HIV testing should not be accorded any special status because knowledge of the infection can be life-saving, according to a British GP. Dr Martin Brewster referred to the recent cases of two apparently healthy babies who presented later with established HIV because the mothers’ infection had escaped detection. Abolishing the special way in which HIV [...]
The use of diaphragms and lubricant gel in addition to condoms for HIV prevention is no more effective than condoms alone, a new study has found. In the study, researchers did a randomised trial of around 5,000 sexually active, HIV-negative women in Southern Africa. All the women were given a HIV prevention package, consisting of [...]
A daily pint of milk or a helping of dairy foods protect against metabolic syndrome, according to a new study. The syndrome, which has been linked to an increased risk of diabetes, coronary artery disease, and premature death, was defined as high levels of two or more of the following: blood glucose, insulin, blood fats, [...]
Policy makers should consider not the cost of developing a vaccine against HIV, but the cost to society if it fails to develop one, according to a public policy expert. Jeremiah Norris, Director of the Center for Science in Public Policy at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC, said that if the rate of HIV [...]
The Health Promotion and Care of Patients with Type II diabetes community pharmacy project was established by a Co-operation and Working Together (CAWT) cross-border working group with senior pharmaceutical services representatives from the Southern and Western Health and Social Services Boards in Northern Ireland and the Health Services Executive (HSE) in the Republic. CAWT is [...]
Results from two studies indicate that elevated non-fasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events. In the first, doctors in a Danish-led study tested the hypothesis that very high levels of non-fasting triglycerides are associated with an increased risk of heart attack, ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and death in the general population. The researchers found [...]
Preliminary research suggests that use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine may help reduce the risk of the development of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In the study, doctors examined the association between hydroxychloroquine therapy and risk of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The study included 4,905 adults with rheumatoid arthritis, of whom 1,808 [...]
Individuals aged 49 years or older with cataract and those aged 49 to 74 years with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) appear to have higher mortality rates than those without such visual impairments, according to a new report. In the Australian study, doctors assessed 3,654 individuals aged 49 or older who were part of the Blue [...]
A pooled analysis of data from previous studies suggests that cigarette smoking appears to be associated with a reduced risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, with long-term and current smokers at the lowest risk, according to a new report. In the study, doctors pooled data from 11,809 individuals, of whom 2,816 were diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease [...]
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to screen for prostate cancer are frequently performed among patients for whom the PSA test is not shown to be beneficial, and clinicians with certain characteristics are more likely to order such inappropriate screening tests, according to a new report. Most guidelines for clinical practice do not recommend routine PSA screening [...]
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