For many patients with HIV, modern antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed this once-deadly infection into a chronic illness. In developed nations where ART is widely available, treatment has substantially improved both the quality and quantity of life for people living… Read More ›
A 14-week text messaging program helped dozens of people in a pilot study become more aware of their diabetes risk and make healthier dietary choices, according to new research. The pilot was part of the Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program,… Read More ›
By the time Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa’s first post-apartheid president in 1994, the AIDS epidemic in that country was fast worsening. In 1983, just 1 year after it first emerged there among young gay men, blood specimens… Read More ›
Some medical communications companies such as Medscape/WebMD that offer online continuing medical education (CME) programs receive millions of dollars from pharmaceutical and device manufacturers and share information such as a physician’s licensing number and specialty with unnamed third parties, warn… Read More ›
As many as 1 in 5 individuals who consume raw milk develop related infections, including some that are life threatening, particularly to young children, suggest new data from the Minnesota Department of Health published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases…. Read More ›
It has long been known that infants born to women who are deficient in folate, one of the B vitamins, are more likely to develop neural tube defects during gestation. Now researchers are investigating whether paternal folate deficiency might have… Read More ›
A sensitive new assay that detects Chlamydia trachomatis in less than 20 minutes may help many more patients in clinics and other point-of-care settings learn they have the bacterial infection and receive prompt treatment to prevent severe complications. The assay… Read More ›
