Month: September 2011

Some 7,000 children die each year in Zimbabwe due to lack of access to medicines

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Harare, 8 sep (EFE).-up to 7,000 children die every year in Zimbabwe because they have no access to ARVs, said today the State newspaper The Herald.

“Between 6,000 and 7,000 children die each year as a result of the virus of human immunodeficiency (HIV, cause AIDS) and, in most cases, because without access to paediatric antirretroviales”, said Peter Salama, representative in Zimbabwe of the United Nations Fund for children (UNICEF).

In statements obtained by the newspaper, Salama said, during a National Conference on AIDS held on Wednesday, part of the problem is that he is not practiced the HIV test to children when they are born.

“It is important to have an early diagnosis, since half of the children not analysed will not arrive in the two years,” said the head of UNICEF in Zimbabwe.

Salama said that the lack of technology, in particular from that used for the analysis of HIV, also influenced this high rate of deaths children.

Only 30 percent of the HIV-positive children have access to antiretrovirals, below the average for the region.

Zimbabwe is one of the countries with the highest rate of HIV-infected, with 14.3 per cent in its population aged 15 to 49, according to recent data from the United Nations agency on AIDS (UNAIDS), 2009.

A girl of 5 months is subject to a review before operating a lip leoprino at the children’s Hospital in Harare (Zimbabwe) on October 10, 2010. EFE/file

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The gold of the Earth could have come from heaven

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(www.neomundo.com.ar/SINC) approximately 0.5% of the Earth’s mantle is derived from the rains of meteorites, as demonstrated by a new study showing high precisely how precious metals, such as gold or silver, in the composition of the layers were added more external of the Earth.

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” The use of isotopic relations in research gives us much more accurate estimates, and is the main breakthrough of our work “, explains Matthias Willbold University of Bristol (United Kingdom) and one of the authors of the article”.

Is 4.5 billion years the Earth in its early stages of training, was an ocean of magma. Molten metals sank and created the core, leaving the mantle devoid of such materials. However, there are still noble metals near the surface. One theory explaining this phenomenon attributes this to a meteor shower 3.9 billion years – i.e., 650 million years ago after the formation of the system solar-, who also created many of the craters moles.

Test this hypothesis has been very difficult due to lack of accuracy on measurements of metals precious.

“We evaluate the tungsten isotope ratios.” It is an element that behaves similar to precious metals; “for example, disappears into the terrestrial core”, explains Willbold.

In addition, the isotopic composition of tungsten on Earth is very different that meteoric material, what allows to use these isotopes to mark the from field of asteroids.

Different ISOTOPES

Willbold team found that the abundance of this isotope in the current surface of the Earth was practically homogeneous. However, detected certain rocks isua greenstone belt (Greenland) cortical above belt with greater presence of the isotope. These formations are very ancient, and show how was the earth before the rain of meteorites (i.e. when the mantle was devoid of noble metals).

“Reflected a decline in the ratio of tungsten, and the current measure only can be explained if about 0.5% of the Earth’s mantle comes from meteoric, material that their design the value after the meteor shower,” says Willbold.

This estimate assumes the mantle of the planet contains 20 trillion tons of matter alien.

These findings support the possibility that meteorites were the source of these metals, including gold, silver, Platinum or rhodium, after the formation of the nucleus.

The authors suggest that even this meteor shower could cause the current dynamics of the mantle.

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The use of drugs in the United States.UU. stays stable below 9 %

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(Embargada to the 14: 30 GMT)

María Peña

Washington, 8 sep (EFE).-the 8.9 per cent of Americans of at least 12 years of age (22.6 million people) he used drugs in 2010, a figure similar to that of 2009, according to an annual report released today.

The Services Administration on substance abuse and Mental Health (SAMHSA) released a national survey that provides an x-ray of the use of illicit substances in people of at least 12 years of age in the United States.UU., there was no “significant” increase from 2009 through 2010 that.

In statements to Efe, the “drug czar” of the White House, Gil Kerlikowske, considered that these results represent “a step in the right direction” but noted that it is not cause for celebration because much remains to be done to combat the problem.

“Would have held it if he had seen a low”. “This tells us that there is much work ahead and that parents need to be more involved to prevent young people from falling into drugs”, said Kerlikowske, holder of the Office of national policy for the Control of drugs (ONDCP) of the House white.

Young people now want to have control, “and when they receive the message that lost it by drug abuse, that serves as a strong warning,” added.

In 2010, 22.6 million persons aged at least 12 consumed drug a month before the national survey, representing a 8.9%, compared to 8.7% in 2009 and 8% in 2008.

