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IAS Conference Begins, Report Says Economic Crisis Forcing Africans Living With HIV/AIDS Off Life-Saving Medications
At a news conference opening the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention on Sunday in Cape Town, South Africa, Julio Montaner, president of the International AIDS Society, expressed disappointment that the "G8 ignored the HIV-AIDS issue at its annual summit this month," which was "just four years after pledging at the 2005 Gleneagles [G8] summit to fight for universal access to AIDS treatment by 2010," the Globe and Mail reports. "The silence of the G8 leaders is not just pathetic, it is criminal," Montaner said. The Global and Mail writes, "Cutting back on HIV-AIDS treatment programs during the recession will mean billions or even trillions of dollars in additional costs over the long term, especially because of growing scientific evidence that anti-retroviral medicine for AIDS patients can be crucial in preventing the transmission of the AIDS virus, Dr. Montaner said" (York, 7/20).
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The Alliance For The Advancement Of Adult Stem Cell Therapy And Research Announces Successful Treatment Of End-Stage Heart Disease With Stem Cells
Zannos Grekos, MD, Associate Clinical Professor at Nova Southeastern University, has announced six month follow-up results for a patient treated with adult stem cells in a clinical study of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The clinical study is a collaborative effort among physicians at Regenocyte Therapeutic, an American stem cell therapy clinic; researchers and scientists from Theravitae, a biotechnology company from Israel; and physicians from the American Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Dominican Republic.
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MS Society-Funded Study Investigates Experiences Of Partners Of People With MS
An MS Society-funded study has highlighted the impact that MS has on partners" lives and demonstrates the need for support and services for partners of people with MS.
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Alzheimer's Society Comment On New Research Into Heart Rhythm Disorder As A Risk Factor For Dementia

Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center have conducted research into the link between atrial fibrillation, a fairly common heart rhythm disorder, and dementia. The study of more than 37,000 shows that patients with atrial fibrillation were 44% more likely to develop dementia than patients without the disorder. The large-scale retrospective study is the first to make clear that irregular heart rhythms increase the risk for both vascular and Alzheimer"s type dementia. The risk was most increased for people under 70 with irregular heart rhythms. Alzheimer"s Society comment: "Dementia is not a natural part of ageing and there are over 100 different forms, of which Alzheimer"s disease is the most common. We have known for some time that irregular heart rhythms increase the risk of stroke. What this large-scale study clearly shows us for the first time is that irregular heart rhythms can increase the risk of both vascular and Alzheimer"s type dementia. Knowing what puts people at risk of the two most commons forms of dementia could help us identify these individuals and investigate whether it is possible to develop targeted interventions that may reduce the risk. Research into dementia is desperately underfunded; but with the right investment it can be defeated." Full reference: "Atrial Fibrillation is Independently Associated with Senile, Vascular, and Alzheimer"s Dementia." Bunch TJ, Weiss JP, Crandall, BG et al. Presented at the annual scientific sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society, Boston, 15 May 2009. Alzheimer"s Society


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