Most patients in the COHERE group were either gay and bisexual men (about 60%) or heterosexual (30%): only 2.7% were injecting drug users. Ethnicity was not recorded in 42% of people, was white in 41% and black in 12%. Their average age was 39 when they started ART, with an average baseline CD4 count of… Read More »
Teenagers benefit from a late startCaiaimage/Sam Edwards/Getty By Alice Klein Pushing back high school start times not only improves the quality of students’ sleep, it also boosts attendance and academic performance, according to a study of US school attenders. The study is the first to show this objectively – using wrist-worn activity monitors to measure sleep… Read More »
Public Health England (PHE) compares the UK’s performance to the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target, whose aim is that countries should have 72.9% of their people with HIV diagnosed, in care and virally suppressed by 2020. The UK has in fact already reached the subsequent UNAIDS 95-95-95 target of 85.7% of people virally suppressed – an estimated… Read More »
Dating can be tough. First dates—and figuring out where to go, what to do, what to say (what not to say), or what to wear? Even tougher. In fact, navigating the modern-day dating era is difficult for just about everyone: men and women, people of all ages, and even those who write about sex and… Read More »
Rhinoplasty is often believed to be a modern medical development; however, various historical facts indicate that the first rhinoplasty procedures were performed thousands of years ago, in ancient India. The ‘Sushruta Samhita’ is a medical treatise written in around 600 BC, which explained a traditional procedure for performing reconstructive nose surgery. It was written by… Read More »
by Brian Mase First Time at the Gym? Here is What You Need to Know Many looking for an “escape hatch” from today’s typical hectic and unhealthy lifestyles are turning to a conveniently located gym as a viable solution. The specific reasons for looking for a gym near where you live or commute may vary considerably from… Read More »
BAND-AID Brand First Aid HURT-FREE Antiseptic Wash is a pain-relieving liquid that alleviates discomfort from minor cuts, scrapes, and burns. This first aid antiseptic wash kills germs and helps prevent infection. Apply a small amount on the affected area 1 to 3 times daily and cover with a sterile bandage. First aid antiseptic wash Kills… Read More »