Obama’s ‘New’ Global AIDS Plan: Does He Mean It, Or Is It Just More Spin?

February 8th, 2012 by Sarah Leeson | Tags: Aids, Aids Plan

In speech, Secretary Clinton envisions ‘AIDS-free generation,’ but offers no specifics how to achieve it”

WASHINGTON (November 8, 2011) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today welcomed the administrations call for an, ‘AIDS-free generation,’ but expressed skepticism that the call, which contained no actual proposals on how to achieve it, was more spin on the subject of global AIDS.

To date, the Obama administration has not fully supported efforts to combat global AIDS.  It has flat funded AIDS budgets and assigned AIDS a lower priority, focusing time, effort, and money away from this President Bush-created initiative towards its own, Global Health Initiative.  Given this previous lack of commitment, and the vagueness of this new proposal, while we hope for the best, we remain concerned that this is more an exercise in public relations, said Michael Weinstein, AHFs President.

AHFs concern came in the wake of a policy speech given by U.S. Secretary o

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Is Common in Adolescent Girls

February 3rd, 2012 by Charlie Belmore | Tags: Common, Ovarian Syndrome, Polycystic Ovarian, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

 

by Gary Pepper, M.D. Editor and Founder, Metabolism.com

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) sounds like a rare disorder but it is surprisingly common. This is a disorder with onset in early adolescence effecting up to 10% of young women. Characteristic signs and symptoms include increasing facial and body hair, hair loss from the scalp, muscular or heavy build, acne, thickening and darkening of the skin known as acanthosis nigricans, blood sugar problems including type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and irregular menstrual cycles and infertility. In older women with PCOS coronary artery disease is more common. In severe cases deepening of the voice and enlargement of the clitoris (clitoromegaly) can be seen.

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Have You Ever Felt This Way?

February 3rd, 2012 by Ava Long | Tags: Way

Now, I feel as if Im back on track. I’ve finally gotten my work and personal schedules back under control. 

What I discovered along the way was that I needed to honor myself and organize my work schedule around my personal lifestyle more than ever before!

Have you ever felt that way . . . as if your life is out of balance? Well, this is exactly what I experienced over the last few months! I know its a bit personal, but its a life lesson thats worth sharing with you.

Its the reason I didnt start my teleclass at the beginning of January (as I normally do). I needed that time to look at my life in whole! So

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Thin Receding Gums And Dental Implants – What’s Important? Video by Ramsey Amin, DDS

January 21st, 2012 by Sarah Leeson | Tags: Dental Implants, Implants

Thin gums area major cause of gum recession and can cause problems with dental implants too. You are genetically given the thickness of your gums. When it comes to dental implants…the thicker the gums the better. This is also true for natural teeth. This video explains some of the important issues.

When someone has receding or thin gums, I can surgically correct this by a gum graft. S

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