Former President of America, Bill Clinton has called for the first AIDS-free generation by increasing the scale of HIV prevention and treatment across the globe. Clinton has said that the biggest issue for defeating AIDS would be early detection. Speaking about the issue, he said:

“New data from 51 countries suggests 70 percent of HIV-related deaths could have been prevented. The evidence continues to build that early treatment helps prevent further transmissions.”

The comment came at the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Clinton also went on to note that:

“We are here on this 20th anniversary of the conference to celebrate so much of the progress that has been made because the world has made the right decision to fight against AIDS and to create a generation free of it.”

Currently, there are over thirty million people with HIV, across the globe, but less than a third of these people have access to treatment that has any chance of working – most notably antiretroviral treatment.

According to reports, approximately two million people are infected with HIV on a yearly basis; roughly 20,000 of these are infants and children.

Throughout Clinton’s speech, there was a protest calling for the implementation of a so called ‘Robin Hood’ tax. This is a small tax on financial transactions such as trade in bonds, currency, shares and derivatives.

The protestors, who carried banners that read “End AIDS with Robin Hood Tax”, have cited economic experts that have said such a tax would not harm financial markets and would be simple to design and implement. One of the protestors said:

“The Robin Hood tax would finally ensure that the rhetoric on ending AIDS would become reality. People with HIV and communities at greatest risk of HIV infection around the world are waiting for life-saving treatments and services but global leaders are failing to act.”

The universal identity of paracetamol as a pain reliever, especially for treating lower back pains, has been questioned and even verified by the latest Australian study as published in Lancet and the Guardian. The study merely shows that people being prescribed and treated with paracetamol in the hope of relieving lower back pain got no positive effects or fast action relief.

The study finds that giving paracetamol to patients is just the same as treating patients with placebo. The study was conducted to the group of Sydney adult citizens with acute lower back pain. They were given paracetamol three times daily for four weeks or when they needed it or a placebo.

The results showed that paracetamol does not have a fast active relief in treating lower back problems as it took about 17 days for people taking paracetamol and 16 days for people under the placebo effect to be free from the annoying lower back pain. Lower back pain is a main problem in Australia that affects 26 million Britons. This back problem is also a major concern in other countries around the globe.

As paracetamol has been proven to create a greater impact on relieving lower back pains since it just equals a placebo treatment, then the associate professor of the Oxford-based George Institute for Global Health points out practical solutions to lower back pain issues. She strongly suggests that people with this type of back problem should stay active as much as possible, avoid bed rests, and must consider spinal manipulation by using heat packs or wraps. As Dr. Tim Salomons, a Reading University’s pain expert, clearly points out, Paracetamol is better off prescribed than using it without its universally known fast action for better health solutions.

A possible listeria bacterial contamination has led to a recall of several pitted fruits nationwide. According to Dr. Joshua Copel, an OB-GYN with the Yale School of Medicine and an attending physician with Yale-New Haven Hospital, however, this is not a major case for concern.

Dr. Copel has said that the Listeria bacteria, which can cause miscarriage or still birth, is present in about 5 percent of the population, and that many of these people don’t show any symptoms. Dr Copel also went on to say that people should not panic, and should wait until symptoms begin to appear before going to your physician.

Brent Smittcamp, who is currently the President of Wawona packing, issued a statement regarding the voluntary recall, and has said that:

“By taking the precautionary step of recalling product, we will minimize even the slightest risk to public health.”

Dr Copel continued by saying that there if anybody contracts the bacteria, it certainly won’t be in the high numbers. He also warned that people should look out for flu-like symptoms such as, nausea, headache, muscle aches, diarrhea, and fever.

According to reports, the recalled fruit had only been sent out to a few retailers, most notably Costco Wholesale Corp. and Trader Joe’s between July 1 and 12.

According to Smittcamp, it isn’t currently known where the contamination originated, and the company issued the recall because it doesn’t know all of the companies that bought fruit from its wholesalers. Consumers are advised to visit www.wawonapacking.com or call 888-232-9912 if they believe that they are in possession of some of the contaminated product.

After the contamination was discovered, the company shut down its packing lines, retrofitted some equipment and sanitized the facility. The company has also said that subsequent tests in the facility have all been negative for the bacteria.