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Human rights should be focus of efforts to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide, editorial saysThe U.S. should shift its policy on fighting HIV/AIDS to a "fight for basic human equality, providing a basis for more realistic outreach," a Daytona Beach News Journal editorial says. ... |
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Exclusive breastfeeding increases child's risk for vitamin D deficiency; black, darker-skinned children already have increased riskExclusive breastfeeding can increase a child's risk of developing rickets because breast milk alone does not provide adequate levels of vitamin D, a critical ingredient that helps to absorb calcium and build strong bones, the New York Times reports. Rickets develops when a child's vitamin D level... |
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Coalition calls on Presidential candidates to develop national HIV/AIDS strategyA coalition of more than 30 HIV/AIDS advocacy groups representing minority communities in the U.S. has called on presidential candidates Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to develop a comprehensive national strategy to fight HIV/AIDS, VOA News reports. ... |
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California health officials seek suspension of injunction against Medi-Cal reimbursement rate reductionCalifornia health officials have asked U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder to suspend an injunction that she issued against a 10% reduction in Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for health care providers, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program (Egelko, San Franc... |
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Health care costs, other economic concerns prompt baby boomers to delay retirementUSA Today on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing series about retirement issues in the 21st century, examined how many of the 1.6 million baby boomers at age 62 who will become eligible for Social Security this year "have postponed plans to retire" because of health care costs and other ec... |
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Sen. Clinton expresses support for Presidential nominee Obama, discusses health care in convention speechFormer Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) on Tuesday spoke at the Democratic National Convention in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and his proposals on health care and other issues, Dow Jones reports. According to ... |
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