1/4 of HIV Patients Believe Their Doctors Stigmatize Them

Physicians might want to be extra careful about how they treat HIV-infected patients —not just in the clinical sense but in the way they behave toward them.

Even the perception that physicians are stigmatizing patients for carrying the virus that causes AIDS can discourage these individuals from seeking proper medical care, according to a new UCLA study.

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Obesity is greatest health threat facing Europe

Obesity is the greatest health threat facing the European Union, the bloc’s health chief said on Friday.

European Commission figures show up to 27 percent of European men and 38 percent of women are obese. The prevalence of obesity has more than trebled in many European countries since the 1980s, the World Health Organisation says. 

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