Tooth Loss Linked To Esophageal, Head And Neck, And Lung Cancer
Studying thousands of patients, Japanese researchers have found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of three cancers esophageal, head and neck, and lung. They suggest that preservation of teeth may decrease risk of developing these diseases.
Supplemental Breast Ultrasound Boosts Cancer Detection
Among women at high risk of developing breast cancer, breast ultrasound combined with mammography may detect more cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a multicenter trial that included UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.Overall, 40 participants were diagnosed with breast cancer.
Researchers Get Inside A Long Suspected HIV Hideout In Humans
Scientists have broken inside a cell long suspected of harboring HIV during drug treatment and determined it is indeed a reservoir of the virus in humans, where it remains highly infectious.
CDC Needs Increased Funding For HIV Prevention Efforts, Advocates Say
CDC needs a $600 million increase in funding for effective HIV/AIDS prevention and surveillance programs, advocates said Monday at a briefing hosted by the AIDS Institute to assess the agency's efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in the U.S., CQ HealthBeat reports.
Cuba Increasing HIV Prevention Efforts Targeted At MSM, Health Official Says
Health officials in Cuba this year will focus HIV prevention messages at men who have sex with men, Rosaida Ochoa, director of the National Center for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV, said recently, EFE News Service reports.
Yemen, UNDP Sign Agreement To Strengthen HIV AIDS Control Efforts In Country
Officials from Yemen and the United Nations Development Programme on Monday signed a $10.6 million, three-year agreement to strengthen efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in the country, SABA News reports. The agreement was signed by Abdul-Karim al-Arhabi, Yemen's minister of Planning and International Cooperation, and UNDP Acting Resident Representative Selva Ramachandran.
Insurers Dropping Out Of Connecticut Medicaid Program In Response To Disclosure Policy
The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined how efforts by the state of Connecticut to expand disclosure among the HMOs in its Medicaid program have resulted in insurers dropping out of the program and have "left Connecticut's Medicaid program in turmoil, jeopardizing health care for thousands of poor residents.
HIV AIDS Hindering Mozambique's Efforts To Reduce Poverty, E.U. Delegate Says
HIV/AIDS is hindering Mozambique's efforts to alleviate poverty, Glauco Calzuola, head of the European Union delegation in Mozambique, said Sunday, Reuters reports. Calzuola added that corruption and bureaucracy also are obstacles in the country's efforts to eradicate poverty.
Mo. Judge Rejects PPKM Argument Against State Law To Reclassify Abortion Clinics As Ambulatory Surgical Centers
A Missouri judge on Friday ruled against Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri's challenge to a state law that would designate facilities performing second- or third-trimester abortions or more than five first-trimester abortions each month as "ambulatory surgical centers, " making them subject to increased regulation from the state Department of Health and Senior Services, the AP/Examiner.
Ohio Politician Requests Inquiry Of Planned Parenthood Reply To Calls By Antiabortion Advocates Posing As Donors
Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (R) last week asked House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) to launch a congressional investigation into responses given by Planned Parenthood clinics to callers who posed as potential donors and asked that their donations be used to provide abortions to minority women, the Columbus Dispatch reports.