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Obesity, nutrition, climate change pose triple danger

Obesity, undernutrition and climate change are the biggest threats to the world population, linked by profit motives and policy inertia, a top commission said on Sunday, calling for a binding plan and trillions of dollars to thwart the dangers. A $ 1 billion fund and action strategies targeting food policy and production are needed urgently… Read More: Obesity, nutrition, climate change pose triple danger »

HIV Hidden in Patients’ Cells Can Now Be Accurately Measured

Until now, researchers haven’t been able to accurately quantify a latent form of HIV that persists in patients’ immune cells. A new genetic technique is fast and 10 to 100 times more accurate than previous diagnostics. On HIV’s envelope (gray), proteins (red) help the virus bind to and enter host cells. Once the virus has… Read More: HIV Hidden in Patients’ Cells Can Now Be Accurately Measured »

A complete cure for cancer once and for all? Israeli scientists say they’ll have it in a year

Israeli scientists have claimed that very soon they’ll have the secret weapon to beat cancer once and for all, and find a complete cure to the tormenting disease within a year. A team of researchers in Israel told The Jerusalem Post Monday that they had created an antidote for cancer — a drug called MuTaTo,… Read More: A complete cure for cancer once and for all? Israeli… »

DHBs in New Zealand to develop national Electronic Oral Health Record

An implementation plan for a nationally consistent Electronic Oral Health Record (EOHR) will be presented to the country’s 20 district health board (DHB) chief executives by the middle of this year. Professional services organisation TAS is leading the implementation on behalf of the DHBs after recently signing a contract with the Ministry of Health. Chair… Read More: DHBs in New Zealand to develop national Electronic Oral Health… »