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River Blindness or Onchocerciasis
River Blindness, also known as Onchocerciasis, is a neglected tropical disease caused by worm (Onchocerca volvulus) larvae that is carried by blackflies (Simulium sp.), thereby transmitted to people in...
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Medicinal substances from African plants could stop cancer growth
Main Point: Researchers have reported that benzophenones derived from plants originating in Cameroon, country in west central Africa, could work effectively against cancers that are resistant to...
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Highest number of malaria cases in U.S. in over 40 years
United States (U.S.) diagnosed and treated the highest number of malaria cases – about 2,000 – in 2011. It is the highest number since 1971, according to the report of Centers for Disease Control and...
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This is not the first time that WHO is wrong about HIV statement
World Health Organization (WHO) reported in September that in Greece: “HIV rates and heroin use have risen significantly, with about half of new HIV infections being self-inflicted to enable people to...
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Another low cost strategy to delay HIV progression / Related Research...
Main Point: Researchers have recently reported that multivitamins and selenium could greatly delay progression of HIV infection in people, who have not started using medicines. Published in: Journal...
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Quotes of Nelson Mandela – 5 images
Here, I am presenting some motivational quotes of Nelson Mandela, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 and died on 5 December 2013. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you...
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Despite unprecedented investment in malaria control, 57% of Africa’s...
Malaria in the world (Copyrights Dr Abdisalan Mohamed Noor / The Lancet) Main Point: Despite unprecedented investment in malaria control in Africa over the past decade, about 57% of the population...
View ArticleAncient African Cattle First Domesticated in Middle East
Main Points: Geneticists and anthropologists previously suspected that ancient Africans domesticated cattle native to the African continent nearly 10,000 years ago. Now, a team of University of...
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Ape ancestors’ teeth provide glimpse into their diets and environments
Main Point: Great ape dietary specialization allowed spread in Eurasia, and also lead to extinction. Published in: PLOS ONE Study Further: Newly analyzed tooth samples from the great apes of the...
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