NIH announces large diabetes prevention trial to test insulin immunization
The National Institutes of Health outlines a six year trial screening up to 80 000 people to see if insulin can immunize relatives of diabetics against type I onset. Participants may receive insulin doses or be monitored, aiming to stop beta cell destruction and reduce lifelong insulin needs.
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HIV risk high among heterosexual problem drinkers study says
A UCSF led study found heterosexual problem drinkers at five San Francisco alcohol treatment centers show higher HIV infection rates than other heterosexuals. Among 860 tested, 3 percent of men and 4 percent of women with no injection drug use were HIV positive, prompting calls to integrate AIDS prevention into alcohol treatment programs.
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Andrew L. Avins
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Cats may infect AIDS patients health scare study
Scripps Howard News Service reports researchers at UCSF led by Dr. Jane Koehler say pet cats with weakened immune systems can transmit two illnesses to humans. Bacillary Angiomatosis and cat scratch disease were linked to locally infected cats and fleas, with four Bay Area cases including three HIV patients and a 75-year-old woman.
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Jane Koehler
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AIDS epidemic passes peak in San Francisco says health department
The San Francisco health department announced that AIDS cases have peaked, with 1992 the high point for new cases and a 50 percent drop last year. Officials credit prevention programs from the 1980s, while experts caution against complacency as risks remain and other communities still see rising cases.
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Health Department
George Lemp
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