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Localized Gigantism of Foot: Macrodysrophia Lipomatosa
(Bezmjalem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey)(Clinical Image; p19-20)
Source: Journal of Pakistan Medical Students - December 31, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: JPMS Source Type: research

Cure Hunter to Treat Marfan Syndrome; Introducing New Remedies to Target Transforming Growth Factor- Beta (TGF-β)
(Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)(Perspective Article; p28-30)
Source: Journal of Pakistan Medical Students - December 31, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: JPMS Source Type: research

Hemostatic Derangements in Patients with Solid Malignant Tumors
(Diyala University, Diyala, Iraq)(Original Article; p1-9)
Source: Journal of Pakistan Medical Students - December 31, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: JPMS Source Type: research

Infant Feeding Buddies: A Strategy to Support Safe Infant Feeding for HIV-Positive Mothers
Conclusions: Buddies were successfully integrated into routine Prevention of Maternal-to-Child Transmission visits. Study participants confirmed that having a buddy was a helpful support for HIV-positive mothers.
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - December 31, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Andreson, J., Dana, N., Hepfer, B., King'ori, E., Oketch, J., Wojnar, D., Cowgill, K., Israel-Ballard, K. Tags: Student Research Source Type: research

Determination of lead, cadmium and arsenic in infusion tea cultivated in north of Iran
Tea is one of the most common drinks in all over the world. Rapid urbanization and industrialization in recent decades has increased heavy metals in tea and other foods. In this research, heavy metal contents such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) were determined in 105 black tea samples cultivated in Guilan and Mazandaran Provinces in north of Iran and their tea infusions. The amount of heavy metals in black tea infusions were analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP - AES).The mean +/- SD level of Pb in 5, 15 and 60 min in infusion tea samples were 0.802 +/- 0.633, 0.993 +/- 0...
Source: BioMed Central - December 31, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sakine ShekoohiyanMahboobeh GhoochaniAzita MohagheghianAmir Hossein MahviMasoud YunesianShahrokh Nazmara Source Type: research

Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: Systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)
Conclusions: The phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus Stenodactylus presented in this work permits the reconstruction of the biogeographical history of these common desert dwellers and confirms the importance of the opening of the Red Sea and the climatic oscillations of the Miocene as major factors in the diversification of the biota of North Africa and Arabia. Moreover, this study traces the evolution of this widely distributed and highly specialized group, investigates the patterns of its high intraspecific diversity and elucidates its systematics.
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - Latest articles - December 31, 2012 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Margarita MetallinouNick ArnoldPierre-André CrochetPhilippe GeniezJosé BritoPetros LymberakisSherif Baha El DinRoberto SindacoMichael RobinsonSalvador Carranza Source Type: research

Synonymous codon usage in chloroplast genome of Coffea arabica.
Abstract Synonymous codon usage of 53 protein coding genes in chloroplast genome of Coffea arabica was analyzed for the first time to find out the possible factors contributing codon bias. All preferred synonymous codons were found to use A/T ending codons as chloroplast genomes are rich in AT. No difference in preference for preferred codons was observed in any of the two strands, viz., leading and lagging strands. Complex correlations between total base compositions (A, T, G, C, GC) and silent base contents (A(3), T(3), G(3), C(3), GC(3)) revealed that compositional constraints played crucial role in shaping the ...
Source: Bioinformation - December 30, 2012 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Nair RR, Nandhini MB, Monalisha E, Murugan K, Sethuraman T, Nagarajan S, Rao NS, Ganesh D Tags: Bioinformation Source Type: research

Mazor Robotics Announces Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio Purchases its Renaissance System
CAESAREA, Israel--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Mazor Robotics Ltd. (MZOR.TA), a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that Foundation Surgical Hospital (FSH) of San Antonio, Texas purchased its Renai... Devices, Orthopaedic, NeurosurgeryMazor Robotics, robotic surgery, spine surgery
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - December 30, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

