Free HIV testing day offered Saturday at county health dept
Aiken County Public Health Department hosts a free HIV screening on Saturday March 9 with contact information for Janice 643-1919. The article explains HIV AIDS basics, testing is voluntary in South Carolina and emphasizes that testing measures HIV infection, not AIDS, and notes risk factors and guidance from public health officials.
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County Health Department
South Caroli
Aiken County Public Health Department
Janice
Glenn R. Nichols
Barnwell County Health Department
Barnwell
Eye artery narrowing tied to heart disease in some women
A Chicago study of 9 648 adults ages 51 to 72 links narrowed retinal arteries to higher risk of serious heart problems in women, not men. Using digital eye photographs, researchers found women with the narrowest retinal vessels faced nearly double the risk, a result not seen in men. The work, in JAMA, supports microvascular disease as a bigger factor in women’s heart disease.
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Chicago
A. Richey Sharrett
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Journal of the American Medical Association
Nicca Goldberg
American Heart Association
Sharrett
Minority groups face greater doctor communication barriers
A Commonwealth Fund survey finds Hispanics Asians and Blacks more likely than whites to report communication problems with physicians and limited access to interpreters. The study of 6722 adults reports language needs unmet especially for non English speakers, with notable gaps in preventive care and perceived care quality across groups.
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Washington
Commonwealth Fund
Health Research Foundation
Karen Davis
Princeton Survey Research Associates
Community Health Events and Blood Drives Planned in Area
Multiple upcoming health events and blood drives are scheduled in the area. The Pizza for Life Blood Drive is March 9 from 1 to 5 pm at Papa John’s in Aiken. Meriwether Community Blood Drive is March 15 from 9 am to 3 pm at Meriwether Elementary. Other drives are March 19 at Tetra Tech NUS, Duke Engineering, and SCE&G on Toolebeck Road from 8 am to 12:30 pm. University of South Carolina Aiken hosts Health and Fitness Fair March 20 from 10 am to 2 pm in the Student Activities Center Gym, with free screenings and information on nutrition and health. Aiken AARP meets March 2 at 3 pm in Fellowship Hall of South Aiken Presbyterian Church.
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Pizza For Life
Papa John’s
Aiken
Meriwether Community
Merriwether
Tetra Tech Nus
Duke Engineering
Sce&g
Toolebeck Ra
Ne University
South Carolina
Usca School of Nursing
School of Education and Wellness
Aiken Aarp
AARP
South Aiken Presbyterian Church
Whiskey Road
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Ted Voa
Glenn Nichols
Popu
Karen Davis Foundation President
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