Many US people do not know they have HIV
Too many Americans don’t know they have HIV. – An estimated 1.2 million people are living with HIV in the United States. Of those, as many as 1 in 5 people (about 240,000) don’t know they have HIV.
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Odds for detecting HIV varies by method
Odds for detecting HIV varies by method, new study finds – The odds for effectively detecting HIV in African-American men vary by method, researchers have found in a recent study, which appears in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes
Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes, not personal choice, researchers say – Current approaches to dietary counseling for obesity are heavily rooted in the notion of personal choice and will power ? the ability to choose healthy foods and portion sizes consistent with weight loss while foregoing sweets and comfort foods. According to preventive medicine and behavioral experts at Rush University Medical Center, research supports a new counseling approach that views obesity as a result of neurobehavioral processes – ways in which the brain controls eating behavior in response to cues in the environment.
Antiretrovirals significantly reduces HIV transmission to partners
Treating HIV-infected people with antiretrovirals significantly reduces transmission to partners — Findings result from NIH-funded international study – Men and women infected with HIV reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners by taking oral antiretroviral medicines when their immune systems were relatively healthy, according to findings from a large-scale clinical study.
Fighting HIV in South Africa should focus on couples
Fighting HIV in South Africa should focus on couples, study finds — Risky behaviors among HIV-positive members of long-term relationships concerns researchers – HIV-positive people in South Africa take almost as much risk in their behavior when they know their partner is HIV-negative or don’t know their status, as when they know their partner is already infected.
Preventive cancer surgeries save women’s lives
Preventive cancer surgeries save women’s lives — Genetic testing is critical for women with family history of ovarian and breast cancers – A new study underscores the importance for women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer to get genetic counseling and testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that make them more likely to develop lethal breast or ovarian cancer, says a Northwestern Medicine oncologist.
Cognitive behavior therapy improves ADHD symptoms in adults
Cognitive behavior therapy improves symptom control in adult ADHD — Skills-based treatment added to medication helps patients handle persistent symptoms – Adding cognitive behavioral therapy ? an approach that teaches skills for handling life challenges and revising negative thought patterns ? to pharmaceutical treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) significantly improved symptom control in a study of adult patients.
Brothers of prostate cancer patients undergo more diagnostic activities
Brothers of prostate cancer patients undergo more diagnostic activities – The brothers of men with prostate cancer are at an increased risk of prostate cancer diagnosis because of increased diagnostic activity and not necessarily because they carry a genetic mutation that increases risk of the disease, according to a study published online August 19 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Clinic based HIV prevention is effective in reducing risk behaviors
UCSF study finds clinic-based HIV prevention is effective in reducing risk behaviors – Delivering HIV prevention services to people living with HIV in clinical settings can sharply reduce their sexual risk behaviors, revealed by UCSF researchers.
Weight focused counseling with bupropion help women quit smoking
Combining Weight-Focused Counseling, Medication Helps Women Quit Smoking – For women smokers worried about their weight, combining cognitive behavioral therapy addressing weight concerns with the medication bupropion appears more effective than counseling alone to help them quit smoking.
Weight loss diets reduce atherosclerosis
Weight loss diets significantly reverse arterial clogging — Ben-Gurion University study — 2-year study reveals that carotid artery atherosclerosis reduction is due to weight loss-induced decline in blood pressure from either low-carbohydrate, low-fat or Mediterranean diets – A two-year study led by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) found that healthy, long-term weight loss diets can significantly reverse carotid (main brain artery) atherosclerosis, a direct risk factor for strokes and heart attacks.
New safety plan for agents used to treat chemotherapy related anemia
FDA Announces New Safety Plan for Agents Used to Treat Chemotherapy-Related Anemia – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a risk management program to inform healthcare providers and their patients about the risks of a class of drugs called Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs).