NACO Bows to activists` pressure on AIDS treatment in India, says AHF

"Bowing to an increasing need for more effective AIDS treatments in India and recent high-profile public advocacy from a broad coalition of AIDS activists, India's National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and Health Minister A. Ramadoss will announce the rollout of...

Thailand: partners open free AIDS treatment clinic

At Famed Thai AIDS Temple Where Thousands Received Compassionate Hospice Care Before Dying, Thailand's Lop Buri Provincial Government, the Dramaraksa Foundation and AIDS Healthcare Foundation Now Partner to Open Free AIDS Treatment Center Providing Lifesaving Antiretroviral...

How safe are our beaches?

One in 18 million: If you visit a beach this summer or during spring break, those are your odds of drowning, according to statistics from the U.S. Lifesaving Association

MRI scans to be made safe for pacemakers

"More than 2 million Americans depend on pacemakers or defibrillators to keep their hearts beating right, but those lifesaving implants come with a price: They're not allowed in MRI machines, leaving these patients out of luck if they later need scans to detect cancer, stroke...

Taxpayers' bill mounts for migrants' medical care

"U.S. taxpayers are quietly footing a fast-growing multibillion-dollar tab for medical emergencies suffered by undocumented immigrants." <--- Don't forget that some of the "undocumented" are taxpayers who are also paying a house mortgage. They do...