Also, 1,5 million people (0.6%) consumed cocaine, its lowest level since 2002 and 39 percent less than their maximum level of 2.4 million in 2006 (1%). In 2009, the figure was 1.9 million (0.7%).

Between 2008 and 2010, whites and Hispanics were “significant” increases in drug use. Among whites, it increased from 8.2% to 9.1% during that period, and among Hispanics, soared from 6.2% to 8.1%, respectively.

Among blacks, it increased from 10.1% in 2008 to 10.7 per cent last year, and among Asians, has dropped from 3.6% to 3.5% in these two years.

The report, which reflects data from 67.500 people, pointed out that, in general, drug use has fallen by nearly a third since 1979, although marijuana use increased significantly and was, in fact, the most common drug in United States.

Between 2007 and 2010, the consumption of cannabis rose from 5.8% to 6.9%, or 14.4 million to its current figure of 17.4 million

On the other hand, 1.2 million (0.5%) used hallucinogens in 2010, including 695.000 who used “Ecstasy”, similar to 2009 figures.

On abuse of psychotherapeutic drugs with prescription in 2010, seven million used without medical purposes, practically the same figure compared to 2009. In 2002, the figure totaled 6.3 million.

According to the document, 55 per cent of those who used pain relievers without medical reasons “free” got them from a friend or relative, while 17.3 per cent it was awarded a doctor, 4.4 per cent of a smuggler or a stranger, and 0.4% turned to internet.

Also, the number of consumers of methamphetamine use fell from 731.000 in 2006 to 353.000 in 2010.

According to the survey, among young people aged 12 to 17 drug intake was 10% in 2009 and 10.1 per cent last year. Between 2002 and 2008, consumption had declined from 11.6% to 9.3%, respectively.

Among those aged between 18 and 25 years, consumption rose from 19.6% in 2008, to 21.2% in 2009 and to 21.5 per cent last year, mainly due to the increase in the consumption of marijuana.

Between the 50 to 59 years of age drug use rose from 2.7% in 2002 to 5.8% in 2010, which, according to the report, partly reflects the aging of the “baby boom” generation, those born after World War II between 1946 and 1964.

This demographic group has had a higher consumption of drugs than the of elderly than them.

The document pointed out that in 2010 51.8% of the population group analyzed, or 131,3 million, swallowed alcoholic beverages while the 27.4 per cent, or 69.6 million consumed tobacco.

In FY 2011, the Government invested 10,400 millions of dollars on education and treatment programs, compared to the 9,200 billion dollars allocated to police measures within the country, according to the report. EFE

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Barcelona to host the thirty fourth Congress of the Spanish society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

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Barcelona hosts the 34 th Congress of the Spanish society of Biochemistry and biology Molecular.

since last Monday and until Thursday, September 8 Barcelona to host the thirty-fourth Congress of the Spanish society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM), which was inaugurated last Tuesday, 11 a.m., by the Minister of science and innovation, Cristina Garmendia, accompanied by the Mayor of BarcelonaXavier Trias, the President of the SEBBM, Miguel Ángel de Rosa, the Director General of Biocat, Montserrat Vendrell and the Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Joaquín Ariño, President of the Organizing Committee. The Congress is held in the Palacio de Congresos of Barcelona and has the participation of about thousand researchers.

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 2011-September La SEBBM is the largest scientific society in Spain and its Congress one of the most important events in the field of biology. The Congress of this year, with more than 200 papers and 500 posters, maintains the scheme of previous years of three simultaneous symposiums, but has been associated with each of them a plenary Conference, given by speakers of high national and international levels. The first symposium, “ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of cancer ”, presented the latest advances in the study of tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes. The second was devoted to the “ signaling cell ” in various research models – bacteria, yeast, vegetable, Drosophila and mammals. The third “ the universe of proteins: structure and dynamics ”, studied new technologies for mass analysis of genomes and proteomas and ultramoleculares and molecular structures visualization.

The scientists involved include Philip Cohen (MRC, University of Dundee), who gave the keynote address, Richard Marais (Cancer Research UK), Michael Hall (Biozentrum, Universität Basel), Tom Blundell (University of Cambridge), Luis Serrano (Centre for Genomic regulation, Barcelona) and other renowned researchers. Conference L ’ L’Oreal, specifically dedicated to women with a brilliant scientific career, will be taught by Elisa Izaurralde (Max-Planck-Institute). Niemeyer and conferences Leloir, as usual, will be taught by prominent researchers from Chile and Argentina, in this case the professors Martin Montecino (Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago Chile) and Hugo D. Luján (Catholic University of Córdoba), respectively.

