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Computerized writing aids make writing easier for persons with aphasia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It is possible to improve writing skills for those with aphasia with the aid of computerised writing aids. This is the conclusion of a doctoral thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.





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Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the ...


WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner (AP)

WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- People infected with the virus that causes AIDS should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, the World Health Organization said Monday.


Immediate, aggressive spending on HIV/AIDS could end epidemic

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease. That was the conclusion of a study just published in the open-access journal, ...


Nurses in Africa know when to start antiretroviral treatment

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nurses and clinical officers (non-physician clinicians, NPCs) are capable of determining when a person should receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal ...


Why Some Monkeys Don't Get AIDS

Why Some Monkeys Don't Get AIDS

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two studies published this month in the Journal of Clinical Investigation provide a significant advance in understanding how some species of monkeys such as sooty mangabeys and African green ...


Feminist social theories put to the test

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 4

A dissertation at Örebro University in Sweden brings to light major weaknesses in feminist social theories. They are untenable, far too undeveloped, and laden with insoluble internal problems of logic.


Researchers creating model of HIV care for developing nations

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Expanding Michigan State University's global health outreach, a team of researchers is working in the Dominican Republic to establish a model for HIV/AIDS care that can be exported to other resource-limited ...


Lack of political will and the subordination of women are major barriers to tackling AIDS

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Feb 21, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Denial, myths, complacency, lack of political will and the subordination of women are major obstacles in the fight against HIV and AIDS. And with no cure or vaccine in sight, scaling up prevention is of paramount importance, ...


UN: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS - about 33 million - has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.


Research calls for better assessment of tests for tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A rapid and accurate diagnosis is the first step towards treatment in the fight against infectious disease. However, a team headed by Dr. Madhukar Pai at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) ...



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