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- HarborPath Partners Now Include Gilead Sciences, Merck and ViiV Healthcare - COLUMBIA, S.C., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HarborPath, an organization which provides a single point of access to HIV/AIDS medications through patient assistance programs, welcomes Gilead Sciences as a participating company. Gilead joins Merck and ViiV Healthcare as the third pharmaceutical company to support HarborPath since its launch in July 2012. "With Gilead's support of this pilot program, we...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Whether you call it metabolic syndrome X or cardiometabolic syndrome or, as is the case with the nation of Australia, the attention-getting anagram of CHAOS, its effects on the human system are decidedly in the negative column. With the increase in risk for the development of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, this pre-cursor condition poses a significant threat to human life expectancy and is responsible for the necessity of...

Targeted education, prevention and testing critical MINNEAPOLIS, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to statistics released by the Minnesota Department of Health, 315 confirmed new cases of HIV were reported in Minnesota during 2012. The 315 new cases represent an 8 percent increase from 2011, which was the first year of decline in nearly a decade. The Minnesota AIDS Project, the leading source for HIV information and services in Minnesota, believes that this data...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. According to the researchers, these atrophy measurements offer an improvement over current methods for evaluating patients at risk for MS. MS develops as the body's immune system attacks and damages myelin, the protective layer of fatty tissue that surrounds nerve cells within the...

Research study online in JAMA Ophthalmology may herald new era of new highly targeted molecular treatment for common condition Dry eye disease (DED) is a common condition that causes discomfort, visual disturbance and potentially damaging ocular surface inflammation that greatly impacts a person's quality of life. An estimated nine million people in the United State alone suffer from significant DED; millions more may have milder forms or experience discomfort when exposed to low humidity...

Conditions include dry eye disease, xerostomia (dry mouth), interstitial cystitis (bladdar inflammation), and postmenopausal vaginal atrophy Natural lubricants play an important role in health, including a well-known effect to help prevent osteoarthritis in knee and ankle joints. However, much is still unknown about their role and function in other areas of the body. Researchers for the first time have discovered that the surface of the eye produces "lubricin," the same substance that...

Menstrual problems among adolescents with learning and physical disabilities are more common compared to the general population and there is no one-size fits all solution when managing the symptoms, says a new review published today (19th April) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). The review looks at the behavioral and emotional changes associated with menstruation in adolescents with learning and physical disabilities and examines the advantages and limitations of therapeutic...

Have Vaginal Mesh Complication? Read this article by Dr. Greg Vigna on Myofascial pelvic pain NEW YORK, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- There is little help in the way of literature that provides guidance to women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain. Not only is the literature sparse, it is inaccurate. Most literature on pelvic pain, in fact, pays little attention to the nerves in the pelvis. From my review of the literature, most articles completely ignore the pelvic nerves as...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Multiple studies have concluded high amounts of cholesterol can be damaging to your heart and can, in turn, lead to Alzheimer’s disease or stroke. Though this single fact has been well documented, the exact reason why high cholesterol affects the brain has been largely unclear for many years. Researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have studied this link and...

MedActive announces its support for Sjögren’s Syndrome Awareness Month by sponsoring the 2013 Sjögren’s Syndrome National Patient Conference on April 12th and 13th. Spring Hill, FL (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 MedActive is honored to be a supporting sponsor of the 2013 Sjögren’s Syndrome National Patient Conference on April 12 and 13 at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda. April is Sjögren’s Syndrome Awareness Month. The Sjögren’s Conference is staged annually during...