Testing Together Lets Gay Couples Hear HIV Results Side By Side
In Chicago and Atlanta a new program Testing Together invites gay male couples to get HIV tests together and receive results in the same room with a counselor. The aim is to build trust, discuss future sexual agreements, and reduce transmission with joint counseling and follow up.
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Chicago
Eric Zemanovic
Dominic Poteste
Poteste
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Rob Stephenson
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
Atlanta
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Obesity rates in the U S show signs of leveling off
New CDC based findings from 2009 10 suggest U S obesity rates have stopped rising after a 30 year surge. Researchers cite nutrition labeling and revised school meals as factors while noting the problem remains vast with two thirds of adults and a third of youths overweight or obese.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
James O. Hill
Center For Human Nutrition
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver
Research finds many women can skip frequent bone scans
A large government funded study suggests older women with a healthy initial bone density test may wait up to 15 years for a follow up. Moderate risk women could be tested every five years while high risk may need more frequent checks. The findings may influence the U S Preventive Services Task Force guidance on osteoporosis screening.
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Atlanta
Heidi Nelson
Oregon Health & Science University
Medicare
Virginia Moyer
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
National
Osteoporosis Foundation
Moyer
New England Journal of Medicine
Margaret Gourlay
University of North Carolina
U.S
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