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South African Health Minister To Launch PMTCT Plan
South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi within the next two weeks is expected to launch a plan to address mother-to-child HIV transmission in an effort to reduce infant mortality in the country, The Times reports. The MTCT plan is part of a new health program adopted by President Jacob Zuma"s administration, according to The Times."This is one of the most urgent things I want to (deal with) as the new minister," Motsoaledi said. According to Motsoaledi, a child dies every eight minutes in South Africa, and about 40% of child deaths are related to HIV/AIDS. The plan was developed by the Development Bank of Southern Africa at a July meeting of government and health sector stakeholders. Participants at the meeting also examined maternal deaths and the decrease in life expectancy among young adults because of HIV/AIDS. According to Motsoaledi, these and other issues have been identified as priorities for the Zuma administration if South Africa is to meet targets in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. They also have been consolidated into a 10-point plan to help the Department of Health focus on urgent issues through 2015."Health and education are the biggest challenges for (the government) and we ought to be doing something drastic," Motsoaledi said, adding, "These are very serious issues in society." The health department"s plan also calls for the revival of the National AIDS Council and says that the government should improve regulation of the private health sector. It also calls for the establishment of a national tuberculosis reference laboratory, a focus on infection rates among women ages 17 to 21 and the improvement of HIV prevention among commercial sex workers (Molele, The Times, 5/25).
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Army Study Improves Ability To Predict Drinking Water Needs
When soldiers leave base for a 3-day mission, how much water should they bring? Military planners and others have long wrestled with that question, but new research from the Journal of Applied Physiology may now provide them an accurate answer.
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Most Complete Picture Of North American Industrial Pollution Presented In Latest Trinational Report
Ninety percent of the 5.5 billion kilograms of toxic pollutant releases and transfers reported in North America in 2005 can be traced to just 30 substances from 15 industrial sectors across the United States, Canada and Mexico, according to the latest tri-national pollution report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).
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New Study Proves Ginger Benefits Nausea Sufferers

For thousands of years ginger has been treasured for its reputed health benefits, in particular for treating digestive problems including nausea. Until recently the evidence for treating nausea has been inconclusive, but a new double blind study conducted by US researchers with the University of Rochester Medical Centre and funded by the National Cancer Institute seems to have identified the crucial importance of consuming ginger 2-3 days before Chemotherapy treatment instead of just before which has been the case in other studies. More than 600 people took part in the study. All had felt sick after previous cycles of chemotherapy and were scheduled to have at least three more cycles. Researchers gave them one of four treatments to take three days before chemotherapy and three days after: 0.5 grams of ginger, 1 gram of ginger, 1.5 grams of ginger, or a placebo. The treatments were given as capsules that looked and smelled similar. Participants were also given anti-vomiting drugs when they received their chemotherapy, which is standard practice. Using a seven-point scale, people rated the severity of their nausea throughout the day. Overall, people who had ginger at any dose had less nausea after chemotherapy than those who had the placebo. Interestingly, those who had the smallest daily doses of between 0.5 grams to 1 gram had the biggest improvement - their nausea was 40 percent less severe than those having the placebo. One of the important factors in the success of chemotherapy treatment is the patient"s ability to continue the treatment to the end which is often stopped due to the severe nausea caused by the powerful and toxic drugs. It has also been reported Cancer patients require up to 20% more protein while undergoing Chemotherapy which is unlikely to be achieved if the patient is feeling nauseous. The Ginger People based in California have been producing high quality ginger products for over 15 years and have extolled its virtues for a wide variety of digestive conditions. Mark McCarty from World Foods Brand Management who distributes the Ginger People commented "This is fantastic news for Ginger which has always been accepted a valuable digestive aid and safe anti nausea treatment. Importantly this trial has discovered the importance of consuming it 3 days before you require its beneficial effect" The Ginger people sweets are available in various formats and provide between 8 - 30% fresh Ginger with each of the original chews providing just under 0.5gms of Ginger. The Ginger people chews can be found at Holland & Barrett, Julian Graves and Health stores priced from ÷£1.09 - ÷£1.95. University of Rochester Medical Centre


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