U.S. military autopsies: Lower heart risk
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Autopsies of U.S. service members serving in Iraq or Afghanistan showed a drop in coronary atherosclerosis compared to Korean War autopsies, officials say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 30, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The future of science in 2013 | Dean Burnett
This study will become quite widespread as people cite it as grounds for requiring improved standards in science reporting. However, the data supporting this study will have also been derived from the use of brain scans, and thus will result in a logical paradox which casts doubt over any future studies that use MRI scanners, leading to a decline of their popularity in mainstream media.2013 predictions: Medicine and healthcare2012 saw several advances when it came to repairing serious, supposedly permanent injuries. Paralysed people were able to control robotic arms, electrochemical treatments allowed paralysed rats to wal...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 30, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Dean Burnett Tags: Blogposts Computer science and IT guardian.co.uk Medical research Neuroscience Space Source Type: news

The Future of Science in 2013
This study will become quite widespread as people site it as grounds for requiring improved standards in science reporting. However, the data supporting this study will have also been derived from the use of brain scans, and thus will result in a logical paradox which casts doubt over any future studies that use MRI Scanners, leading to a decline of their popularity in mainstream media. 2013 predictions: Medicine and healthcare2012 saw several advances when it came to repairing serious, supposedly permanent injuries. Paralysed people were able to control robotic arms, electrochemical treatments allowed paralysed rats to wa...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 30, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Dean Burnett Tags: Blogposts Computer science and IT guardian.co.uk Medical research Neuroscience Space Source Type: news

‘I Came Here to Listen,’ Secretary-General Tells Syrian Refugees in Turkey - 07 December 2012
ANKARA, Turkey—"I came here to listen” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in Islahiye refugee camp in Turkey today, “but I must say the massacre in Syria should be stopped. The violence in Syria is causing dramatic increase in the number of refugees.” Despite the rain and cold, the Secretary General greeted Syrian families in their temporary shelters. UNFPA’s Programme Division Director, Mabingue Ngom, and Representative in Turkey, Zahidul Huque, also welcomed the Secretary-General at one of the health facilities supported by the Fund.
Source: UNFPA News - December 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Creating an 'Oasis' for Syrian Refugees in a Jordanian Camp - 11 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Jordan— Syrian refugees in this encampment have much to deal with: displacement, a fraying social fabric, insecurity, uncertainty and the tension that goes along with it all. But now they have a little oasis of calm. This week, a UNFPA-supported 'oasis' was launched at the camp, a safe space where women and girls can come together to talk about issues affecting them, and where activities such as art, craft making, skills training and awareness-raising discussions are organized.
Source: UNFPA News - December 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Syrian Refugees to Receive 20,000 Family Hygiene Kits - 15 December 2012
The UNFPA Office in Turkey has announced that they will deliver 20,000 additional hygiene kits for displaced Syrian families before the end of 2012. Hygiene kits include sanitary napkins, soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste among other items. "Turkish government has done remarkable work in responding to the needs of the refugees," says UNFPA Representative in Turkey Dr. Zahidul Huque, "but the camps are reaching their full capacity and services are becoming overstretched."
Source: UNFPA News - December 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Another Safe Delivery in a Jordanian Refugee Camp - 17 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Mafraq, Jordan— Samira was seven months pregnant when she and her family fled their home "in Syria seeking refuge in the neighbouring country of Jordan. The 28-year old mother was not expecting to deliver her fifth baby in a refugee camp outside her home and her country, "I was expecting the conflict in Syria come to an end before giving birth to my baby."
Source: UNFPA News - December 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Suicide and associated risk factors in Hamadan province, west of Iran, in 2008 and 2009 - Amiri B, Pourreza A, Rahimi Foroushani A, Hosseini SM, Poorolajal J.
BACKGROUND: Hamadan is a province with high incidence rate of suicide. The present study was conducted to assess suicide and its associated risk factors in this province. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, all cases of suicide occurred in the province...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Factor VII levels, R353Q and -323P0/10 Factor VII variants, and the risk of acute coronary syndrome among Arab-African Tunisians.
Abstract The importance of the extrinsic haemostatic system, of which factor VII/VIIa (FVII/FVIIa) is a key constituent, in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is well recognized. The contribution of FVII gene variants R353Q and -323P0/10, and altered FVII plasma levels to the risk of ACS was investigated in a North African Tunisian Arab cohort consisting of 308 ACS cases and 312 age-, gender- and ethnically-matched control subjects; FVII antigen levels were determined by ELISA. Regression analysis was used in assessing the association of FVII variants and changes in FVII levels to the overall risk of ACS. Significantly ...
Source: Molecular Biology Reports - December 30, 2012 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Ben-Hadj-Khalifa S, Lakhal B, Nsiri B, Mahjoub T, Almawi WY Tags: Mol Biol Rep Source Type: research

