America to remove HIV visa ban after Briton’s protest – The Observer 5th July 2009
Campaigner persuades Washington to alter laws that forced travellers to lie on entry forms
tags: Travel Health, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, HIV, IHN, Health, News, The Observer
Failure to circumcise men ‘may have cost millions of Aids deaths’ – The Observer 5th July 2009
World Aids experts say the failure to act upon 25-year-old evidence that male circumcision plays a major role in preventing transmission of the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) may have cost “millions of lives”, especially in Africa.
In 1985 researchers discovered that circumcised men who visited prostitutes in Kenya were much less likely to contract HIV. Some 30 studies on the issue were done during the 1990s, but it was not until 2004 that formal double-blind trials were commissioned by international Aids agencies. As a result of “overwhelming results” from these, pilot programmes for mass circumcision of men began in a number of African countries late last year.
tags: HIV, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Health, News, IHN, Developing Countries, Circumcision, The Observer
A coffee a day ensures the memory will stay – The Independent 6th July 2009
A few cups of coffee a day may be all that is needed to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. Scientists have uncovered powerful evidence that caffeine not only helps to stave off the disease but can treat it.
They plan to follow up the initial results from animal experiments with human patient trials. Leading researcher, the US neuroscientist Gary Arendash said: “The new findings provide evidence that caffeine could be a viable ‘treatment’ for established Alzheimer’s disease, and not simply a protective strategy. That’s important because caffeine is a safe drug for most people. It easily enters the brain, and it appears to directly affect the disease process.”
tags: Alzheimers Disease, Health, News, IHN, Caffeine, Coffee, The Independent
Additional Stories
- Daily caffeine dose may delay progress of Alzheimer’s, researchers say – The Times 6th July 2009
- Coffee ‘could cure Alzheimer’s’ – The Sunday Telegraph 5th July 2009
- How two strong coffees a day can ‘reverse’ Alzheimer’s – Daily Mail 6th July 2009
- Coffee ‘may reverse Alzheimer’s’ – BBC Health News 5th July 2009
Smoking film villains ‘encourage well-behaved teens to light up’ – The Telegraph 3rd July 2009
Villains who smoke in films are enticing ‘good’ teenagers to light up, researchers claim.
tags: IHN, Mass Media, Smoking, Health, News, The Telegraph
Shared computers are ‘breeding grounds for germs’ – The Telegraph 3rd July 2009
Shared computers are “breeding grounds for germs” and hot-desking in the office can cause workers to become ill, research shows.
tags: Infection Control, Health, News, IHN, Information Technology, The Telegraph
Cheers! Men rejoice as research suggests beer bellies caused by genetics – not by the booze- Daily Mail 4th July 2009
Beer lovers across Britain will be raising a glass to the latest research on drinking.
For scientists have discovered that the so-called ‘beer belly’ is not caused by consuming alcohol – but more to do with genetics.
A study of thousands of beer drinkers found that although people who drink regularly are more likely to put on weight, they do not necessarily accumulate fat around the abdomen.
tags: Obesity, Genetics, Health, News, IHN, Daily Mail
‘Bee sting honey’ for arthritis – BBC Health News 3rd July 2009
A New Zealand company is seeking EU approval to market honeybee venom to help people with arthritis ease their pain.
Nelson Honey & Marketing says two teaspoons a day of its honey with added venom milked from honeybees has anti-inflammatory power to soothe joints.
tags: Arthritis, Complementary Therapies, Health, News, IHN, BBC Health News
Cancer trauma inspires Palestinian film – BBC Health News 3rd July 2009
A woman from Gaza stands at an Israeli check-point. We can only see her back but it is clear that in shame she opens her top to a female Israeli soldier to show that her breasts have been removed in an attempt to beat cancer. Despite this, she is refused entry to Israel on security grounds.
tags: Mass Media, Breast Cancer, Health, News, IHN, BBC Health News
WHO warns swine flu ‘unstoppable’ – BBC Health News 3rd July 2009
The UN’s top health official has opened a forum in Mexico on combating swine flu by saying that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
World Health Organization head Margaret Chan added that the holding of the meeting in Cancun showed confidence in Mexico, which has been hard hit.
tags: H1N1, Influenza, Pandemic, Epidemiology, Health, News, IHN, BBC Health News
Flu risk for indigenous peoples – BBC Health News 3rd July 2009
Indigenous peoples, such as Aborigines and Native Americans, have low quality health which puts them at higher risk from swine flu, experts have warned.
There are around 400m people around the world who are classed as indigenous.
tags: Influenza, Health, News, Ethnic Groups, IHN, BBC Health News
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