Tuberculosis :: New initiative to address TB drug shortage
The Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility and UNITAID announced a collaboration with 19 countries to address life-threatening shortages of anti-tuberculosis drugs.
Children
Brain Cancer :: Using mobiles for a decade raises brain cancer risk
Do cell phones cause brain cancer? There’s no sign of it, say many. But, if researchers in Europe are to be believed, regular use of a mobile phone over more than a decade raises the risk of brain cancer.
Medical :: Indian doctor out of race for president of World Medical Association
Indian doctor Ketan Desai has lost out in the race for the President of World Medical Association (WMA) with Israeli medico Yoram Blachar being elected to the post.
Childhood Obesity :: Discouraging fizzy drink consumption has no long term impact on childhood obesity
An education programme which successfully cut the level of obesity in children by teaching them about healthy eating and discouraging fizzy drinks was no longer effective three years after the intervention came to an end, according to a study published on bmj.com today.
Gene Therapy :: One shot of gene therapy spreads through brain
By targeting a site in a mouse brain well connected to other areas, researchers successfully delivered a beneficial gene to the entire brain—after one injection of gene therapy. If these results in animals can be realized in people, researchers may have a potential method for gene therapy to treat a host of rare but devastating congenital human neurological disorders, such as Tay-Sachs disease.
Pregnancy :: Nursing & pregnant women should eat 12 ounces of fish
Health experts recommended that women who want to become pregnant, are pregnant or are breastfeeding should eat a minimum of 12 ounces per week of fish like salmon, tuna, sardines and mackerel, and can do so safely.
Health Insurance :: CMA criticizes President Bush’s veto of health insurance for children of working poor
The California Medical Association criticized President Bush’s veto of a bill to extend health coverage to children, calling the move a huge setback for access to health care for millions of children.
Junk Food :: Indian Minister Renuka warns of action against advts promoting junk food
Contending that junk foods did not carry nutritional awareness, Indian Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury warned of imposing a ban on advertisements promoting such products.
Mental Health :: 10-yr-old commits suicide after parental ban on computer games
A 10-year-old school boy committed suicide by jumping from his 19th floor apartment here after his parents banned him from playing computer games.
Psychology :: Two hours of TV a day harms children
In today’s hectic world, idiot box may be the main source of home entertainment for many kids. But, if researchers are to be believed, parents need to discourage letting children watch television.