Additional evidence of the exciting potential of HIV treatment as prevention increases need to front-load funding, but the time is running out for the G8's commitment to make the universal access to HIV and AIDS treatment available by 2010.
With 2010 fast approaching, the Group of 8 (G8) countries must act quickly to fulfill their financial commitments to universal access to HIV prevention, treatment care and support, according to the International AIDS Society (IAS), the world’s leading independent association of HIV professionals.
Penn State scientists were able to slow replication of the AIDS producing virus by increasing selenium production in the blood cells. Sandeep Prabhu, Penn State assistant professor of immunology and molecular toxicology says, "Our results suggest a reduction in [HIV] viral replication by at least 10-fold."
The economists and financial experts always say Health Care is recession proof. Traditionally, health care stocks have performed better in a down-turn and people still get sick and need care and services.
The cost of health care seems to get higher and higher as the insurance companies lobbyists have seen to it that their companies make more and more money. Recently, it has been reported that the private Medicare plans that Bush and his administration have pushed cost more and do little extra for patients.
Attention Deficit Disorder can be helped greatly if it is diagnosed in the early years. Unfortunately, since schools are cutting down back on many of their services, a good work-up by an educational psychologist may not be done and the child may fall farther and farther behind in school.
Many of these kids drop out, join gangs, and eventually may end up in prison unless they get adequate help. Seventy-five percent of dropouts end up in prison; a scary statistic.
