A New Era Of Hope For Neglected Diseases
After a barren period when very few therapies were introduced for neglected diseases, which kill around 3m people a year and cause the loss of the equivalent of 92m years' of healthy life, there are now over 60 drug research projects underway. In the PLoS Medicine analysis, which is based upon a 100-page report financed by the Wellcome Trust, Mary Moran of the London School of Economics fo...A New Era of Hope for the World's Most Neglected Diseases
International health agencies have designated a group of 13 tropical infections as neglected diseases (Kala-azar (leishmaniasis), African Sleeping Sickness (African trypanosomiasis), Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis), Schistosomiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis (elephantiasis), Onchocerciasis (river blindness), Drancunculiasis (guinea worm), Soil-transmitted Helminthiases, Leprosy, Buruli Ulcer...Public Library of Science to launch new, open access journal on neglected tropical diseases
The Public Library of Science (PLoS) announced today the creation of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the first open access journal devoted to the world's most neglected diseases. ) will focus on the overlooked diseases that strike millions of people every year in poor countries, including elephantias...Genetic surprise confirms neglected 70-year-old evolutionary hypothesis
Biologists at the University of Rochester have discovered that an old and relatively unpopular theory about how a single species can split in two turns out to be accurate after all, and acting in nature. The finding, reported in today's issue of Science, reveals that scientists must reassess the process involved in the origin of species. The beginnings of speciation, suggests the paper, ca...Companies still neglect network security
In a panel discussion on the state of information security during the annual , technology...Neglected Gum Disease Could Increase Risk Of Heart Attack and Stroke
People with gum disease are more likely to suffer from atherosclerosis, or a narrowing of blood vessels that can lead to heart attack // or stroke shows latest research . For the study researchers measured the bacteria levels in the mouths of 657 people who had no history of heart attack or stroke. The thickness of the subjects' carotid artery, used to identify atherosclerosis, was also...Do Not Neglect Your Abdominal Pain/ Swelling - Help Your Doctor In Early Cancer Detection
A majority of cancer in women can be detected early if the early symptoms are not neglected and the right tests be ordered to diagnose the aggressiveness of the fast growing tumor. // Elderly women with ovarian cancer are twice as likely to visit a doctor and report symptoms such as abdominal swelling or pelvic pain. If these symptoms are taken into careful consideration, ovarian canc...People Still Neglect To Use Sunscreen In Spite Of Cancer Warnings
People, like college athletes, use less or no sunscreen in spite of staying under direct sunlight for long hours. College athletes who participate in outdoor sports spend a significant amount of time practicing and competing in direct sun // , often during peak hours. Because they are spending so much time in the sun, they have a high risk for developing skin cancer, yet few of them regu...Dental health neglected by over 60 % of Indians
Oral health is something that should occupy greater priority in India due to the ever-increasing number people addicted to smoking and chewing practices. There has been a considerable increase in the incidence of Oral cancer among Asian men. // In India and Sri Lanka, where chewing tobacco is used with betel nuts and reverse smoking is practiced, there is a striking incidence of oral...Research on New Treatment for Neglected Disease Published in The New England Journal of Medicine
SAN FRANCISCO & NEW DELHI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 21, 2007- The Institute for OneWorld Health, a US-based non-profitpharmaceutical company, today announced that Phase 3 researchrelated to its first approved drug product, Paromomycin IMInjection (Paromomycin), was published in the current issue of TheNew England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). This clinical trial showsthat the medicine...