BEIJING - China's health agency said Thursday that health care workers to discard dead babies will be "harsh treatment" following an investigation into the dumping of several bodies along a river in east China.
A scandal erupted last month when the bodies of 21 babies and fetuses - some with hospital ID tags around their ankles and stuffed at least a yellow bag marked "medical waste" - were found washed ashore on Guangfu River on the outskirts of Jining City of Shandong Province.
The Health Ministry said on its website that hospitals should have dead babies as they would any other body.
"The incident highlighted the gaps in the hospital management, created a negative social influence and gave profound lessons," said Health Ministry report.
The report said the dead babies and fetuses should not be treated as medical wastes, but gave no details on how the local hospitals usually dispose of medical waste.
Calls to the Health Ministry rang unanswered Monday afternoon.
Two employees of the hospital morgue, Zhu Zhenyu and Wang Zhijun, were dismissed for their hospital and arrested by police as suspects, the official Xinhua news agency, quoting government spokesman Jining Gong Zhenhua. The families of the babies had paid the couple to dispose of the bodies, but instead of thrown into the River.
In China, most families are allowed to have only one or two children and a traditional preference for sons remains strong and abandonment, abortion and murder of newborn girls is still common in rural areas.
Babies who die from the disease are often abandoned or buried in unmarked graves, not old enough to be considered officially part of the family.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Top 10 Ways to Stay Healthy with HIV
The goal of anyone living with a chronic disease is staying healthy. HIV is no exception. Staying healthy is a realistic goal. By keeping a few things in mind, staying healthy while living with HIV is possible. Here are ten ways you can stay healthy while living with HIV.
1. Get Tested and Get into Care
Who should get HIV tested? The answer is anyone who doesn't know their status. If you are unsure whether you should be tested, use how-to guide in previous post.
2. Use a Condom Each and Every Time.
Using a condom is not enough. The key is using it correctly. This feature will help you use a condom correctly and keep you and your partner safe.
3. Choose the Right Condom
There are so many colors, shapes and sizes it's hard to know which is right for you.
4. Have Regular Doctor Visits
Getting into care means choosing the right doctor. But how do you do that? Take a look at this feature which will walk you through the steps in choosing the physician that is right for you.
5. Get Your Vaccinations
Vaccines are given to stimulate the body's immune response in order to produce antibodies that will protect against certain illnesses.
6. Eat Right to Stay Healthy.
While your doctor can help you stay healthy, you have to take some responsibility as well. The first step is eating right.
7. Learn All You Can Learn About HIV.
Knowledge is power. Knowing your illness will help you take charge of your life instead of letting HIV control you.
8. Know Your Own Body.
Knowing your body allows you to keep tabs on your health. Learn to recognize problems before they get serious with this guide to signs, symptoms and solutions.
9. Adhere to Your Therapy.
The advent of HAART therapy has given people infected with HIV a new lease on life. But along with these benefits there are some problems. The biggest obstacle to successful treatment is adherence to your regimen.
10. Practice Safer Sex...Even After a Positive Test
The question is a common one heard in HIV practices and prevention clinics across the country. "My partner and I are both HIV positive. Do we still need to use condoms?"
1. Get Tested and Get into Care
Who should get HIV tested? The answer is anyone who doesn't know their status. If you are unsure whether you should be tested, use how-to guide in previous post.
2. Use a Condom Each and Every Time.
Using a condom is not enough. The key is using it correctly. This feature will help you use a condom correctly and keep you and your partner safe.
3. Choose the Right Condom
There are so many colors, shapes and sizes it's hard to know which is right for you.
4. Have Regular Doctor Visits
Getting into care means choosing the right doctor. But how do you do that? Take a look at this feature which will walk you through the steps in choosing the physician that is right for you.
5. Get Your Vaccinations
Vaccines are given to stimulate the body's immune response in order to produce antibodies that will protect against certain illnesses.
6. Eat Right to Stay Healthy.
While your doctor can help you stay healthy, you have to take some responsibility as well. The first step is eating right.
7. Learn All You Can Learn About HIV.
Knowledge is power. Knowing your illness will help you take charge of your life instead of letting HIV control you.
8. Know Your Own Body.
Knowing your body allows you to keep tabs on your health. Learn to recognize problems before they get serious with this guide to signs, symptoms and solutions.
9. Adhere to Your Therapy.
The advent of HAART therapy has given people infected with HIV a new lease on life. But along with these benefits there are some problems. The biggest obstacle to successful treatment is adherence to your regimen.
10. Practice Safer Sex...Even After a Positive Test
The question is a common one heard in HIV practices and prevention clinics across the country. "My partner and I are both HIV positive. Do we still need to use condoms?"
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Should you be HIV tested?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you should have an HIV test.
1.Have you had unprotected sex without knowing for sure that your partner was not HIV infected?
2.Have you had unprotected sex with someone you know has HIV or AIDS?
3.Have you had a sexually transmitted disease like genital herpes or syphilis? Having sexually transmitted diseases makes it easier to get HIV?
4.Have you had unprotected sex with a man or woman who has had multiple sex partners?
5.Have you had unprotected sex with someone who uses injectable drugs or shares needles?
6.Have you had unprotected sex with a man who has had sex with another man?
7.Have you paid a man or woman to have sex with you?
8.Have you had unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex?
9.Have you had a blood transfusion or received blood products prior to 1992?
1.Have you had unprotected sex without knowing for sure that your partner was not HIV infected?
2.Have you had unprotected sex with someone you know has HIV or AIDS?
3.Have you had a sexually transmitted disease like genital herpes or syphilis? Having sexually transmitted diseases makes it easier to get HIV?
4.Have you had unprotected sex with a man or woman who has had multiple sex partners?
5.Have you had unprotected sex with someone who uses injectable drugs or shares needles?
