Research Articles

July 13, 2012  Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is the world's largest biotech company with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, virology, inflammation, metabolism and CNS. Roche is also the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics, tissue-based cancer diagnostics and a pioneer in diabetes management. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 1.2 million persons were living with HIV infection in the United States at the end of 2010. Of those, 20% had undiagnosed HIV infections.[3] Highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) and viral load tests that determine the amount of circulating HIV have contributed to a profound increase in life expectancy for people living with HIV.[4]

August 2, 2012  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Call them tattletale pills. Seeking a way to confirm that patients have taken their medication, University of Florida engineering researchers have added a tiny microchip and digestible antenna to a standard pill capsule. The prototype is intended to pave the way for mass-produced pills that, when ingested, automatically alert doctors, loved ones or scientists working with patients in clinical drug trials. “It is a way to monitor whether your patient is taking their medication in a timely manner,” said Rizwan Bashirullah, UF assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering.

May 26, 2013  The bill would remove a provision in current law that prohibits the acquisition and procurement of donated organs that are infected with the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. S. 330 also would require the Secretary of HHS to develop guidelines for conducting research relating to organ transplants from donors who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

January 15, 2011  Security and Defense Studies Review

March 14, 2013  Incidence Rates by Race: Black 2.2 per 100,000 men; 2.1 per 100,000 women White 34.5 per 100,000 men; 21.3 per 100,000 women Death Rates by Race: White 6.2 per 100,000 men; 2.4 per 100,000 women Black 1.4 per 100,000 men; 0.6 per 100,000 women

January 29, 2013  Smoking harms just about every body part—from heart and lungs to bladder and blood vessels. What’s new is that smoking is more of a health hazard than we thought. Two new, NIH-funded reports make the persuasive, and alarming, case—on average, smoking takes an entire decade off of your life! But smokers take note: there are tremendous benefits from quitting, regardless of your age. In the first report [1], the authors examined data from about 220,000 adult smokers who were followed for roughly 7 years. They showed that people who currently smoke are about three times more likely to die prematurely compared to “never-smokers.” Adults who quit smoking at ages 30, 40, and 50 gained 10, 9, and 6 years of life, respectively, compared with those who continued to light up.

December 25, 2010  Information and programs in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, disaster health, and topics relevant to specific populations

February 14, 2011  Linking stress and blood pressure challenging Your body produces a surge of hormones when you're in a stressful situation. These hormones temporarily increase your blood pressure by causing your heart to beat faster and your blood vessels to narrow.

March 29, 2013  The Office of Public Health and research organizations conduct studies on the health issues affecting Veterans to better serve their needs.

June 15, 2011  Although vitamin D is undoubtedly a miracle nutrient, current recommendations for this pro-hormone may be misguided. Because of this your health may be at risk. In the past couple of years, vitamin D has grown in popularity very quickly and for good reason. Since 1922 47,000 peer reviews have proved vitamin D’s effectiveness at protecting us from: Cancer (colon, breast, skin and prostate) Heart Disease Diabetes Rheumatoid Arthritis Bone Disease However, there are important things about vitamin D supplementing that most people don’t know that may actually be hurting them.