War on AIDS faces complacency amid hope and danger
The World AIDS Day report notes progress from powerful drugs slowing HIV to AIDS and fewer AIDS deaths, but warns complacency. It cites 40 million living with HIV or AIDS, 8,000 daily deaths in 2001, and that under 25 drive many new infections. Health officials urge prevention and adherence to treatment, or resistance risks rise.
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United States
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Ann-Marie Manning
Southern Colorado
Lynn Plummer
County Health Department
Manning
Cranberries Prove High in Phenols in Dietary Study
A University of Scranton study compares cranberries with 19 common fruits, finding cranberries have the highest phenol content per gram and could offer strong antioxidant protection. While juice has the top value by serving size, fresh and dried berries follow, with broccoli offering sulforaphane and broader health benefits.
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University of Scranton
Pennsylvania
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Joe Vinson
Scranton
Vinson
Ple
National Cancer Institute
Price rises cut smoking as readers quit for money
Scripps Howard News Service notes that every 10 percent cigarette price increase lowers adult smoking by about 4 percent, with half quitting and half reducing consumption. CDC expert Terry Pechacek cites price as a key predictor of smoking onset and quitting, linking higher taxes to drops in the rate from 25 percent in the 1990s to 24 percent in 1998 and 23.5 percent in 1999, while targeting a 12 percent goal by Healthy People 2010.
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Terry Pechacek
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Office On
Pechacek
CDC
Promising results for chronic fatigue sufferers
Chronic fatigue syndrome affects more women than men and requires six months of fatigue plus four of eight symptoms. CDC estimates about 500000 Americans have similar symptoms. A JAMA study notes cognitive behavioral therapy and graded exercise show promising results, though the illness is not treated as a mental disorder. Experts stress careful evaluation, as misdiagnosis is common and sleep history is often overlooked.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Cdc.org
Journal of the American Medical Association
James Jones
CDC
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