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Endocrine Society supports policies that prevent the illegal and non-medical uses of steroids
In light of yesterday"s Public Health Advisory from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning consumers to immediately stop using all body-building products that claim to contain steroids or steroid-like substances, The Endocrine Society is re-issuing its Position Statement on Steroid Abuse initially launched in 2008.
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Local Events Focus On HIV Testing, Awareness
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is conducting a three-week tour featuring a mobile testing unit named for former National Basketball Association player Earvin "Magic" Johnson that provides free HIV testing to local residents, WDSU.com reports. During the tour, which recently stopped in New Orleans, AHF will present $5,000 grants to local HIV/AIDS organizations (WDSU.com, 6/14). In related news, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) sponsored a health awareness festival in Pensacola, Fla. that sought to raise HIV/AIDS awareness among the black community as part of its annual state convention. According to Art Rocker, head of the local SCLC chapter, since 2007, there has been an increase in the number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Escambia County, Fla., which prompted the organization to focus its event on HIV/AIDS (Dugas, Pensacola News Journal, 6/14).
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Scientists Report First Remote, Underwater Detection Of Harmful Algae, Toxins
Scientists at NOAA"s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have successfully conducted the first remote detection of a harmful algal species and its toxin below the ocean"s surface. The achievement was recently reported in the June issue of Oceanography.
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Tuberculosis Vaccine Too Risky For HIV-Infected Infants

HIV-infected infants risk contracting a deadly form of tuberculosis from the bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, instead of receiving protection against the disease, according to research published today in the international public health journal, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. While the BCG vaccine is given to approximately 75% of newborn babies worldwide, a South African study has found that its harm may outweigh the benefits for HIV-infected infants. The study recommends delaying vaccination until the infant"s HIV status is known. "There is an urgent need to assess the risk versus benefits of this vaccine in settings where both HIV infection and tuberculosis burdens are high," says co-author Professor Simon Schaaf, from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Read the research paper here. The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is one of the world"s leading public health journals. It is the flagship periodical of the World Health Organization, with a special focus on developing countries. Research papers are peer reviewed and are independent of WHO recommendations and guidelines. Further items in this Bulletin issue include: - Could an expansion of antiretroviral treatment reduce HIV transmission? - The Ethiopian Health Minister talks about a new approach to aid for health - Spanish research shows car drivers should take a special test before riding a motorcycle - How Asian countries are tackling multi-drug resistant tuberculosis - Chagas disease 100 years after its discovery - How Kenya developed services for victims of sexual violence - Are pre-employment medical examinations useful? - Struggling to pay the medical bills in Armenia The Bulletin"s table of contents can be found here. The complete content of the Bulletin, since 1948, is now available free to all readers worldwide through PubMed Central, available here. WHO


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