| Australia To Provide Indonesia With $40M Million To Fight HIV/AIDS
Australia will allocate $40 million in 2008 to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Indonesia, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced on Thursday, the AAP/Australian reports. "I am pleased to announce today that in 2008, Australia will commence a new program with Indonesia to give people with HIV, or at risk of contracting HIV, better access to essential treatment and prevention," Smith said. Smith made the announcement after meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda in Perth, Australia (AAP/Australian, 2/7).
The funding will go toward an HIV/AIDS program that aims to increase access to medicines and treatment among marginalized groups living with HIV/AIDS, AHN Media reports. According to the Indonesian Ministry of Health, the HIV situation in Indonesia is one of the fastest spreading in Asia.
Night Noise Boosts Blood Pressure
The din of modern life may be harmful to your health. The sounds of an airplane flying overhead, a car passing by, even sleeping next to a loud snorer may not be enough to wake you, but these night noises could be giving your blood pressure an unwelcome boost, a new study appearing in the European Heart Journal shows. The study included 140 healthy men and women living near four European airports with night flights, including London's�Heathrow. The volunteers ranged in age from 45 to 70 years old. The researchers measured the volunteers' blood pressure using a remote device at 15-minute intervals and then examined how it related to the noises recorded in their bedrooms. Aircraft noises caused an average increase in systolic blood pressure (top number of blood pressure reading) of 6.2 points and an average increase of diastolic blood pressure of 7.4 points (bottom number).
Some Cases Of Autism May Be Traced To The Immune System Of Mothers ...
ScienceDaily (Feb. 12, 2008) New research from the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute and Center for Children's Environmental Health has found that antibodies in the blood of mothers of children with autism bind to fetal brain cells, potentially interrupting healthy brain development. The study authors also found that the reaction was most common in mothers of children with the regressive form of autism, which occurs when a period of typical development is followed by loss of social and/or language skills. The findings raise the possibility that the transfer of maternal antibodies during pregnancy is a risk factor for autism and, at some point, that a prenatal test and treatment could prevent the disorder for some children. .
Wife Of Bloomfield Mayor Victim Of Armed Carjacking
Elba Cruz Schulman, wife of Bloomfield Mayor Sydney T. Schulman, was the victim of an armed carjacking shortly before noon today in Hartford.
Cruz Schulman, an employee with the city of Hartford's department of health and human services, was leaving the Capitol Region Education Council's River Street Autism Program at 34 Sequassen at about 11:40 a.m. when the incident occurred.
Hartford police spokeswoman Nancy Mulroy said the 66-year-old victim was not injured in the carjacking.
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