| Cutting edge |  Today's newsletter carries a story published by IRIN News - an organisation that concentrates its efforts on the developing world - about exploitation of children in the Gambia by tourists. Specifically - sex tourism.
Most of the clients are apparently Western men - out of their own countries and apparently forgetting that sex with children is illegal - wherever it is practised. The idea of travelling to a distant land simply to exploit locals for sex is bad enough. It was the reason for Thailand's initially rampant HIV epidemic until the government took control. But to specifically travel to a distant place to have sex with children is completely abhorrent.
The West is responsible for many of the world's ills. But it generally prefers to think of itself as being responsible for bringing civilisation and enlightenment to the poor benighted "natives". So, along with climate change and high food prices we have exploitation of the weak and vulnerable - with no thought for the effects that this may have on the future of a child who is already massively disadvantaged. Shame on you!
Bridget Farham Editor
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MedicalGambia: Sex tourists exploiting childrenChild protection experts say sexual exploitation of children by tourists is on the increase in The Gambia, despite national laws against it.
Chronic diseasesA man with ED is a cardiac patient until proven otherwise - The Write AgencyIt is estimated that 140 million men worldwide currently suffer from ED to a variable degree, and by 2025 the prevalence is predicted to rise to over 300 million men.
Corporate Social ResponsibilityProtea provides for pooches during ‘Dinner in the Dark'General Managers and staff from Protea Hotels around the country and Africa recently got together and raised R212,883 for the SA Guide Dogs Association at a unique dinner where they were all blindfolded. Global clothing brand helps South Africans to know their statusAlthough virtually all South Africans know that HIV/AIDS exists, including how the disease is contracted and the importance of condomising in preventing its spread, experts estimate that less than one third of the population have ever been tested for HIV/AIDS. And despite the ongoing press surrounding the pandemic, the major reason why South Africans do not submit themselves for testing is that they do not believe that they are at risk. Operation Deep Clean - TDH Communications Operation Deep Clean has announced the Top 10 cleanest school bathrooms in Gauteng, as part of its drive to ensure the province's learners have clean, hygienic toilet facilities. Astra-Zeneca supports South Africa's nurse educators - SimonSAYS communicationsInternational World Nurses Day was in May, but passed with little fanfare.
HIV/AIDSPfizer's novel antiretroviral effective in combination - Magna CartaPatients taking Selzentry, in combination with Combivir® (zidovudine/lamivudine) experienced a 68% rate of virologic suppression to undetectable levels.
Infectious diseasesDakar: End of rainy season won't bring an end to choleraWest Africa's rainy season is coming to a close, but the yearly cholera outbreak continues to claim lives throughout the region. Arenavirus is a new strainThe arenavirus that has caused the recent haemorrhagic fever outbreak is a new strain of virus. Zimbabwe: Cholera stalks our streetsRodgers Matsikidze, a human rights lawyer and resident of Budiriro, a high-density suburb in the capital Harare, told IRIN that persistent sewer pipe bursts had exposed the community to disease, especially cholera.
Medical ResearchOld blood increases the risk of infectionStoring donated blood too long may increase the risk of infection, according to US researchers. Early peanut consumption may prevent allergyNew research contradicts guidelines that recommend that new mothers and infants avoid peanuts. New research to examine relationship between anger and alcohol abuseResearch suggests that alcoholics are more likely to experience emotions such as annoyances, frustrations and anger compared to non-alcoholics. Grape news!Grapes may aid a number of heart-risk factors. Possible screening test for pre-eclampsiaA blood test for pre-eclampsia may be available within the next five years. Purple tomatoes could fight cancerGenetically modified tomatoes have been shown to increase the life span of cancer-prone mice.
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NutritionZimbabwe's survival recipe bookRural Zimbabweans have always turned to an emergency larder of wild foods to see them through hard times, but in this year of shortages and dizzying prices for all basic foodstuffs, the fruits and roots foraged from the bush are keeping many alive.
OncologyActivity cuts breast cancer riskPost-menopausal women who exercise vigorously reduce their risk of breast cancer, but only if they are of normal weight.
PaediatricsCan drinking milk ease milk allergy?Giving children with milk allergies increasingly higher doses of milk over time may ease, and even help them completely overcome, their allergic reactions, according to the results of a study led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Centre and conducted jointly with Duke University.
Pharmaceutical companiesFDA warns Bayer Healthcare on illegally marketing two unapproved drugsAction involves Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage and Bayer Women's Low Dose Aspirin + Calcium.
PharmaceuticalsMabThera continues to improve patient response in rheumatoid arthritis - EvolutionPrMabThera continues to improve patient response in rheumatoid arthritis with
multiple courses of treatment. MabThera shown to be effective and well tolerated over the long-term.
Public healthBinge drinking linked to dementiaScientists in Britain warn of future epidemic of dementia.
Sports scienceTennis line judges call more 'out' balls incorrectlyTennis line judges are more likely to make mistakes when calling balls "out" rather than "in", say researchers.
TuberculosisKenya: isolation wards vital in the fight against TBFive months after a specialised facility for multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients was established at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, the lack of isolation wards is raising concerns. Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant TB works, study finds [Judith Montminy] Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) can be cured in HIV-negative patients through individualised outpatient treatment, even in countries with limited resources and a heavy burden of TB. Good news in the battle against TB - The Write AgencyLilly announces acquisition of compounds that could lead to new medicines to treat TB.
Women's healthSide effects of endocrine drugs indicate success in breast cancer treatmentVasomotor symptoms from endocrine drugs used to treat breast cancer indicate a lower risk of recurrence. HRT - new findingsIs there an alternative to HRT for menopausal relief? |
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