Exposure Assessment of Extremely Low Frequency Electric Fields in Tehran, IRAN, 2010.
Abstract ABSTRACT: Extremely Low-Frequency (ELF) electric and magnetic fields belonging to the nonionizing electromagnetic radiation spectrum have a frequency of 50 - 60 Hz. All people are exposed to a complex set of electric and magnetic fields that spread throughout the environment. The current study was carried out to assess people's exposure to an ELF electric field in the Tehran metropolitan area in 2010. The measurement of the electronic fields was performed using an HI-3604 power frequency field strength measurement device. A total number of 2,753 measurements were performed. Afterward, the data obtained wer...
Source: Health Physics - December 29, 2012 Category: Physics Authors: Nassiri P, Esmaeilpour MR, Gharachahi E, Haghighat G, Yunesian M, Zaredar N Tags: Health Phys Source Type: research

Transcription factor AtbZIP60 regulates expression of Ca(2+)-dependent protein kinase genes in transgenic cells.
Abstract The Arabidopsis thaliana bZIP60 (AtbZIP60) transcription factor regulates stress signaling. However, its molecular mechanism remains to be elucidated. In this investigation, cell suspension cultures of two different plant species rice (Oryza sativa L.) and white pine (Pinus strobes L.) were transformed using Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 harboring pBI-AtZIP60. Integration of the AtbZIP60 gene into the genome of rice and white pine has been confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), southern blotting, and northern blotting analyses. Six transgenic cell lines from O. sativa and three transgenic...
Source: Molecular Biology Reports - December 29, 2012 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Tang W, Page M Tags: Mol Biol Rep Source Type: research

Sensory functions in the foot soles in victims of generalized torture, in victims also beaten under the feet (falanga) and in healthy controls -- A blinded study using quantitative sensory testing
Conclusion: A comparison of the QST data between victims having been exposed to generalized torture and victims who in addition had been exposed to falanga, showed no differences on the group level. The sensory disturbances in relation to our control group are compatible with central sensitization and de-sensitization, pointing to a core role of central mechanisms. A further analysis to create individual sensory profiles from our measurements is in progress.
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 29, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Karen PripAnn PerssonBengt Sjölund Source Type: research

