By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Medical Writer August 17, 2006 A once-rare drug-resistant germ now appears to cause more than half of all skin infections treated in U.S. emergency rooms, say researchers who documented the superbug's startling spread in the general population.
Many victims mistakenly thought they just had spider bites that wouldn't heal, not drug-resistant staph bacteria. Only a decade ago, these germs were hardly ever seen outside of hospitals and nursing homes. Doctors also were caught off-guard - most of them unwittingly prescribed medicines that do not work against the bacteria. "It is time for physicians to realize just how prevalent this is," said Dr. Gregory Moran of Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, who led the study. |
By Maggie Fox
Reuters August 16, 2006 TORONTO - As many as one in 300 HIV patients never get sick and never suffer damage to their immune systems and AIDS experts said on Wednesday they want to know why.
Most have gone unnoticed by the top researchers, because they are well, do not need treatment and do not want attention, said Dr. Bruce Walker of Harvard Medical School. But Walker and colleagues want to study these so-called "elite" patients in the hope that their cases can help in the search for a vaccine or treatments. |
Globe and Mail
By Andre Picard 15/08/06 Toronto - The world has the tools it needs to combat the HIV-AIDS, but needs to overcome its squeamishness and act, says former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
"We know how to overcome AIDS. We know how to prevent millions of needless deaths," he told delegates to the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto on Tuesday. "It can be done with urgent sustained action." In an hour-long address, Mr. Clinton said politicians and policy-makers need to commit more money to the cause but, more importantly, the dollars need to be spent effectively. |
Associated Press
By Seth Borenstein 17/08/06 Scientists believe they have found a key genetic change that helped the human brain evolve from our chimp-like ancestors.
In just a few million years, one area of the human genome seems to have evolved about 70 times faster than the rest of our genetic code since humans and chimps diverged from their common ancestor. That change appears to have played a role in a rapid tripling of the size of the brain's crucial cerebral cortex, according to research published Thursday in the journal Nature. |
BBC
17/08/06 |
Discovery News
Tracy Staedter 15/08/06 An electronic teddy bear inspired by therapeutic companion animals could offer hospital and nursing home patients a meaningful form of treatment without the worry of allergies, bites or maintenance.
The Huggable, designed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is based on a traditional stuffed animal but is actually much more. It will be loaded with full-body sensors, motors, microphones, a video camera, software, and wireless communication technology to produce an engaging response to the human presence. |
By KEN THOMAS
Associated Press Wed Aug 17, 2006 ROCKVILLE, Md. - Drunken drivers beware: Police say they are starting a crackdown this month and the government is promising arrests for those who drink and drive.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it hoped new advertising would help lower alcohol-involved fatalities, which have barely budged in a decade. The government said 39 percent of all traffic deaths last year involved alcohol. |
Skynews
17/08/06 A drug addict who gave her son heroin and crack cocaine from the age of nine has been jailed for nine years.
Emma Kelly, 31, was even seen giving the youngster heroin at the school gates, Hove Crown Court heard. Shr also took him with her when she went to meet her own suppliers. Judge Anthony Niblett told Kelly she had betrayed the boy in the worst possible way. "You did nothing to help him and everything to harm him," he said. |
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