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Disease Outbreaks- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – updateThe Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – updateThe Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced one new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - updateThe Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Yellow fever in CameroonIn December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Cameroon notified WHO of a yellow fever outbreak in the North Region of the country. […]
- Yellow fever in GhanaOn 20 December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Ghana notified WHO of a yellow fever (YF) outbreak occurring in 3 districts; Builsa and Kassena-Nankana-West in the Upper East Region and Kitampo-South in the Brong Ahafo Region located in the mid-western part of the country. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
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Engaging Men in Prevention and Care for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Commentsby Edward J. Mills, Chris Beyrer, Josephine Birungi, Mark R. Dybul Go to Source -
Complexity in Non-Pharmacological Caregiving Activities at the End of Life: An International Qualitative Study
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Commentsby Olav Lindqvist, Carol Tishelman, Carina Lundh Hagelin, Jean B. Clark, Maria L. Daud, Andrew Dickman, Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti, Maren Galushko, Urska Lunder, Gunilla Lundquist, Guido Miccinesi, Sylvia B. Sauter,... -
The Role of Health Systems Factors in Facilitating Access to Psychotropic Medicines: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the WHO-AIMS in 63 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No Commentsby Ryan McBain, Daniel J. Norton, Jodi Morris, M. Taghi Yasamy, Theresa S. Betancourt Background Neuropsychiatric conditions comprise 14% of the global burden of disease and 30% of all noncommunicable... -
Consequences of suboptimal priming are apparent for low-avidity T-cell responses
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsConsequences of suboptimal priming are apparent for low-avidity T-cell responses Immunology and Cell Biology 90, 216 (February 2012). doi:10.1038/icb.2011.36 Authors: Vanessa Venturi, Miles P Davenport, Natasha G Swan, Peter C... -
Effect of VIP on the balance between cytokines and master regulators of activated helper T cells
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsEffect of VIP on the balance between cytokines and master regulators of activated helper T cells Immunology and Cell Biology 90, 178 (February 2012). doi:10.1038/icb.2011.23 Authors: Rebeca Jimeno, Javier Leceta,... -
Diabetes rates vary widely in developing countries, 1 in 10 cases untreated
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA (February 1, 2012)— Rates of diabetes vary widely across developing countries worldwide, according to a new analysis led by Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University’s School of Public Health. -
Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Growth in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsThis was a randomized blinded placebo controlled trial undertaken to study the role of zinc supplementation on growth, primarily the linear growth velocity in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants... -
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders–a Case-Control Study from India
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: Maternal alcohol abuse during pregnancy can lead to fetal neurotoxicity and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Aims: To compare the clinical features and neurobehavioral profiles of children exposed to... -
Food Supplementation as an Incentive to Improve Pre-antiretroviral Therapy Clinic Adherence in HIV-Positive Children–Experience from Eastern India
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsObjective: To evaluate the importance of food supplementation as incentive in improving preantiretroviral therapy (pre-ART) adherence, and second its impact on health of HIV-infected children by a clinic-based observational study.... -
Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor in Preterm Neonates with Sepsis and Relative Neutropenia: a Randomized, Single-Blind, Non-placebo-controlled Trial
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsWe performed a prospective, randomized, single-blind, non-placebo-controlled trial on preterm (<37 weeks) neonates (birth weight <2000g) with sepsis and absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) <5000 cells mm–3 to study the effect...
