'The world has nearly two billion 10 to 24 year olds; of these, 86 percent live in developing countries. While much literature on young people's health focuses on the problems and risks they face, there is a great deal of evidence that most get through the transition to adulthood without significant behavioral, social, or emotional difficulties. In fact, among this age group, positive changes in overall health have clearly outweighed the negative changes. Society must harness the energies of you more...
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The Well Project has organized a list of online resources to make it easier to search for current and ongoing research on HIV and women.
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'This report provides highlights of a September 2003 consultation in Rome with UNFPA and many of its partners. It provides lessons learned from ten pilot projects that used a programme guide created by UNFPA to help health care providers address gender-based violence. It also summarizes presentations from ten experts on gender-based violence and recommendations from the three working groups.'
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These guidelines address issues specific to the use of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected infants, children, and pre-pubertal adolescents. The Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children, a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council, reviews new data on an ongoing basis and provides regular updates to the guidelines. These guidelines were developed by: The Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Inf more...
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The article documents the experience of one impoverished community and its first clinic, housed in a shipping container. The community and those who organised the clinic speak out about how HIV/AIDS continues to affect the small community of Freedom Park.
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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) develop innovative sequencing technologies inexpensive and efficient enough to sequence a person's DNA as a routine part of biomedical research and health care. 'The ability to comprehensively sequence any person's genome is the type of quantum leap needed to usher in an age of personalized medicine where healthcare providers can use an individual's genetic code to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases,' said Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D., acting d more...
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‘A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic condition. Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is, as its name implies, produced in the brain. Studies of laboratory animals have suggested it also helps control appetite and weight. The NIH study provides the first strong evidence that BDNF is important for body we more...
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