6.Have you had unprotected sex with a man who has had sex with another man?
7.Have you paid a man or woman to have sex with you?
8.Have you had unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex?
9.Have you had a blood transfusion or received blood products prior to 1992?
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Read the 10 Reasons Men Don't See A Doctor
Sitting around.
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, the main reason why men do not visit the doctor is the waiting time involved. reluctance of men to visit the doctor anyway is only compounded by the amount of waiting time.
Shame.
Men find it difficult to speak of the intimate emotions, sexual difficulties, mental health problems such as stress and depression or physical problems that can affect the bowel or genital areas. Even the exchange of information with a best friend can be an embarrassment for both the person and his friend. Why? men are just not used to it and as a result of these situations are uncomfortable and to be avoided.
Men exaggerate the negative qualities of health care.
As part of its rationale, many men are reasons why health services are insufficient, a waste of time, more expensive, etc. Sometimes this is little more than an excuse, but there are times when a doctor visit leaves men feeling genuinely dissatisfied - and this can be for any number of reasons.
Health Services are feminized.
Dr Ian Banks, president of the Forum Men's Health, found that men and health professionals are health services that men feel unwelcome. One reason is the feminized form health practices are organized in terms of decoration and the bias of information to women. The men said they wanted to see more men magazines, posters of men's health, or even movies. Why, asks Ian Banks, surgery can not be held in bars, golf clubs or other places men are likely to be?
'Suck it up'.
From an early age men are socialized to internalize their emotions and physical discomfort. In some occupations that focus on the man of these qualities "are encouraged. Subsequently, many men who want to share information about your mood, or physical condition, I do not know where to start.
It makes no sense unless there is something wrong.
In 40 years, mostly men seen in terms of medical emergencies, surgery, or dealing with sick people. In these terms, men see much point in going to the doctor unless something is very obviously wrong with themselves.
Men are not socialized to visit the doctor.
John W. Saultz, MD, professor and chairman of Family Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University said that about 16 girls continue to visit the doctor for routine gynecological care or maternity while the contact men often stops. This helps explain why the waiting rooms are almost always full of women, children and the elderly. This is a situation that many men are uncomfortable and find it difficult to associate with.
Defects are signs of weakness.
This refers to the issue of socialization. Not only visits to the doctor signal disease or an inability to cope, may seem to many men, to say something about masculinity. Many men simply prefer to grit our teeth and hope "that" will disappear.
The fear of being judged.
A common concern among men is that their problem or physical condition is unique. Nothing could be further from the truth and the chance that your doctor did not come across your situation before they are so small they do not deserve much thought.
Men exaggerate the negative qualities of health care.
As part of its rationale, many men are reasons why health services are insufficient, a waste of time, more expensive, etc. Sometimes this is little more than an excuse, but there are times when a doctor visit leaves men feeling genuinely dissatisfied - and this can be for any number of reasons.
Doctors do not match with preventive health.
From age 40 and older men usually have to see the doctor more regularly. At this point we can begin to see the benefits of screening rather than waiting until something goes wrong.
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, the main reason why men do not visit the doctor is the waiting time involved. reluctance of men to visit the doctor anyway is only compounded by the amount of waiting time.
Shame.
Men find it difficult to speak of the intimate emotions, sexual difficulties, mental health problems such as stress and depression or physical problems that can affect the bowel or genital areas. Even the exchange of information with a best friend can be an embarrassment for both the person and his friend. Why? men are just not used to it and as a result of these situations are uncomfortable and to be avoided.
Men exaggerate the negative qualities of health care.
As part of its rationale, many men are reasons why health services are insufficient, a waste of time, more expensive, etc. Sometimes this is little more than an excuse, but there are times when a doctor visit leaves men feeling genuinely dissatisfied - and this can be for any number of reasons.
Health Services are feminized.
Dr Ian Banks, president of the Forum Men's Health, found that men and health professionals are health services that men feel unwelcome. One reason is the feminized form health practices are organized in terms of decoration and the bias of information to women. The men said they wanted to see more men magazines, posters of men's health, or even movies. Why, asks Ian Banks, surgery can not be held in bars, golf clubs or other places men are likely to be?
'Suck it up'.
From an early age men are socialized to internalize their emotions and physical discomfort. In some occupations that focus on the man of these qualities "are encouraged. Subsequently, many men who want to share information about your mood, or physical condition, I do not know where to start.
It makes no sense unless there is something wrong.
In 40 years, mostly men seen in terms of medical emergencies, surgery, or dealing with sick people. In these terms, men see much point in going to the doctor unless something is very obviously wrong with themselves.
Men are not socialized to visit the doctor.
John W. Saultz, MD, professor and chairman of Family Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University said that about 16 girls continue to visit the doctor for routine gynecological care or maternity while the contact men often stops. This helps explain why the waiting rooms are almost always full of women, children and the elderly. This is a situation that many men are uncomfortable and find it difficult to associate with.
Defects are signs of weakness.
This refers to the issue of socialization. Not only visits to the doctor signal disease or an inability to cope, may seem to many men, to say something about masculinity. Many men simply prefer to grit our teeth and hope "that" will disappear.
The fear of being judged.
A common concern among men is that their problem or physical condition is unique. Nothing could be further from the truth and the chance that your doctor did not come across your situation before they are so small they do not deserve much thought.
Men exaggerate the negative qualities of health care.
As part of its rationale, many men are reasons why health services are insufficient, a waste of time, more expensive, etc. Sometimes this is little more than an excuse, but there are times when a doctor visit leaves men feeling genuinely dissatisfied - and this can be for any number of reasons.
Doctors do not match with preventive health.
From age 40 and older men usually have to see the doctor more regularly. At this point we can begin to see the benefits of screening rather than waiting until something goes wrong.
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