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Male circumcision could be pivotal in preventing AIDS |
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Written by Kristina Amaral
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Monday, 05 December 2011 15:23 |
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The United Nations AIDs organization and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief partner in encouraging circumcision in African countries to reduces HIV/AIDS
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The United Nations AIDS organization and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) recently publicized a five-year campaign to encourage men in 14 African countries to openly undergo circumcision, which is one of the most overlooked procedures that reduce sexually transmitted diseases.
Recent studies from UNAIDS organization and PEPFAR have found that circumcision reduced the risk of female-to-male sexually transmitted diseases, specifically HIV infections, by 60 percent.
“If we have 60-percent reduction, if you combine that to the other prevention measures we have, we can start reducing the sexual transmission number of new infections even more than 50 percent,” said UNAIDS Director Michael Sidibe.
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Written by Jennifer Procanik
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 10:09 |
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- America’s war on drugs is no longer limited just to the street, it now includes prescription medications.
According to the CDC, approximately half of all American’s take at least one prescription drug on a regular basis. In middle-age adults the most commonly used prescription drugs are anti-depressants and pain killers.
Dr. Judith Barberio, a nurse practitioner in an inpatient practice for pain management, and a clinical assistant professor and specialty director at Rutgers University, believes that health care providers are cautious, if not overly so, when prescribing opiates and other controlled dangerous substances.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 16:12 |
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Mississippi votes against personhood law |
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Written by Alana Milich
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 13:44 |
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The controversial amendment that would have favored pro-life advocates.
JACKSON, MISS. – Earlier this month residents of Mississippi voted down the Personhood Initiative with a 58-42 percent margin, which if passed would have considered fertilized human eggs to be “persons” from conception and would extend to them the same legal rights and protection that apply to people.
The rejected Amendment could have led to the banning of abortion and many forms of contraception and would have challenged the Roe v. Wade ruling made over 30 years ago to protect a woman’s right to choose.
Challengers of the proposed law opposed it because they said it would outlaw such birth control devices as the morning after pill and the intrauterine device.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 16:16 |
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Conrad Murray found guilty of manslaughter |
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Written by Alana Milich
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Monday, 07 November 2011 18:29 |
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LOS ANGELES- Six weeks after the trial began, Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson.
Murray served as Jackson’s personal physician during the last two months of his life and was tasked with administering the anesthetic propofol to the late singer to help him sleep.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 16:19 |
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Troy Davis funeral sparks death penalty outrage |
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Written by Kristina Amaral
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 10:09 |
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- On Saturday, October 1, 2011, activists and entertainers gathered in Savannah, Ga. for the Troy Davis funeral, the convicted murderer of police officer Mark Allen MacPhail.
Davis was declared guilty of shooting MacPhail when he was assisting a homeless man being assaulted in a Burger King parking lot.
Only a few days after Davis’ trial on September 21, all but two witnesses in opposition of Davis recanted their testimony. These two witnesses suggested that the killing of MacPhail was executed by someone other than Davis.
Davis’ case has been a controversial subject for weeks since anti-death protests occurred in response to the trial. The public is livid with how Davis was judged in court, especially since witnesses denied him as the killer and most importantly, no forensic evidence was found.
“As far as the trial and sentence, I think it was unfortunate. Despite the difficulty of the judicial system, I think cases such as this need to be reviewed,” says Braulio Salas, 22, a graduate student of the University of Pennslyvania, who is deeply bothered by the outcome of the Davis trial.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 19 February 2012 16:21 |
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