External Coverage

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) as a way of preventing HIV

By BENEDICT TEMBO

A UNITED Nations Population Fund (UNPF) survey in Zambia shows that 80 per cent of all HIV/AIDS infections are transmitted through heterosexual contact.

The survey says out of 100 new infections, 71 are estimated to arise through sex with non-regular partners while 21 per cent of new infections are estimated to occur in people who report that they have only one sexual partner, which signifies a great risk even for those who are faithful.

Monday, October 5, 2009

TB prevention: Here comes preventive therapy

ZAMBIA is one of the countries most severely affected by the dual tuberculosis and HIV epidemics. To reduce the risk of active TB in people living with HIV who are exposed to TB, Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) is being piloted in Zambia by the Zambia AIDS-Related TB (ZAMBART) Project, writes our staffer BENEDICT TEMBO

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WHEN medical authorities at Kanyama clinic confirmed her husband had tuberculosis (TB), Judith Mvula embarked on preventive therapy to protect herself from being infected with the airborne disease.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Shock horrors or sound science?

17 September 2009
By Zoë Corbyn

After defending science reporting against Goldacre’s ‘unremitting focus’ on missteps, Drayson promises to look into tales of misrepresentation. Zoë Corbyn reports

Has the state of science reporting in Britain improved or is the era of MMR scare stories far from over?

That was the question addressed by Lord Drayson, the Science Minister, and Ben Goldacre, the author and columnist, as they went head to head last night in a debate sponsored by Times Higher Education.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

TUBERCULOSE Un nouveau vaccin à l’essai

La lèpre, la variole, la peste quasiment vaincues, le Sida aujourd’hui en voie d’être stabilisée, une pandémie menace avec le paludisme, de rester le principal problème de santé publique du 21 ème siècle, la tuberculose. Alors que les chercheurs croyaient être sur le point de l’éradiquer, la maladie a fait une intrusion discrète avec l’apparition du Sida. Devenant du coup, l’objet d’un casse-tête pour les laboratoires et instituts des universités du monde.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Drayson/Goldacre debate: Can the press pass the test of scientific merit?

When Times Higher Education reported the Science Minister's argument that UK science journalists were the "best in the world", many of our readers took exception.

They did not agree with Lord Drayson's claim, made at the World Conference of Science Journalists in July, that most coverage of science by the media was now balanced, accurate and engaging.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Health initiative assures ARVs suit needs

TINY Tim and Friends (TTF) is a small charity which screens orphans for HIV in vulnerable communities surrounding Lusaka and puts those needing treatment on anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs).

“After stabilising them for six months, we transfer them to the regular public system of HIV care. We also source treatment for a lot of vulnerable pregnant women with HIV,“ TTF medical director Timothy Meade says.
TTF specialises in taking care of the most vulnerable orphans and their unique needs including adherence to treatment and skills training.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

El capullo de Darwin

A 150 años de haber publicado su teoría sobre el origen de las especies, el científico Charles Darwin sigue vigente.

Monday, August 31, 2009

লন্ডনে অনুষ্ঠিত হলো বিজ্ঞান সাংবাদিকদের ষষ্ঠ বিশ্ব সম্মেলন

গত ৩০ জুন থেকে ২ জুলাই লন্ডনে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়ে গেলো বিজ্ঞান সাংবাদিকদের ষষ্ঠ বিশ্ব সম্মেলন। ব্রিটিশ বিজ্ঞান লেখকদের সংগঠন ‘দ্যা এসোসিয়েশন অফ ব্রিটিশ সায়েন্স রাইটার্স (এবিএসডাব্লিউ)’ এর আয়োজনে এবং ওয়ার্ল্ড ফেডারেশন অফ সায়েন্স জার্নালিস্টস এর সহযোগিতায় আয়োজিত এ সম্মেলন অনুষ্ঠিত হয় লন্ডনের ঐতিহ্যবাহী ওয়েস্টমিনিস্টার হলে

Thursday, August 20, 2009

'Hot earth' Disasters begin already

최근 정부가 온실가스 감축 목표치를 발표했습니다. 그 목표치를 두고 말이 많습니다. 환경단체는 목표치가 지나치게 낮다고 비판합니다. 산업계는 그마저도 너무 높다, 그 목표치를 달성하려다가는 일부 산업은 망할 수도 있다고 반발합니다. 대부분 국민들은 이런 논쟁이 무슨 의미가 있는지 무관심합니다. 하지만 실제로는 우리나라의 미래, 지구의 미래가 달린 심각한 사안입니다.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Com pesquisa e sem alarde

Um consórcio liderado por 14 pesquisadores de 11 instituições da Europa e Estados Unidos está empenhado em descobrir os potenciais efeitos adversos dos nanomateriais sobre o sistema imunológico. A ideia é encontrar, o quanto antes, alternativas para os compostos que tiverem algum grau de toxicidade à saúde humana.