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Launch Of Lung Health Check On WebMD Announced By COPD Foundation
The COPD Foundation announces launch of the Lung Health Check, developed in an educational collaboration with WebMD. Development of the Lung Health Check was made possible by funding from the COPD Foundation.
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Demonstrators Gather At Washington, D.C., CVS Pharmacy To Protest Practice Of Locking Up Condoms
Protesters gathered outside a Washington, D.C., CVS Pharmacy on Thursday to urge the pharmacy chain to end the practice of locking condoms in display cases in certain neighborhoods, WJLA News reports. The protesters contend that CVS restricts access to condoms in poor black neighborhoods, whose residents may be at higher risk for HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies (WJLA News, 6/11). The protest was a part of a nationwide effort called, "Cure CVS: Unlock the Condoms Initiative," which aims to urge CVS to keep condoms unlocked at all times (Business Wire release, 6/10). CVS said in a statement, "All CVS stores sell condoms that are unlocked and accessible" (WJLA News, 6/11).
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International AIDS Conference Could Return To U.S. If Ban On HIV-Positive Visitors Is Reversed
The International AIDS Society (IAS) announced Thursday it is considering Washington, D.C., as the location for the 2012 biannual International AIDS Conference, Science Magazine"s blog, the ScienceInsider reports. "But before it holds the conference anywhere in the U.S., the federal government must change a law that bans HIV-infected people from entering the country," according to Science Insider. The conference has not been held in the U.S. since 1990, because the government banned people living with HIV from entering the U.S. "This long-standing law, which is contrary to all scientific evidence and human rights principles, is one of the U.S."s weakest spots in HIV policy," IAS President Julio Montaner said in a statement. The law has been repealed, but HHS still has HIV on the list of communicable diseases that bar entry. "In a statement to ScienceInsider, HHS said it has submitted "a notice of proposed rule-making to implement this change" to the Office of Management and Budget for its review," according to the blog (Cohen, ScienceInsider/Science, 6/11).
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Diarrhea Spreads In Parts Of Bangladesh In Cyclone Aila's Aftermath

Health officials on Sunday said that a diarrhea outbreak has spread across Bangladesh"s southwest due to the effects of Cyclone Aila, which hit parts of Bangladesh and India on May 25, AFP/Google.com reports. Diarrhea broke out at an "alarming rate" because inundation and water logging have destroyed large amounts of land and supplies of drinking water near Sundarbans, the world"s largest mangrove forest, according to health workers. "The situation is alarming. So far we have more than 5,000 people who are sick with diarrhea in this region. Another 3,000 have been treated for water borne diseases like dysentery," Lutfur Rahman Khan, the regional medic chief, said (AFP/Google.com, 5/31). On Friday, Reuters published an article describing relief agencies" fears about the emergence of disease in the aftermath of the cyclone. According to Reuters, aid workers and authorities were scrambling "to distribute relief to people in West Bengal and Bangladesh"s coastal belt," while fears were "growing for thousands of marooned families who are in more remote and inaccessible locations" (Bhalla, Reuters, 5/29). Bangladesh Requests Foreign Aid for Emergency Response On Sunday, Ruhal Haque, Bangaldesh"s health minister, said, "I am quite confident that the health situation will remain under control." He said that 891 medical teams were working in affected coastal areas and that health officials have been told to give maximum support to people who have been affected by the cyclone (Xinhua/CriEnglish.com, 6/1). However Abdur Razzak, Bangladesh"s food and disaster management minister, said that half a million people remain stranded because of the cyclone. "We are struggling to ensure supply of drinking water to the worst affected areas," he said, adding that shelter is also a problem. "We don"t need any food or relief, but we are going to seek foreign aid to build embankments and cyclone shelters. We have to build the embankments immediately to protect people from salty water," Razzak said ( AFP/Google.com, 6/1). U.S. Provides $295,000 in Assistance U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh James Moriarty on Monday issued a disaster declaration to provide emergency assistance worth about $295,000. According to the U.S. embassy, the emergency survival packs include plastic sheeting, eating utensils, candles, rope, soap, matches and mosquito netting to be distributed to victims in the southern districts (DPA/Monstersandcritics.com, 6/1). AFP/Google.com reports that almost 300 people have died as a result of Cyclone Aila. Indian officials said 125 people had died as a result of the cyclone (AFP/Google.com, 6/1). On Sunday, the Bangladeshi government said in a statement that 167 people had died and 7,108 people were injured (Government of Bangladesh release/ReliefWeb, 5/31). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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