The Congress will welcome addition activities already consolidated as the course Introduction to research in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the entrepreneur Forum and meetings of the various groups of the SEBBM. Under the name “Biochemistry in the city”, will be held round tables on the uses and discussions of GM plants and animals and on biochemistry and kitchen. Two round tables will discuss the opportunity that has been the international year of chemistry for the dissemination of science and the assessment of the scientific activity. In parallel with these activities, will take place the presentation of panels and the exhibition of commercial developments.

Also award Isaza-Werfen will be delivered to a young researcher, the Promega Biotech Ib̩rica award to the best work done in Spain and published in the year 2010, Prix Jose Tormo of structural biology, the prize for the best entrepreneur in biotechnology from a young researcher Рwithin the Forum of the entrepreneur and project sponsored by ASEBIO, Genome Spain, SEBiot and SEBBM РEppendorf Award to the best scientific picture of the year, the Roche award to the best poster and the EACR Award for the best poster on cancer.

The 34th Edition of the SEBBM Congress has been organized by researchers from the following institutions: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Thirty-fourth Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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More than 3.5 million people suffer from migraine in Spain, according to data from the SEN.

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More than 3.5 million people suffer from migraine in Spain, according to SEN.

September 12: European day of action against the migraine

-20-25% of patients who suffer from migraine never consulted his illness with doctor

-In the coming months botulinum toxin begin to generalize as therapy for cases more rebels of chronic migraine

– contrary to popular belief, it is not advisable to prohibit long lists of food migraine patients, only those that each patient has in particular identified as a generator of crisis should be avoided

Spain, 2011-September the next day, September 12 is celebrated the European day of action against the migraine, a neurological disease that affects more than 3.5 million people in Spain, according to data from the Spanish Neurology Society (SEN). Migraine is considered by the who as one of the 20 diseases more disabling because during the crisis, patients feel truly concerned with inability to carry out any task, either labour, social or family. Despite this, 20-25% of patients who suffer from migraine has never consulted his illness with the doctor and one even larger percentage (50%) leaves the follow-up after the first consultation.

“ Is key to diagnose cases of migraine properly, given that an inappropriate remedy could be to cronificar the problem ”, says Dr. Samuel Díaz Insa, Coordinator of the Group of study of headaches of the society Spanish of Neurology. “ when this occurs, there are patients who come to suffer more than 15 days a month of headache. In these cases the quality of life is ostensibly diminished, and in some cases they are associated with depression and even abuse of use of painkillers or other medications. In addition, in recent years, found that some variants of migraine, especially those patients with aura preceding attacks, have a slight increase in their cardiovascular risk. For this reason, these cases should be necessarily valued and followed by a neurologist ”.

The prevalence of migraine is 12-13%. But for women the figures rise to 17-18%. Both men and women, emotional stress is the trigger for more frequent crises. Others are: the lack or excess of dream, atmospheric changes, travel and even the intake of certain foods and beverages.

“ Lead a regulated life with good rhythm of sleep, frequent exercise and a balanced diet helps to suffer fewer migraine attacks ”, explains Dr. Samuel Díaz Insa. “ however, it is not advisable to prohibit patients long lists of foods or beverages that may cause a migraine crisis only in cases in which patients recognize that a certain food produce them migraine, it should be avoided. The exception may be alcohol, especially if it contains bubbles (carbonic acid) is recognized by the majority of migraine patients as a great crisis trigger ”.

There is a wide variety of truly useful treatments for chopping the migraine crises. The main advance was the development of the triptanes, since they were the first truly selective drugs for symptomatic treatment, “ although years without the emergence of new molecules. Something similar happens with the preventive treatments: from the commercialization of the recent neuromodulators investigated for this purpose there has been no progress. But if there has been progress in the field of Transcutaneous nerve and other interventionist techniques ”, points out Dr. Samuel Díaz Insa. In this sense is envisaged that, at the end of the year, adopt the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of chronic migraine.

Although, traditionally, to migraine not has been given the importance that really deserves that, generally speaking, it poses no threat to the lives of patients, it represents a significant loss in quality of life.

“ Must flee the clichés that subvaloran disorders suffered by patients with headache. Nothing pleasant is feel pain, feel pulsatil in the brain, the great discomfort to sounds or minimum luminous stimuli or a nauseous feeling unbearable. Migraine is much more that a simple headache, is a disease with far-reaching social and labour and that it may be really serious complications in its evolution and management ”, says Dr. Samuel Díaz Insa.

From the point of view of social and labour implications, migraine involves the loss of between 8 to 16 working days per year on average per patient, which means an annual cost of nearly EUR 2 billion – if both estimated direct costs such as indirect products of absenteeism and low productivity in the workplace – and a cost estimated by active patient of 730 euros per year.

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Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips

Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips