(11 stories) Hopes for HIV Drug as Weapon Against Malaria

Health - News May 11, 2011 See Health Weather Hopes for HIV Drug as Weapon Against Malaria (EDGE) Researchers hope that advances in medicine could usher in a new weapon in the fight against two diseases that have proven tough to put down: HIV and malaria, LiveScience.com reported on May 3. HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is spread through exposure to bodily fluids such as blood or semen, which means that it can be transmitted sexually or ... 'Project Runway' Stars Kick Off HIV-Awareness Campaign at AIDS Walk (EDGE) Mondo Guerra, a finalist from last season's hit television show "Project Runway," joins fellow designer and show alum Jack Mackenroth for the national HIV education campaign Living Positive By Design, which encourages people living with HIV to maintain a positive outlook on life while working with their doctor to manage their disease. Study: Transgender Discrimination Costs Mass. Millions (EDGE) A new study from the Williams Institute concludes the exclusion of transgender people from Massachusetts' employment non-discrimination laws costs the Commonwealth millions of dollars each year. Genetic Testing May Predict Whether Chemo Will Work (WFTV) Researchers say a new genetic test for breast cancer patients may indicate whether or not standard chemotherapy treatments will work. Smallest patient gets new lungs (Andover Advertiser) Professor Martin Elliott, who carried out the transplant, said: "The operation is the same as for larger people, but obviously one needs greater precision and delicacy." People with PH have pulmonary arteries with thicker, less elastic walls. Mississippi Delta braces for historic flood (KFMB-TV San Diego) The bulging Mississippi River rolled into the fertile Mississippi Delta on Tuesday, threatening to swamp antebellum mansions, wash away shotgun shacks, and destroy fields of cotton, rice and corn in a flood of historic proportions. Study: 44M Could Lose Medicaid in GOP Plan (Fox 8 - WJW) House Republican plans to repeal the new healthcare law and to convert the Medicaid insurance program into a block grant to states could force as many 44 million poor and disabled Americans out of the program over the next decade, according to a new analysis by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation . Romney To Enter Health Care Reform Fray (ThePittsburghChannel) Mitt Romney is expected to tackle health care reform later this week, an issue that could be problematic for the probable Republican presidential candidate. As doctors debate what is 'low thyroid,' many with condition go undiagnosed (FOX59 WXIN-TV Indianapolis) Millions of Americans -- mostly women -- could find the key to more energy, easier weight control, sharper thinking, less depression , less infertility, lower blood pressure and lower incidence of heart disease . Study: 58,000 In U.S. Waking Up To Strokes (FOXReno) Patients who suffer severe strokes often get a clot-busting treatment -- one that must be delivered within just a few hours. Some Pain Relievers Risky To Heart Patients (TheKansasCityChannel) When heart attack survivors or those with heart disease take certain pain relievers it puts them at higher risk for heart attack or death according to a new study in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association. More Health News...

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