Archive for 'University of Washington'
AIDS expert to speak at UW for World AIDS Day
[ December 1, 2008; 5:30 pm; ]
Dr. Catherine Wilfert developed the idea that it was possible to prevent the AIDS virus from spreading from an infected mother to her uninfected newborn by giving an anti-HIV drug to the mother just before and to the child right after delivery.
The approach can cut mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 80% and is credited with [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2008 under Global Health, Infections, Newborn and Infant Health, University of Washington, Upcoming Events.
Tags: AIDS, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Events, Global Health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, University of Washington, UW, Wilfert
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AIDS pioneer to speak at UW Monday, Dec. 1
Dr. Catherine Wilfert developed the idea that it was possible to prevent the AIDS virus from spreading from an infected mother to her uninfected newborn by giving an anti-HIV drug to the mother just before and to the child right after delivery.
The approach can cut mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 80% and is credited with [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2008 under Global Health, Infections, Newborn and Infant Health, University of Washington, Women's Health.
Tags: AIDS, Global Health, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Pediatrics
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Ginkgo Biloba fails to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Gingko biloba, a popular herbal preparation used to prevent or treat memory problems, failed to prevent the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s diseases in a large study of older men and women.
The study appears in today’s issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association
Gingko biloba is one of the most popular herbal products [...]
Posted: November 18th, 2008 under Alternative Medicine, Alzheimer's Disease, Senior Health, University of Washington.
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Gingko, Gingko biloba, Herbal Medicine, Memory
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Rain causes autism?
Bottomline: Probably not.
You may have read in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer today or heard on local television about a study that suggests children living in rainy counties in Washington have a higher risk of developing autism.
The stories spring from a paper published in the journal Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine this week.
In that paper, researchers [...]
Posted: November 6th, 2008 under Autism, Child & Youth Health, Psychology & Psychiatry, Uncategorized, University of Washington.
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