‘I Came Here to Listen,’ Secretary-General Tells Syrian Refugees in Turkey - 07 December 2012
ANKARA, Turkey—"I came here to listen” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in Islahiye refugee camp in Turkey today, “but I must say the massacre in Syria should be stopped. The violence in Syria is causing dramatic increase in the number of refugees.” Despite the rain and cold, the Secretary General greeted Syrian families in their temporary shelters. UNFPA’s Programme Division Director, Mabingue Ngom, and Representative in Turkey, Zahidul Huque, also welcomed the Secretary-General at one of the health facilities supported by the Fund.
Source: UNFPA News - December 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Creating an 'Oasis' for Syrian Refugees in a Jordanian Camp - 11 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Jordan— Syrian refugees in this encampment have much to deal with: displacement, a fraying social fabric, insecurity, uncertainty and the tension that goes along with it all. But now they have a little oasis of calm. This week, a UNFPA-supported 'oasis' was launched at the camp, a safe space where women and girls can come together to talk about issues affecting them, and where activities such as art, craft making, skills training and awareness-raising discussions are organized.
Source: UNFPA News - December 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Syrian Refugees to Receive 20,000 Family Hygiene Kits - 15 December 2012
The UNFPA Office in Turkey has announced that they will deliver 20,000 additional hygiene kits for displaced Syrian families before the end of 2012. Hygiene kits include sanitary napkins, soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste among other items. "Turkish government has done remarkable work in responding to the needs of the refugees," says UNFPA Representative in Turkey Dr. Zahidul Huque, "but the camps are reaching their full capacity and services are becoming overstretched."
Source: UNFPA News - December 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Another Safe Delivery in a Jordanian Refugee Camp - 17 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Mafraq, Jordan— Samira was seven months pregnant when she and her family fled their home "in Syria seeking refuge in the neighbouring country of Jordan. The 28-year old mother was not expecting to deliver her fifth baby in a refugee camp outside her home and her country, "I was expecting the conflict in Syria come to an end before giving birth to my baby."
Source: UNFPA News - December 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Client aggression toward social workers and social services in Israel--a qualitative analysis - Enosh G, Tzafrir SS, Gur A.
The aggressive behavior of clients toward employees in service organizations is an alarming phenomenon, which harms employees and damages the organization itself. Employees all over the public sector, especially in social service departments, are continuou...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Epidemiology of road traffic injuries in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia: consistency of police and health data - Barrimah I, Midhet F, Sharaf F.
INTRODUCTION: In Saudi Arabia, road traffic accidents (RTA) are becoming a serious public health problem. Police reports are designed for legal purposes with very little information on the health consequences. Also, health system data include detailed heal...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Acute blast injury reduces brain abeta in two rodent species - De Gasperi R, Gama Sosa MA, Kim SH, Steele JW, Shaughness MC, Maudlin-Jeronimo E, Hall AA, DeKosky ST, McCarron RM, Nambiar MP, Gandy S, Ahlers ST, Elder GA.
Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. How the primary blast wave affects the brain is not well understood. In particular, it is unclear whether blast injures t...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Child-to-child training for prevention of school injuries in Odemis, Turkey - Ergün S, Kalkim A, Dolgun E.
Students encounter many risks for injury, which can impact their health and educational success; prevention of these injuries are paramount for school nurses. These article report results of a study conducted to determine the efficacy of training given to ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Reasons for Extraction of Permanent Teeth in General Dental Practices in Tehran, Iran
Med Princ Pract (DOI:10.1159/000345979)
Source: Medical Principles and Practice : Last 20 articles - December 28, 2012 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

One in 12 in military has clogged heart arteries
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just over one in 12 U.S. service members who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars had plaque buildup in the arteries around their hearts - an early sign of heart disease, according to a new study.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

One in 12 in Military Has Clogged Heart Arteries
Just over one in 12 U.S. service members who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars had plaque buildup in the arteries around their hearts - an early sign of heart disease, according to a new study.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Coronary Artery Disease, Veterans and Military Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Evidence for Metal–Ligand Cooperation in a Pd–PNF Pincer-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling
Journal of the American Chemical SocietyDOI: 10.1021/ja310782k
Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - December 28, 2012 Category: Chemistry Authors: Adam Scharf, Israel Goldberg and Arkadi Vigalok Source Type: research

OCD, ADHD confused but therapy differs
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Obsessive compulsive disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may seem similar, but confusing them hurts patient care, Israeli researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Reasons for Extraction of Permanent Teeth in General Dental Practices in Tehran, Iran
Med Princ Pract (DOI:10.1159/000345979)
Source: Karger Publishers - December 28, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Teva Cancels Proteologics Collaboration
[Globes, Tel Aviv, Israel] From Globes (Tel Aviv) (December 27, 2012) Dec. 27--Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) today notified Proteologics Ltd. (TASE: PRTL) that it was terminating...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 28, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Comparison of the performance of three ion mobility spectrometers for measurement of biogenic amines.
Abstract The performance of three different types of ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) devices: GDA2 with a radioactive ion source (Airsense, Germany), UV-IMS with a photo-ionization source (G.A.S. Germany) and VG-Test with a corona discharge source (3QBD, Israel) was studied. The gas-phase ion chemistry in the IMS devices affected the species formed and their measured reduced mobility values. The sensitivity and limit of detection for trimethylamine (TMA), putrescine and cadaverine were compared by continuous monitoring of a stream of air with a given concentration of the analyte and by measurement of headspace vapo...
Source: Analytica Chimica Acta - December 28, 2012 Category: Chemistry Authors: Karpas Z, Guamán AV, Pardo A, Marco S Tags: Anal Chim Acta Source Type: research

