High HIV incidence during pregnancy: compelling reason for repeat HIV testing Moodley et al AIDS

High HIV incidence during pregnancy: compelling reason for repeat HIV testing Moodley et al AIDS 2009 23:1255-1259

The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of HIV during pregnancy as defined by seroconversion using a repeat HIV rapid testing strategy during late pregnancy. These authors tested pregnant women again after first seen by OB--GYN physicians between 36 and 40 weeks of gestation. 2377 HIV-negative woman were tested at urban and rural health institutes. 72 women were positive were comprised 13% of the population which were negative at the start at tested positive during pregnancy. The conclusion of the study is that HIV incidence during pregnancy is four times higher than in the non-pregnant population reported in a recent survey. Repeat testing is indicated to prevent mother to child transmission and further horizontal transmission.

Stem Cells in Cosmetic Surgery Nathan Newman, MD Published in LA Health June 2009 Issue Bone marrow stem cells are attracting much attention in the scientific community. Ongoing studies are underway in Coronary Artery Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and other major illnesses. The area that some of the biggest advances so far is in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In reconstructive surgery autologous stem cells after liposuction from a persons body have been used after processing to reconstruct major Head and neck defects after trauma, and surgery for cancer. This article show another area where bone marrow stem cells are being used and that is in Cosmetic surgery.

The method is similar to that used in Head and Neck Reconstructive surgery. Body fat is the source of the rapidly dividing cells that can be processed in the laboratory into stem cells. The procedure for cosmetic surgery is to make a small incision over an area of fat most often in the abdomen, aspirate out some fat cells, take the fat cells to the laboratory, and process them into bone marrow stem cells.

These stem cells can be used to enhance and treat the eyes, forehead, temples, cheeks, laugh lines, down lines, jowls, jaw lines, chin, hand, buttocks, calves, celuliite, dimples and scar reduction. The stem cells are injected into these areas where they reshape the natural contour of these areas. This is an exciting area for many people because it is cheaper, less invasive, and not beset with such problems as a face lift.