordable Medicare drug plan for next year.  Changes to his current plan made it too expensive for 2007 so he and his wife Marlys spent 40 hours comparing alternatives. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)AP - Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion according to a study released Thursday.


Africa faces growing obesity problem (AP)

A woman walks past an advertisement on a sidewalk in downtown Johannesburg Wednesday Nov. 29 2006. More than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are estimated to be overweight and the Word Health Organization predicts that will rise to 41 percent and 30 percent resepctively in the next 10 yaers. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - Africa a continent usually synonymous with hunger is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight but like many African women proud of her "big bum." She says she'd like to be slimmer but worries how her friends would react.


Violent video games alter brain activity - Scotsman



Spotlighting News
Violent video games alter brain activity
Scotsman - Nov 28 2006
TEENAGERS who play violent video games show decreased responses in regions of the brain that govern self-control according to new research.
Graphic Violence can Result in Behavioral Changes The Money Times
Brain waves revved by game violence GameSpot
Ars Technica - WMDT - MMORPG blog - PSX Extreme
all 72 news articles

Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2B more (AP)

James Antonoff poses with his daily prescriptions at his home Saturday Nov. 18 2006 in Alpharetta Ga. Antonoff 80 who requires 13 prescriptions for a litany of aliments including glaucoma and gout experienced difficulty selecting an affordable Medicare drug plan for next year.  Changes to his current plan made it too expensive for 2007 so he and his wife Marlys spent 40 hours comparing alternatives. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)AP - Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion according to a study released Thursday.


Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2B more (AP)

James Antonoff poses with his daily prescriptions at his home Saturday Nov. 18 2006 in Alpharetta Ga. Antonoff 80 who requires 13 prescriptions for a litany of aliments including glaucoma and gout experienced difficulty selecting an affordable Medicare drug plan for next year.  Changes to his current plan made it too expensive for 2007 so he and his wife Marlys spent 40 hours comparing alternatives. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)AP - Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion according to a study released Thursday.


Violent Video Games Fire Up Kids' Brains - Medical News Today



Spotlighting News
Violent Video Games Fire Up Kids' Brains
Medical News Today - 13 hours ago
Teenagers' brains are fired up by violent video games while at the same time areas of the brain associated with self control become subdued say researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Games assault self-control Daily Telegraph
Video Game Violence Goes Straight to Kids' Heads Forbes
FOX News - IGN - Scotsman - The Money Times
all 72 news articles

RP approves cervical cancer vaccine - INQ7.net



Dog Flu Diet and Diseases
RP approves cervical cancer vaccine
INQ7.net - 20 hours ago
By Oliver Teves. AP. THE Bureau of Food and Drugs has approved a vaccine to combat the virus that causes cervical cancer and related diseases an official of the company that distributes the drug said Wednesday.
Scientist welcomes drug decision Courier Mail
New Hampshire to be first state in US to offer cervical-cancer ... International Herald Tribune
Manila Standard Today - USA Today - Boston Globe - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases
all 150 news articles

Stop-and-Start HIV Treatment Too Risky - Forbes



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Stop-and-Start HIV Treatment Too Risky
Forbes - 9 hours ago
WEDNESDAY Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Helping to end a longstanding clinical debate a new study finds that stopping and then restarting HIV drug therapy doesn't work.
Study: Taking a break from HIV drugs doubles risk of death International Herald Tribune
HIV drug therapy interruption doubles AIDS risk: study Channel News Asia
FOX News - Reuters AlertNet - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)
all 131 news articles

Worth offers newly approved HPV vaccine - Swarthmore College The Phoenix Online



MSNBC
Worth offers newly approved HPV vaccine
Swarthmore College The Phoenix Online - 4 hours ago
BY CLAUDIA SEIXAS. Worth Health Center is now offering the recently developed human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil. The vaccine recommended in June 2006 by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...
NH first to offer cancer vaccine to all girls Boston Globe
New Hampshire to be first state in US to offer cervical-cancer ... International Herald Tribune
Seattle Post Intelligencer - INQ7.net - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Kaiser network.org
all 150 news articles

Africa faces growing obesity problem (AP)

A woman walks past an advertisement on a sidewalk in downtown Johannesburg Wednesday Nov. 29 2006. More than one-third of African women and a quarter of African men are estimated to be overweight and the Word Health Organization predicts that will rise to 41 percent and 30 percent resepctively in the next 10 yaers. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - Africa a continent usually synonymous with hunger is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight but like many African women proud of her "big bum." She says she'd like to be slimmer but worries how her friends would react.


RP approves cervical cancer vaccine - INQ7.net



Dog Flu Diet and Diseases
RP approves cervical cancer vaccine
INQ7.net - 20 hours ago
By Oliver Teves. AP. THE Bureau of Food and Drugs has approved a vaccine to combat the virus that causes cervical cancer and related diseases an official of the company that distributes the drug said Wednesday.
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