JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In the early '90s when South Africa's Themba Lethu clinic could only treat HIV/AIDS patients for opportunistic diseases, many would come in on wheelchairs and keep coming to the health center until they died.
Two decades later the clinic is the biggest anti-retroviral, or ARV, treatment center in the country and sees between 600 to 800 patients a day from all over southern Africa....
Clinton Unveils PEPFAR Blueprint in Honor of World AIDS Day
Labels: Sexual HealthU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled the nation's new initiative to eradicate HIV and AIDS on Thursday. Dubbed the "President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation," the initiative is focused on improving both preventative measures and treatment options. Clinton presented PEPFAR during a special news conference in the Benjamin Franklin Room...
Hormone disorder and the Pill tied to blood clots
Labels: Sexual HealthNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have a hormone disorder called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and who take the birth control pill have twice the risk of blood clots than do other women on the Pill, according to a new study.
"For many women with PCOS, (the risks) will be small," said Dr. Christopher McCartney, an associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville,...
HPV tied to throat cancers: study
Labels: Sexual HealthNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A sexually transmitted infection usually thought of in connection to cervical cancer is also tied to a five times greater risk of cancer of the vocal chords or voice box, a new report suggests.
Combining the results of 55 studies from the past two decades, Chinese researchers found 28 percent of people with laryngeal cancers had cancerous tissue that tested positive for...
Uncircumcised boys and men may face more UTIs
Labels: Sexual HealthNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infections of the kidney, bladder and urethra happen in uncircumcised baby boys at ten times the rate of circumcised boys, and over a lifetime uncircumcised men are four times more likely to experience one, according to a new analysis of past research.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are most common in boys' first year of life, and circumcision was already known to make...
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Ssst! Kabarnya Irjen Djoko Sempat Minta Agar Ditahan di Mako Brimob
Labels: BusinessIrjen Djoko Susilo akhirnya ditahan di Rutan Guntur. Tersangka kasus dugaan korupsi simulator SIM yang diduga merugikan negara miliaran rupiah ini pun pasrah saat penyidik KPK menggiringnya ke mobil tahanan. Tapi kabarnya, Irjen Djoko sempat mengajukan permintaan agar tidak ditahan di Guntur di Mako Brimob. Serius?
"Iya ada permintaan itu dari Jenderal DS," bisik sumber penegak hukum yang enggan...
Pengacara: Irjen Djoko Sosok Tangguh, Siap 'Hidup' di Guntur
Labels: BusinessApa kabar malam pertama Irjen Djoko Susilo di Rutan Guntur? Pastinya kata pengacara Djoko, Juniver Girsang kliennya baik-baik saja. Jenderal bintang dua itu dijamin bisa menjalani kondisi sebagai tahanan.
"Beliau itu sosok tangguh. Artinya bisa menyesuaikan dengan kondisi dan situasi baru," jelas Juniver saat dikonfirmasi, Selasa (4/12/2012).
Djoko resmi ditahan KPK pada Senin (3/12) malam. Dia...
Sengketa Paten Bajaj vs Honda, MA Amini Pertimbangan PN Jakpus
Labels: BusinessMahkamah Agung (MA) mengamini seluruh pertimbangan Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Pusat (PN Jakpus) soal sengketa hak paten antara Bajaj vs Honda. Kedua perusahaan otomotif papan atas ini berebut paten penggunaan mesin motor Bajaj yang menggunakan sistem mesin satu silinder dua busi di Indonesia.
"Judex facti (Pengadilan Niaga pada PN Jakpus) tidak salah dalam menerapkan hukum dan telah memberi pertimbangan...
Penahanan Irjen Djoko Jangan Ganggu Hubungan KPK dan Polri
Labels: BusinessPenahanan Irjen Djoko Susilo oleh Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK), diapresiasi. Anggota Komisi III DPR Martin Hutabarat berharap penahanan jenderal aktif ini tidak sampai mengganggu hubungan KPK dengan Polri."Kita berharap penahanan Irjen Djoko Susilo tidak sampai meningkatkan kekisruhan hubungan antara Polri dan KPK sesudah munculnya kasus simulator SIM ini," ujar Martin, Selasa (4/12/2012).Politisi...
Presiden SBY akan Hadiri Peringatan HUT PGRI ke-67 di Sentul
Labels: BusinessRibuan guru se-Indonesia berkumpul di Sentul International Convention Center (SICC) Bogor, pagi ini. Rupanya, mereka mengikuti acara puncak peringatan Hari Guru Nasional 2012 yang juga akan dihadiri oleh Presiden SBY ini.Meskipun Hari Guru jatuh pada setiap tanggal 25 November, namun acara peringatannya digelar hari ini. Peringatan ini juga dalam rangka ulang tahun Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia...
MA Tolak Kasasi, Komjen Pol Susno Duaji Dihukum 3,5 Tahun Bui
Labels: BusinessMahkamah Agung (MA) menolak kasasi Komjen Susno Duaji. Alhasil, Susno tetap dihukum sesuai putusan Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Selatan (PN Jaksel) selama 3,5 tahun dalam kasus korupsi penanganan perkara PT Salmah Arowana Lestari dan dana pengamanan Pilkada Jawa Barat 2008."Menolak kasasi terdakwa diputus pada 22 November 2012," demikian lansir panitera MA dalam websitenya, Jumat (4/12/2012).Putusan...
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