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 Haven Of Douglas Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1400 North San Antonio Avenue, Douglas, Arizona 85607 Ratings: Phone: (520) 364-7937 |
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Study to evaluate safety of PrEP and dapivirine ring in pregnant women
A woman who is eight-months pregnant is the first participant to be enrolled into a study evaluating the safety and acceptability of two different HIV prevention approaches when used during pregnancy - the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring, which is currently under regulatory review, and a daily antiretroviral (ARV) pill called Truvada, an approach already approved in several countries and commonly referred to as PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis.
States confront myriad of health law implementation issues
States face fallout from decisions on whether to implement key parts of the health law, including exchanges in California and Washington - where dental insurance will be mandated in plans offered in the marketplaces - and Florida, which missed out on co-ops and faces a decision on expanding Medicaid in 2013.
New bill offers hope to HIV patients on transplant waiting lists
A bill scheduled to be signed into law today by President Obama reverses the longtime ban on letting HIV-infected people donate their organs for transplantation after death, a move that offers hope to thousands of HIV patients on transplant waiting lists.
Reducing the risk of sudden cardiac arrest during sports
Time and again, the topic of sudden cardiac death grabs the public's attention when football stars or other top athletes collapse from cardiac arrest in front of the live cameras. This important issue has long been a concern of heart specialists, for cardiac arrest often hits young, apparently healthy and athletic people out of the blue.
New anticancer drugs may block HSP90-IP6K2 protein interaction involved in cell death
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a previously unsuspected mechanism of cell death that may afford a new way to find and develop stronger yet less-harmful anticancer drugs.
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