| | | Eat your words |  Well, it is finally official – what medical research has known for some time – no nutritional programme will prevent the progression of HIV to the syndrome AIDS. Not even if it contains garlic, olive oil, beetroot and the much lauded African potato. These are the findings of a panel of South African scientists who have conducted exhaustive research into the literature on the links between improved nutrition and the treatment of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. This is not to say that good nutrition is not good for general health, but the only thing that will treat HIV and prevent or slow progression to AIDS is antiretroviral drugs and the only things that will treat TB are the outdated, but tried and tested antibiotics. It is time for the Minister to eat her words – liberally garnished with said food items. Perhaps now we will stop making ourselves the laughing stock of the scientific world and start concentrating on the task at hand – containing this epidemic that is taking an entire generation from us.
Dr Bridget Farham, editor: https://www.bizcommunity.com
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Chronic diseases | | Once a year treatment for osteoporosis now available in the US
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Infectious diseases | | Bird flu death in Bali - Australians on alert
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Malaria | | Use of treated nets reduces child malaria deaths in Kenya
The number of children dying from malaria has dropped sharply in areas of Kenya where the disease is endemic as a result of a campaign to provide free insecticide-treated mosquito nets to families, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said.
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Medical Technology | | New techniques for measuring blood volume
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Tracking medication with IBM's RFID technology
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology | | HPV, cervical cancer, and the new vaccine
A number of issues surround the large-scale administration of a new vaccine to treat cervical cancer, and while this report relates to the United States, it has relevance in other countries as well.
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Paediatrics | | Malnutrition among children on the rise in Zimbabwe
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