Lancet Digest Nov 17-23 2007

New cases in Pous 2064, HIV = 175, AIDS = 26, Death = 2. HIV rate is very high in Housewives than sex workers in Nepal ! ! ! HIV status in Nepal till 2005: Total Adult=70000, Adult Prevalence (15-49)=0.55%, Number of Women (15-49) LWHA=15,310 (22%), HIV Prevalence rate in IDUs=32.7%, HIV prevalence rate in sex worker=3.8%, HIV prevalence rate in client of SW=2.1%. The latest U.N. report shows that 65 million people have been infected with HIV since it was first identified 25 years ago. Twenty five million people have died of AIDS.

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Lancet Digest Nov 17-23 2007 - 16-11-2007, 07:10 AM

A*varied issue this week with high-profile reports about the anti-obesity drug rimonabant and widespread coverage about a perennial favourite, homeopathy.* First, a*research article in the form of a meta-analysis reassesses the efficacy and safety of the anti-obesity drug rimonabant. This drug is licenced in many European countries, though not in the USA. Investigators from the University [...]

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