Health watch Americans’ risky diets threaten gains in health
A new Prevention Index survey shows Americans improving on seat belt use, quitting smoking, and smoke detector use, but still risk disease from poor diet. The report gives an overall health practices score of 66.5 out of 100, the highest in nine years.
Doctors miss many genital herpes cases in women
University of Washington doctors studying women at an STD clinic find genital herpes is very common, yet most patients show no signs. Relying on visible sores and past symptoms misses nearly two thirds of infections, suggesting standard checks are flawed.
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Plunger-Inspired Device May Replace CPR in Heart Victims
A San Francisco man revived his father with a toilet plunger on the chest, inspiring doctors to develop a plunger like device that could replace conventional CPR, a method often failing to save heart attack victims.
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AIDS epidemic out of control worldwide by decade end
Harvard researchers warn AIDS will affect over 25 million people by 1999 and up to 120 million infected, a global crisis beyond WHO projections. Dr Jonathan Mann says current efforts fail and a new global strategy is required as a 40 expert team prepares AIDS in the World 1992.
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Global AIDS figures as of year 2000 projections
World health estimates show between 38 million and 110 million adults and over 10 million children infected by AIDS by 2000, with about 2.6 million people currently living with AIDS and at least 13 million already affected.
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