WHO accused of huge HIV blunder
...o half of all infections, as Gisselquist believes, tackling the problem would have kept the epidemic confined to high-risk groups, he claims. "In Asia, if we don't get that message out, the epidemic could really blow up," he warns. The WHO's own figures, based on observations in hospitals and clinics, sugges...Initial findings of first comprehensive study into ageing process published
...population. Professor Marmot said: "This study is tackling one of the most important research questions currently facing society: how do we provide for an ageing population? By investigating the relationships between health, economic position and social participation as people age we will be able to answer t......a platform to capture state of the art thinking on tackling inequalities in health. 'Beyond beer, fags and chips' is the title of one of the plenary sessions that will examine lay expertise and another talk by Professor George Davey Smith is analysing what has been happening to inequalities in death under Ne...Combination drug therapy offers hope for malaria treatment
...t how combination therapy offers the best hope for tackling drug resistance for the millions of people worldwide affected by malaria. Drug resistance is the main barrier to effective malaria treatment. Artemisinin (extract of sweet wormwood , commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine) and its derivatives, arte...Software that minimises facial disfigurement
... are rejoined during the operation. Pieper began tackling this problem more than 10 years ago with a program that predicted how a human face might look after surgery. But this used a generic face, and did not take account of the unique structure of soft tissue beneath the surface of different individuals' s...Discovery changes ideas about damage from strokes
...our finding provides a completely new strategy for tackling and understanding the condition," she adds. In experiments with individual brain cells and with brain slices from mice, the researchers discovered that prostaglandin-E2 (PGE2), one of many related molecules created by COX-2, protects brain cells t...Major agreement reached at heart health conference
...the best approaches for promoting heart health and tackling heart disease, which is the biggest cause of illne...l country experiences, challenges and successes in tackling heart disease has helped us to reach conclusions which, in the long-term, will benefit all EU citize...New animal model for Alzheimer vaccine
... said, "These recent data clearly demonstrate that tackling beta amyloid plaques by vaccination is a feasible approach for preventing or even treating A[lzheimer's] D[isease]-associated pathology. However, more fine-tuning in guiding the immune response is needed to circumvent detrimental side effects." Abou...Time for co-ordinated action on alcohol
...ek's editorial discusses the current approaches in tackling the public-health impact of excessive alcohol consumption (especially in the UK), and concludes that enhanced awareness and training of primary-care professionals will be vital in managing future alcohol problems. The editorial comments: 'In the UK...Improving health for mothers and children in South Asia
... resources on low cost primary care strategies and tackling socioeconomic issues. A second article reveals that high levels of postnatal depression among South Asian women are affecting their children's health and development. The authors suggest that not only will nutritional programmes need to be strengthen...HIV: A sugar shield to evade host defences
...l. These results open the way to potential ways of tackling AIDS. In humans, the AIDS virus HIV manifests extreme genetic variability. It is particularly virulent, probably because its introduction into populations is recent (2). It has a potential for rapid evolution, at both population and individual scale...Tackling medical schools' informal curriculum
...e careers in practice. Now the school's faculty is tackling the more difficult challenge improving the informal curriculum, the 'lessons' they teach by their actions daily. In doing this work, the school's goal is to use the social environment of the academic medical center to improve the practice of medicin...Tony Blair launches UK's new global AIDS strategy
... international community has made some progress in tackling the pandemic, but not nearly enough. It is my intention that this strategy will lead and inform global efforts to halt and reverse the spread of HIV and reduce the devastating impact of AIDS." Speaking later, International Development Secreta...Northwestern University receives $7.5 million for regenerative medicine
...rsity scientists, engineers and physicians who are tackling two critical health problems -- the treatment of paralysis and diabetes -- has received $7.5 million over five years from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant i...4 million more health workers required to improve global health
...in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB. The Lancet article is an executive summary of a fuller report about human resources investment and global health being published by Harvard University Press. The key premise of the article and full report i...Is the '3 by 5' initiative the best approach to tackling the HIV pandemic?
...r the "3 by 5" initiative offers the best hope for tackling the HIV catastrophe....2004 Science-in-Society Award winners announced
...experienced a trauma. The judges praised Henig for tackling such a "unique, fascinating subject." In interviews with experts and survivors of an attack or other trauma, Henig examines whether drugs that block memories of a traumatic event can help people heal, or whether "editing out" horrible remembrances me...Disaster funding needs radical reform
... prevention and reduction of future disasters, and tackling long term vulnerability, write the authors. These more complex efforts should be seen as the common responsibility of states. The number of disasters, almost all meteorological in nature, is steadily rising year on year, from an average of 150 a year...Medical meeting to feature research findings and disease prevention and health promotion sessions
...and Prevention, assessing the nation's progress in tackling the obesity epidemic as well as future prospects and challenges, The results of a new ACPM survey on aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease, and Numerous experts addressing global health issues, including the recent tsunami disaster and its ...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
... final paper in the series is a call to action for tackling neonatal health. The authors state that the cost of saving lives of newborn babies is low, but requires political commitment and leadership at national and international levels. There are low-income countries such as Sri Lanka, Honduras and Botswana ...