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To quote the late great Mickey Mantle, "If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."
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Public health officials and researchers are focusing more attention on helping HIV patients quit smoking because it's any extremely common behavior that has deleterious impact on their long-term health.
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Even HIV patients who have only the proverbial glass of red wine with dinner are at higher risk for poor outcomes than everyone once believed, experts say.
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Emphasizing the importance of community health centers (CHCs) in HIV testing of at-risk populations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance that includes a testing algorithm and counseling advice.
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Since its introduction in 2009, use of the non-latex FC2 Female Condom (Women's Health Co., Chicago) has grown. In fact, the number of FC2s distributed in the United States tripled in the past year.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating the public about its ongoing safety review of abacavir and a possible increased risk of heart attack. Abacavir is an antiviral medication used in combination with other antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set up a website to encourage commemoration and communication for the 30th anniversary of the first reports of AIDS in the United States:
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People who are told by their physicians that they are overweight or obese are more likely to identify themselves as such, more likely to want to lose weight, and more likely to try.
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The 2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sexually transmitted disease (STD) guidelines have been updated.
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The health improvement network UK primary care database was queried for all patients aged 50-84 who were prescribed low-dose aspirin (75-300 mg/day) for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in 2000-2007.
