Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Indigenous Health
Two reviews highlight how the world’s almost 400 million indigenous people have low standards of health—mainly related to malnutrition and poverty. Mental health remains a substantial health issue. Chronic disease is becoming more commonplace as indigenous populations adopt more western lifestyles. Authors of the reviews conclude that indigenous people must be enabled and encouraged to take responsibility for issues that affect their health.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Health Benefits Of Molecule Associated With Male Sexual Arousal Examined
Nitric oxide is obviously a fundamental signaling molecule - from causing erections to facilitating brain function - and understanding its action at a synapse will help us in the treatment of the pathology of several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Flu Shot Data Points to Swine Flu Challenge : Young Adults Don't Get Flu Shots
A worker holds flu vaccine dispensers at the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. laboratory. New data from Statistics Canada shows just under one-third of Canadians got a flu shot last year. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Greg Baker/file)
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Three Kids Sick with E.coli in London, Ont.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a recall and E.coli warning for certain lean ground beef products
Email from Vice President Joe Biden
Pierre,
A few weeks ago, President Obama asked you to share your personal story about how the health care crisis has affected you and the ones you love. Hundreds of thousands of stories poured in from every corner of the country. The President and I have read through many of them ourselves -- and now I'm encouraging you to do so as well.
Read these powerful, personal stories from people in your area and around the country.
Read these powerful stories
And after you do, please forward this note on to as many people as you can.
For folks who don't yet understand why health care reform is such an urgent priority, these stories make the case far better than any statistics ever could.
For those who support health care reform but haven't yet found the time to join our campaign, these stories provide more motivation than any speech any politician could ever give.
So please read these stories, pass this note on to everyone in your address book, and help us show everyone in America why fixing our broken health care system is a necessity that just can't wait:
http://healthcare.barackobama.com/stories
Thank you,
Vice President Joe Biden
Friday, June 26, 2009
Birth Control Pill for Men Could be Available Soon, Says WHO
Women have been awaiting it for years, and, according to researchers, it looks like the pill for men is finally in sight. The other good news is that is doesn't seem to have any side-effects.
Variation in the Same Gene Affects Rate of Parasite Infection in Both Humans and Baboons
Humans and baboons share similar evolutionary histories and environments in the East African savanna. Parallel evolution has also been demonstrated in how variation of the Duffy gene affects their respective resistance or susceptibility to infection by malaria parasites. The mechanism is well-known in humans: when the Duffy gene is on, it builds receptors on the surface of red blood cells allowing malaria parasites to land. When the gene is off--there is no infection.
In baboons--there is also a definite link from genetic variation to degree of infection by a malaria-like parasite, but the mechanism is less clear. When the gene is on, more receptors are built, but the incidence of infection is also lower. When the gene is off, the opposite is true.
Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation
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