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AIDS Patients Face Higher Risk Of HPV-Related Cancers As Immunosuppression Grows
Risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers is greater for people living with AIDS and increases with increasing immunosuppression, according to a new study published online July 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Singer Elton John Calls For Increased HIV/AIDS Education, Care
Singer Elton John on Tuesday at the 2009 Bio International Convention in Atlanta called for renewed efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. John, founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, addressed an audience that included CEOs of organizations working to develop HIV/AIDS therapies and vaccines. He called on governments and institutions to increase their focus on education, especially among young people; access to medical treatment; and needle-exchange programs (Poole, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5/19)."There are long-standing stereotypes and prejudices that inhibit our efforts to combat AIDS," John said, adding, "I am asking for your leadership." According to John, CDC estimates that one in every three new HIV cases occurs among people younger than age 30, a statistic that he said has not received adequate attention. "It is unfathomable and unconscionable that we are not making a bigger effort to educate this demographic about HIV/AIDS with creative materials and up-to-date information," John said, adding, "Our failure to do so is costing lives" (Turner, AP/PennLive.com, 5/19). John also noted a recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which found that the number of Americans who believe HIV/AIDS is an urgent health problem has declined to 6% currently from 44% in 1995. Bob McNally, CEO of GeoVax Labs, said John"s message is that "just not enough is being done" and that "people continue to die from the disease." He added that John "spurred the audience towards being advocates" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5/20).
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Hepatitis C Infection: Treatment Options Equally Effective, Likelihood Of Success Known Early On
Results of a long-awaited study of 3,070 American adults at Johns Hopkins and 118 other U.S. medical centers show that treatment with either of the two standard antiviral drug therapies is safe and offers the best way for people infected with hepatitis C to prevent liver scarring, organ failure and death.
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Total Swine Flu A(H1N1) Human Infection Cases Reach 7,447 In The United Kingdom

The Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK, informed yesterday 3rd July, 2009, in its weekly update that the total number of confirmed human cases of Swine Flu A(H1N1) infection has reached 7,447. British health authorities estimate that the figure will be over 100,000 by the end of this summer. The UK government says that it is now moving to a new phase in the current pandemic response - there will be a change to the surveillance information that the HPA will be able to provide in future. To date, the HPA has been carrying out laboratory testing of suspected swine flu infection cases since the onset of the outbreak in April 2009. The HPA"s updates have been based on the total number of positive test results being confirmed through the Centre for Infections and the HPA"s regional network of laboratories. The new policy means that measures to try to contain the pandemic will move to providing suitable treatment to infected people. Nationally, clinicians will from now on rely on patients" signs and symptoms and not on laboratory tests to diagnose swine flu infection. Although a percentage of patients will be tested in order to gather up-to-date data about the virus, the reporting of laboratory confirmations will no longer be an accurate way to record the spread of infection. Total number of confirmed human infections of Swine Flu A(H1N1), 3rd June, 2009 *East of England - 411 *East Midlands - 147 *London - 1939 *North East - 47 *North West - 97 *South East - 598 *South West - 198 *West Midlands - 2582 *Yorkshire & Humber - 143 TOTAL ENGLAND - 6162 *Northern Ireland - 34 *Scotland - 1217 *Wales - 34 TOTAL UK - 7447 Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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