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Genetics research tells us that every person has as many as six or even more genetic mutations placing him or her at risk for some disease.
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A physician working in a clinic that sees a high percentage of minority patients who live in public housing reports a difficult time obtaining reports from other providers; his peers in more affluent parts of town who see fewer minority patients report no such delays.
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In the wake of complaints from doctors who said a November 2007 opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) threatened their rights of conscience, ACOG has issued a statement insisting it "affirms the importance of conscience in shaping ethical professional conduct" and will re-examine the controversial opinion, which states that physicians who oppose sterilization and abortion are compelled to refer patients to doctors who don't object to the procedures.
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When research calls for recruiting patients with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, it's often hard to know whether patients would want to participate had they been able to make the decision themselves.
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By ignoring red flags of dangers posed to patients subjected to tests of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes (HBBS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed trials to continue when stopping them eight years ago would have saved lives, a blistering report released in April asserts.
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Researchers have given clinicians a mixed view of HIV disease and coronary heart disease risk, including evidence that protease inhibitors increase the risk of heart disease. The problem isn't the evidence, but perspective, two investigators say.
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What's next in terms of research when it comes to determining the impact of the beneficial Lacto-bacillus bacteria in affecting HIV transmission?
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Eight hiv-infected patients (mean CD4+ t cell count 622 cells/uL) who had been receiving effective HAART for an average of 8.4 years were included in this study.
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From 2003 through 2006, the estimated number of HIV/AIDS cases in the 33 states with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting remained stable, with 18.5 cases per 100,000 population, the Centers for Disease for Control recently reported.
