Satellite broadcast: Partner Counseling and Referral Services for HIV Prevention

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CDC and the Public Health Training Network launched a satellite broadcast and webcast, 'Partner Counseling and Referral Services for HIV Prevention' on April 21, 2005. It is a 2-hour forum, which covers the goals of HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services (PCRS) and the process, techniques and skills for delivering PCRS.

Services information, Administration of Public Health Programs, Centers for Disease Control, Services, Prevention, HIV (Viruses), HIV, United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Online health care service, Online health care information services

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Prevalence of pathogenic BRCA1 mutation carriers in 5 US racial/ethnic groups

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A study to compare the extent Hispanics, African Americans and Asian Americans as carriers of the tumor suppressor gene BRCA1 compared to white non-Hispanics with and without Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry is conducted. Results reveal that the mutated gene was highest in Hispanics and Asian Americans displayed the lowest.

Science & research, Hispanic Americans, Health aspects, Research, African Americans, Genetic aspects, Tumor suppressor genes, Asian Americans, Tumour suppressor genes, Clinical report

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