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Oakland, Calif., Conference Targets Black Women For HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention
The Oakland, Calif., chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women on Saturday held a daylong conference, "Sistahs Getting Real About HIV/AIDS," that addressed HIV/AIDS among black women, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The conference "focused on two issues that might seem contradictory: first, to convince women that they must take special precautions to protect themselves, and second, to let them know that an HIV diagnosis is not a death sentence," according to the Chronicle. Keynote speaker of the conference Tony Wafford, director of health and wellness for the National Action Network, said black women need to be more vocal with their partners about practicing safe sex and getting tested for HIV. Organizers noted that black women also "must address the stigma associated with HIV before they can talk openly about the risk of infection with their partners," the article states (Allday, 7/25).
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A New UK Survey Suggests Primary Care Clinicians Need Clearer Post-Mi Guidelines To Provide Their Patients With Optimal Care
A new survey published in the British Journal of Cardiology suggests that inconsistencies in clinical guidance for the ongoing management of post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients may contribute to significant variation in clinical practice reported by GPs and practice nurses.1a These findings indicate that, in some areas of the UK, care for post-MI patients after leaving hospital may not be optimal,1b according to authors from the Follow Your Heart group. *
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Psychiatrists Begin Revising Diagnostic Manual For Mental Illnesses
Over the next 18 months, psychiatrists will revise the American Psychiatric Association"s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is used to determine how U.S. residents" mental health is assessed, diagnosed and treated, the Los Angeles Times reports. Since the manual was last updated in 1994, technologies such as brain imaging and new understandings of the biological and genetic causes of many disorders have "almost guaranteed alterations" in the number of mental disorders included in fifth DSM volume, which is scheduled to be published in 2012, the Times reports.While some psychiatrists argue the manual should be broad enough to determine treatment for those who need it, others are concerned that if too broad, the manual will diagnose conditions that would otherwise be considered normal human behavior. David Kupfer, a psychiatrist at the University of Pittsburgh"s Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinics and chair of the DSM-V task force, said the DSM-V will recognize variations of disorders that have not been seen as part of "classic" illnesses, and will describe disorders in more detail, including how they differ based on race, gender, age, physical health and culture. Health insurance companies use the manual to determine coverage options for certain treatments.People involved in the revisions said the manual will be a better reflection of mental conditions of "real" people, rather than just those with the most severe cases of disorders or obvious diagnoses, the Times reports (Roan, Los Angeles Times, 5/26).
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Doctors Warn That Alcoholic Beverages combined with Trampolines Must Be Avoided

During the warmer months, the use of trampolines is more frequent and as a result children are more likely to be hospitalized with related injuries, especially after bouncing with adults at the same time, according to doctors" warnings. In a letter to this week"s BMJ, Dr. Andrew Bogacz and his colleagues at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School in Dunndee, evaluated and compared during a six week period, fifty trampoline related accidental cases, with the safety guidelines of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Their results concluded that the greater the number of people using the trampoline at the same time, the more possibilities of getting injured. The lightest or smallest person has five times more chances to get wounded. Dr. Bogacz explained that a 20kg child can experience the energy corresponding to a 3.5 m fall when bouncing with an adult of 80kg, therefore concluding that the severity of the injury grows significantly with the difference between child and adult weights. Adult supervision is also critical in avoiding trampoline injuries, they explain ò€¦ "to ensure safety guidelines are followed, exuberance is controlled, and help is provided with setting up and dismounting from the trampoline." They also conclude that alcohol and trampolines do not mix. During summer garden parties, many children have been hurt while being supervised or bouncing with adults, but they were under the influence of alcoholic beverages, making them less responsible of their actions. "Adults, please note that lager, wine, and trampolines do not mix." "Trampoline injuries" Andrew Bogacz, speciality registrar, department of emergency medicine, Brodie Paterson, consultant, department of emergency medicine, Adarsh Babber, speciality registrar, department of surgery, Simon Menelaws, medical student, Dundee, Tim Drew, lecturer, institute of motion research and analysis BMJ 2009; 338:b2197 Written by Stephanie Brunner (B.A.) Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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