My new book Controversy Surrounding Response to AIDS and Drug Abuse ponders upon many different issues such as drugs and HIV epidemics, the need for revolution in drug abuse treatment, addiction problems and ethics, ongoing discussions on legalization of drugs, which have been the focus of attention for specialists over the last 30 years. The presentation of the book will take place on the International Day Against Drug Abuse which will be marked at Seimas Press Conference Hall at 8.30 am 26 June.   O. Davidonienė, the Director of State Mental Health Centre “On Controversy Surrounding Response to AIDS and Drug Addiction”... Plačiau

Over the past 30 years we have witnessed a remarkable scientific progress in fighting HIV/AIDS. The following is a discussion I had with reporters on HIV /AIDS situation in Lithuania and around the world, epidemiology and prevention, professional expectations and achievements. This year marks 30-year anniversary of the world living with HIV / AIDS. How did it start? Who were the first to receive the infection? 30 years ago ( in1981) the U.S issued an official report which soon travelled around the world -five young men, all of them previously in good health, died from pneumonia which, as emerged later, developed due to a damage it caused to immune system. When it was found that all the dead ones were gay, the name first proposed to describe the illness was GRID or gay-related... Plačiau

Top medical virologists representing more than a dozen countries recently ratified their participation in and support of the newly-formed Global Virus Network (“GVN”), a global authority and resource for the identification, investigation, and control of viral diseases posing threats to mankind. The inaugural meeting of the GVN was held March 1-3 at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, and each of the attendees signed a Declaration of Participation & Support. The GVN fulfills a goal of Dr. Robert C. Gallo, co-founder of the GVN, Director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and widely known for his discovery of the first human retroviruses (including one which causes a specific kind of leukemia), co-discovery of HIV and the... Plačiau

Almost every case of cervical cancer could be prevented if regular screening were conducted and the prevalence of human papillomavirus were controlled. Currently, cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in Europe, including Lithuania. This disease can also develop among young women, mostly within the age range of 30-60. Unfortunately, most of the women in Europe today still do not have access to effective screening and prevention programs. The STOP Cervical Cancer Petition will help to raise the priority of screening across Europe, so please add your name and help to make it a success. Just go to www.CervicalCancerPetition.eu sign the Petition and send this email to your friends. If you are a woman of 25 years of age, were you encouraged by your family... Plačiau

Cristina Manita and Zaibun Nisa, the staff members of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), are teaching about the flu through the lips of popular cartoon... Plačiau

The outcome of vaccination programme 2009-2010 was one of the topics of Eurobarometer public opinion surveys in the European Union (EU) . A random-digit-dialling telephone survey, in which more than 28 thousand respondents over 15 years of age from 27 EU countries plus Norway, Switzerland and Iceland were interviewed, was conducted on 26-30 November 2009 . More My publication “To prevent the flu, half of Lithuanians wash their hands” in the journal “Lithuanian general practitioner” is available in section... Plačiau