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Until recently, there have been multiple barriers to initiating HIV prevention and education programs in China, where certain areas have high rates of HIV prevalence and concentrated epidemics.
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New HIV infections worldwide topped 5 million in 2003, and 3 million people died of AIDS globally, catapulting the epidemic to its most bleak year yet.
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Editors note: This article is based on a presentation the authors gave at the 43rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), held Sept. 14-17, 2003, in Chicago.
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When the number of early syphilis cases in San Francisco increased from 41 in 1998 to 495 in 2002, and more than two-thirds of these cases also were HIV-positive, health department officials decided that new prevention interventions were needed.
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A new report on HIV diagnoses among 29 states for 1999 to 2002 is as strong a statement as national public health officials have ever given to confirming anecdotal reports that HIV infection rates are on the rise.
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Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy; Anti-Depressants and the Risk of Suicide; FDA Actions; Brief Notes.
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Making sure your patient satisfaction program is top-notch takes more than just sending out surveys, according to winners of a national patient satisfaction improvement award offered by Press Ganey Associates in South Bend, IN.
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Kids not only say the darndest things, as television personality Art Linkletter says, but they also ask some tough, specific questions when facing a day of same-day surgery.
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One same-day surgery program offers a cruise. Another program offers one-on-one tours and talks. Although the approach is different, the goal is the same: Prepare children for their same-day surgery experience by explaining the unknown and making the whole experience less scary.
