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'That is everyone's nightmare, that there is another virus out there that either could be or has been transmitted to humans that we cannot detect with current methods. No one wants to miss detecting the next HIV epidemic.' -- Dr. Harold Jaffe, AIDS researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The riddle of the origin of the AIDS virus has apparently been solved, according to an international team of scientists who reported Sunday that they had traced its roots to a related virus in a subspecies of chimpanzee in Africa. The researchers, who reported their findings at the opening session of a scientific meeting in Chicago, said the simian virus was closely related to HIV-1, the type of AIDS virus that has caused the overwhelming majority of cases in the world. Since the virus jumped to humans, perhaps through exposure to blood in hunting or handling the meat of chimpanzees, it has been transmitted among humans and infected an estimated 30 million people in the world

The riddle of the origin of the AIDS virus has apparently been solved, according to an international team of scientists who reported Sunday that they had traced its roots to a related virus in a subspecies of chimpanzee in Africa. The researchers, who reported their findings at the opening session of a scientific meeting in Chicago, said the simian virus was closely related to HIV-1, the type of AIDS virus that has caused the overwhelming majority of cases in the world. Since the virus jumped to humans, perhaps through exposure to blood in hunting or handling the meat of chimpanzees, it has been transmitted among humans and infected an estimated 30 million people in the world. Although there have long been clues that HIV-1 came from chimpanzees, how to document the link had been one of the biggest mysteries in AIDS. But, as exciting as the discovery is to the scientists, their enthusiasm has been dampened by another discovery: The subspecies is being slaughtered to 'the That is everyone's nightmare, that there is another virus out there that either could be or has been transmitted to humans that we cannot detect with current methods. No one wants to miss detecting the next HIV epidemic

Scientists hope their findings closely linking the AIDS virus to a virus that a type of African chimpanzee is able to live with and not become ill will eventually lead to a vaccine for human use CHICAGO -- The riddle of the origin of the AIDS virus has been solved, according to an international team of scientists who reported Sunday that they had traced its roots to a related virus in a subspecies of chimpanzee in Africa. The researchers, who reported their findings at the opening session of a scientific meeting here, said the simian virus was closely related to HIV-1, the type of AIDS virus that has caused the overwhelming majority of cases in the world. Since the virus jumped to humans, perhaps through exposure to blood in hunting or handling the meat of chimpanzees, it has been transmitted among humans to infect an estimated 30 million people in the world

The purpose of this study was to determine if a behavioral intervention (coping skills training [CST]) combined with intensive diabetes management can improve the metabolic control and quality of life in adolescents who are implementing intensive therapy. A total of 77 youths (age range, 12.5-20 years) who were beginning intensive insulin therapy were randomly assigned to one of two groups: intensive management with CST or without CST. CST consists of a series of small group efforts designed to teach problem solving skills and communication. Data were collected preintervention and at 3 and 6 months post-intervention by using established clinical and psychosocial indicators. Randomization produced equivalent groups. After 6 months, subjects who received CST had better metabolic control (F = 3.89, p = .02) and better general self-efficacy (F = 4.54, p = 0.01). They reported less negative impact of diabetes on their quality of life (F = 4.55, p = .01) and had fewer worries about diabetes (F = 3.82, p = .02). Thus, nurses may find CST useful in assisting youths with diabetes to achieve metabolic and quality of life goals.

Lamm and Couzens discuss the cure for fatigue: activity. Exercise fights fatigue, reduces the risk of heart disease, obesity, osteoporosis, and some cancers

Surgeons in Louisville, Ky., performed the first hand transplant in the United States on Sunday, replacing the left hand of a New Jersey man with one taken from an unidentified donor who had died a few hours earlier. Scott's hand transplant is the third ever performed and the second within five months. Clint Hallam, 48, of Australia is progressing well after receiving a hand and forearm transplant in Lyon, France, last September. Hallam is able to grasp a glass in his hand and drink from it, two of his doctors said in recent interviews

Surgeons in Louisville, Ky., performed the first hand transplant in the United States on Sunday, replacing the left hand of a New Jersey man with one taken from an unidentified donor who had died a few hours |earlier. Mr. Scott's hand transplant is the third ever performed and the second within five months. Clint Hallam, 48, of Australia is progressing well after receiving a hand and forearm transplant in Lyon, France, last September. Mr. Hallam is able to grasp a glass in his hand and drink from it, two of his doctors said in recent interviews

Surgeons in Louisville, Ky., performed the first hand transplant in the United States on Sunday, replacing the left hand of a New Jersey man with one taken from an unidentified donor who had died a few hours earlier. Scott's hand transplant is the third ever performed and the second within five months. Clint Hallam, 48, of Australia is progressing well after receiving a hand and forearm transplant in Lyon, France, last September