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Ransford Wright, executive director of Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, said the country was on the right track to addressing HIV/AIDS among the disabled community. "We are not lagging behind, but we are not where we would want to be. There is much to be done and we think that we are on the right track," Wright said during a stakeholder dialogue on 'Disability and HIV/AIDS' at the offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Kingston.

President Barack Obama has been vague about details of his healthcare reform efforts, but he provided a hint on Monday of one direction he could take -- community health centers. As he announced the nominations of his two top health executives, Obama highlighted the allocation of $155 million to 126 community health centers as part of the $787 billion economic stimulus package. "These health centers will expand access to care by helping people in need -- many with no health insurance -- obtain access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care services," Obama told a news conference.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to improve its oversight of vitamins and other dietary supplements as reports of consumers experiencing side effects continue to rise, a government report concluded. The FDA must be given additional power to require more information from supplement manufacturers each year, including an updated list of all products sold, the Government Accountability Office said in its findings released on Monday.

Coping with diabetes is hard enough, but now you also have to learn to inject insulin. But there’s no need to worry. “Diabetes is not a death sentence,” says Michelle Kowalski, a Type 1 diabetic in Phoenix, Ariz., who blogs about diabetes for dLife, a website devoted to the disease. “Taking insulin isn't the end of the world. Insulin is actually the answer to better control.” Diabetics can turn to the insulin pump, which allows them freedom from having to measure insulin dosages and injecting themselves.