Archive for October, 2009

Obama lifts ban on US entry for those with HIV (AP)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

President Barack Obama hugs Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of Ryan White, Friday, Oct. 30,2009,  in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, after signing the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year.

US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama (AFP)

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington DC. Obama said Friday the United States would end in early 2010 a 22-year-old travel ban on foreign HIV patients, hailing the move as a step toward ending the stigma of the disease.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - The United States is poised to lift a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors from abroad that was based on fear and ignorance of the facts, President Barack Obama said Friday.

Coffee may lower endometrial cancer risk (Reuters)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Reuters - Women dread a diagnosis of endometrial cancer, but those who drink at least two cups of caffeinated coffee a day may have a lower risk for this cancer of cells lining the uterus.

Obama lifts ban on US entry for those with HIV (AP)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

President Barack Obama signs the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. The order will be finalized on Monday, Obama said, completing a process begun during the Bush administration.

US to end travel ban on HIV/AIDS patients: Obama (AFP)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington DC. Obama said Friday the United States would end in early 2010 a 22-year-old travel ban on foreign HIV patients, hailing the move as a step toward ending the stigma of the disease.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - The United States is poised to lift a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors from abroad that was based on fear and ignorance of the facts, President Barack Obama said Friday.

Obama lifts ban on U.S. entry of those with HIV/AIDS (Reuters)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Reuters - President Barack Obama announced on Friday that a 22-year-old ban on allowing people infected with the AIDS virus into the United States will be lifted on Monday.

Swaziland battles twin plagues of HIV, TB (AFP)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

A patient waits for his pills as he meets with a nurse at Nhlangano health centre on October 28, 2009. 80 percent of TB patients in Swaziland also have HIV, placing severe pressure on the small kingdom's public health system.(AFP/File/Stephane de Sakutin)AFP - Zodwa Mahlabane meticulously takes out her tablets from small yellow bags and puts them on a white tray.

HIV, Afghanistan, and Pakistan on Obama's agenda (AP)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

AP - President Barack Obama is set to sign an extension of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS bill.

Psychotherapy Beats Light Treatment for SAD (HealthDay)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — As daylight hours dwindle,
people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can often feel the onset of
wintertime depression, but a new study suggests one type of remedy may
work better than another at banishing the SAD blues.

Health Tip: Screening for Cancer (HealthDay)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) –

The best way to get a good prognosis when it comes to cancer is to get
diagnosed as early as possible — and that’s where cancer screening tests
come in.