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Northeast Colorado Conference Discusses HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Findings
Rural Solutions, an organization in northeast Colorado, held the "Community HIV/AIDS Education and Action Conference" as part of its ongoing effort to address issues related to HIV, the Sterling Journal-Advocate reports. At the conference, the organization presented the results of a recent needs assessment of HIV/AIDS services in the northeastern part of the state - conducted in partnership with the Center for Research Strategies and funded through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - which found that HIV prevention services in the area are limited; barriers exist for HIV testing including confidentiality and costs; and mental health and substance use services for at-risk people also are limited, according to the Journal-Advocate (Jones, Sterling Journal-Advocate, 6/17).

BUPA Launches Breakthrough Treatment For Back And Knee Pain
New research reveals around 22 million people suffered back pain in the last year - just under half of all UK adults (45 percent)[1]. More than one in four UK adults - nearly 13 million people - suffered from knee pain in the last year. Over 80 percent of the people with back or knee pain still suffer some pain after undergoing treatment recommended by a healthcare professional. Bupa is making APOS Treatment for knee and lower back pain available in the UK for the first time. The breakthrough treatment can eliminate the need for prescription pain relief for seven out of 10 people[2].
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Linus Pauling Prize For Health Research Won By Vitamin D Expert Dr. Michael Holick
Dr. Michael Holick, a professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at the Boston University School of Medicine who has revolutionized the understanding of vitamin D and its role in disease prevention, has received the $50,000 Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research.
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30% drop in heart disease deaths in Canada over a decade

A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reports that the rates of death and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease declined thirty percent over a ten year period in Canada. The findings draw attention to successful efforts to prevent heart disease, the leading cause of death globally. But, for the first time, there is indication that more women than men are dying of cardiovascular causes. Data from the Canadian Mortality Database, Statistics Canada"s national death registry which contains information on the cause of all deaths in the country were evaluated. The study was the first of its kind in Canada. It also analyzed hospital admissions for heart attacks, heart failure and stroke. The main finding was the rapid drop in death rates from heart attacks. There were 4,000 fewer deaths from acute myocardial infarction in 2004 than in 1994 in Canada. This could be the result of the declines in risk factors, such as smoking and increased use of statins to control cholesterol. On the other hand, the research shows that there were high rates of death and hospital admission associated to cardiovascular disease in elderly women. Dr. Jack Tu from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and coauthors write: "This highlights the need for increased investment in education and research on cardiovascular health and disease in women." Even though there was a thirty percent decrease, the authors warn that, "these findings are not grounds for complacency. They suggest that previous efforts to prevent cardiovascular events have been successful, but in many cases they may have delayed the occurrence of such events until people are older and potentially more difficult to treat." In a supplementary note, Dr. Simon Capewell and Dr. Martin O"Flaherty from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, write that overall reductions in cardiovascular disease are due to success in reducing risk factors as well as thriving treatment of heart disease. They warn that in the future, patients with cardiovascular disease will be older and more challenging to treat. The authors explain: "Prevention, therefore, becomes vital because over 80% of premature cardiovascular disease is avoidable." Encouraging quitting smoking, promoting healthier diets and physical activity are crucial in addition to medications that control blood pressure and cholesterol. "National trends in rates of death and hospital admissions related to acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and stroke, 1994-2004" Jack V. Tu MD PhD, Lorelei Nardi MSc, Jiming Fang PhD, Juan Liu MD, Laila Khalid MD, Helen Johansen PhD, for the Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team DOI:10.1503/cmaj.081197 "Trends in cardiovascular disease: Are we winning the war?" Simon Capewell DSc, Martin O"Flaherty MD DOI:10.1503/cmaj.090938 cmaj Written by Stephanie Brunner (B.A.) Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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