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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will invest approximately $1.8 million to increase its efforts to improve the treatment and prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in Guatemala and to further strengthen ethical training on human research protections. Building on existing work by HHS agencies, these new activities are part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to ensuring that the United States has the strongest possible human subject protections at home and around the world.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will expand its current investment that supports the Guatemalan Ministry of Health and Social Assistance’s (MSPAS) strategy to improve surveillance and control of HIV and other STDs among at-risk populations in Guatemala. Read more info…

I loved the movie The Help for a variety of reasons, but one of the things that really touched me was every time Aibileen would tell the young girl she cared for, You is kind. You is smart. You is important. What a beautiful sentiment. Every kid is special and deserves to be reminded of what a remarkable person he or she isevery day.

Some people scoff at daily affirmations, thinking theyre just a bunch of nonsense, but if you think about how the human mind works, adult or child, it doesnt seem so silly. Our minds have two parts: the conscious and subconscious mind. The conscious mind is what we use to think through problems and use reason.

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A test that detects a particular protein in the blood (PAM4) correctly identified roughly two-thirds of patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer. These results were presented at the 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Each year, close to 44,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States and more than 37,000 die from the disease. The disease is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, and treatment of advanced disease remains challenging.

Currently, there are no screening tests that are able to accurately identify pancreatic cancer at an early, more-treatable stage.

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If you are old enough to remember working out when Jane Fonda helped usher in the golden age of fitness, leg warmers were all the rage and Jazzercise classes popped up everywhere, chances are that you’re now a senior citizen or approaching that age. Hopefully fitness is not a forgotten memory for you now. People should keep moving as much as they can for as long as they can, but need to be smart about how they exercise at each stage of life. The Baby Boomer generation needs exercise more than ever to keep muscles from stiffening and weakening. Exercise can also be a great way for people of all ages to feel better about themselves and fight off depression or anxiety. Here are five fitness tips for senior citizens. 1. E

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iStock / zimmytwsThe Supreme Court has turned aside a motion from a political advocacy group that sought to argue Justice Elena Kagan should not participate in the upcoming blockbuster appeals over the constitutionality of health care reform.

The justices without comment on Monday denied the request from Freedom Watch. Kagan herself did not get involved in this particular motion.

The court’s brief order all but assures the newest justice will participate in the late March arguments, and eventually rule on the cases’ merits. Read more info…