MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -
Injecting drug users are denied HIV
drugs in some places in the world, making it much more
difficult to combat the epidemic, experts told a conference on
Tuesday.

Drug users have spouses, children and often multiple sex
partners, making them a major vector of HIV transmission. In
Thailand, they are randomly rounded up, publicly humiliated and
jailed, said [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
Applying cocoa butter lotion
during pregnancy does not help prevent the stretch marks that
many women develop, according to a new study.

Stretch marks, or striae gravidarum as doctors refer to
them, typically occur on the abdomen and breasts, but can also
appear on the hips, thighs, and buttocks. The cause of the
problem is unknown, [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
Boys who reach their adult body
size in their early 20s may be more prone to prostate cancer
later in life than their peers who achieve their adult size
during adolescence, Italian researchers report.

“The study has underlined the potential effect of the
'timing' at exposure of sexual and (body growth) variables on
the risk of [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
In addition to conventional
treatments aimed at improving survival, most cancer patients
use “complementary methods” (CMs) to relieve symptoms and side
effects and increase overall wellness, according to findings
from a large study.

“We receive thousands of phone calls each year about CMs at
the American Cancer Society (ACS) national cancer information
center, and our web pages [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
Girls who go through puberty
early may be at increased risk of aggressive behavior, but only
if they lack a strong relationship with their parents, a new
study suggests.

Researchers found that among 330 fifth-grade girls, those
who had started puberty earlier than average were more likely
to admit to aggressive behaviors like getting into fights,
teasing [...]

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MEXICO (AP) — Les experts du SIDA ont salué la décision des Etats-Unis, qui ont annoncé mardi qu’ils allaient lever les restrictions à l’entrée sur le territoire des malades du SIDA. Cette interdit datait de deux décennies. Selon eux, les limitations à la circulation de ce type encore appliquée par sept pays [...]

PARIS - Emboîtant le pas de Nicolas Sarkozy, Bernard Kouchner et Roselyne Bachelot appellent mercredi au respect du "droit fondamental" à la libre circulation des personnes vivant avec le VIH.
Dans un message conjoint lu par l’ambassadeur de France au Mexique, Daniel Parfait lors de la Conférence mondiale sur le SIDA, les ministres des Affaires étrangères [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
Children who immigrate to the
U.S. seem to exercise less and participate in fewer sports than
their U.S.-born peers, according to a government study.

In a national study of more than 68,000 children between
the ages of 6 and 17, researchers found that immigrant children
were generally less physically active than those born in the

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - L’Organisation mondiale de la Santé a publié mardi un guide à destination des pays pauvres et en développement qui doivent faire face à une épidémie de Sida.
Le document, mis en ligne sur le site de l’OMS (www.who.int/hiv) présente notamment des conseils sur la distribution de préservatifs, sur la prévention et établit une [...]

- (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

If you are 18 or older, have histologically confirmed
follicular grade 1-3a NHL, and have relapsed or progressive disease after
at least one prior chemotherapy requiring treatment, you may be eligible
to participate in this study.

The research site is in Morristown,
N.J.

More information

Please see [...]