Americans eating more turkey
CHICAGO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Perhaps it was the studies that found roasting frozen turkey was safer than defrosting the big bird, but Americans are eating more turkey, U.S. researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lipoarabinomannan Branching and Th Cell Differentiation [Immunology]
In this study, we have deleted a putative glycosyltransferase, NCgl2096, from C. glutamicum and found that it encodes for a novel α(1→2)arabinofuranosyltransferase, AftE. Biochemical analysis of the lipoglycans obtained in the presence (wild type) or absence of NCgl2096 showed that AftE is involved in the biosynthesis of singular arabinans of LAM. In its absence, the resulting molecule is a hypermannosylated (hLM) form of LAM. Both LAM and hLM were recognized by dendritic cells, mainly via TLR2, and triggered the production of several cytokines. hLM was a stronger stimulus for in vitro cytokine production and, as a resu...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - December 28, 2012 Category: Chemistry Authors: Mishra, A. K., Alves, J. E., Krumbach, K., Nigou, J., Castro, A. G., Geurtsen, J., Eggeling, L., Saraiva, M., Besra, G. S. Tags: Immunology Source Type: research

Arabidopsis Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger-like Protein [Cell Biology]
Calcium ions (Ca2+) play a crucial role in many key physiological processes; thus, the maintenance of Ca2+ homeostasis is of primary importance. Na+/Ca2+ exchangers (NCXs) play an important role in Ca2+ homeostasis in animal excitable cells. Bioinformatic analysis of the Arabidopsis genome suggested the existence of a putative NCX gene, Arabidopsis NCX-like (AtNCL), encoding a protein with an NCX-like structure and different from Ca2+/H+ exchangers and Na+/H+ exchangers previously identified in plant. AtNCL was identified to localize in the Arabidopsis cell membrane fraction, have the ability of binding Ca2+, and possess N...
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - December 28, 2012 Category: Chemistry Authors: Wang, P., Li, Z., Wei, J., Zhao, Z., Sun, D., Cui, S. Tags: Plant Biology Source Type: research

Genetic Dissection of Peroxisome-Associated Matrix Protein Degradation in Arabidopsis thaliana [Cellular Genetics]
Peroxisomes are organelles that sequester certain metabolic pathways; many of these pathways generate H2O2, which can damage proteins. However, little is known about how damaged or obsolete peroxisomal proteins are degraded. We exploit developmentally timed peroxisomal content remodeling in Arabidopsis thaliana to elucidate peroxisome-associated protein degradation. Isocitrate lyase (ICL) is a peroxisomal glyoxylate cycle enzyme necessary for early seedling development. A few days after germination, photosynthesis begins and ICL is degraded. We previously found that ICL is stabilized when a peroxisome-associated ubiquitin-...
Source: Genetics - December 28, 2012 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Burkhart, S. E., Lingard, M. J., Bartel, B. Tags: Cellular Genetics Source Type: research

Balancing a Cline by Influx of Migrants: A Genetic Transition in Water Frogs of Eastern Greece
Variation patterns of allozymes and of ND3 haplotypes of mitochondrial DNA reveal a zone of genetic transition among western Palearctic water frogs extending across northeastern Greece and European Turkey. At the western end of the zone, allozymes characteristic of Central European frogs known as Pelophylax ridibundus predominate, whereas at the eastern end, alleles characteristic of western Anatolian water frogs (P. cf. bedriagae) prevail. The ND3 haplotypes reveal 2 major clades, 1 characteristic of Anatolian frogs, the other of European; the European clade itself has distinct eastern and western subclades. Both the 2 ma...
Source: Journal of Heredity - December 28, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Hotz, H., Beerli, P., Uzzell, T., Guex, G.-D., Pruvost, N. B. M., Schreiber, R., Plotner, J. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

A retrospective cohort study of U.S. Service members returning from Afghanistan and Iraq: is physical health worsening over time?
Conclusion: In our clinical sample, the longer the duration between return from deployment and their visit to our clinic, the worse the Veteran's physical health even after adjusting for PTSD. Additionally, this decline may also be present in a military community sample of OEF/OIF veterans. These data suggest that, as post-deployment length increases, the potential for physical health to deteriorate may increase for some veterans.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael FalvoJorge SerradorLisa McAndrewHelena ChandlerShou-En LuKaren Quigley Source Type: research

‘I Came Here to Listen,’ Secretary-General Tells Syrian Refugees in Turkey - 07 December 2012
ANKARA, Turkey—"I came here to listen” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in Islahiye refugee camp in Turkey today, “but I must say the massacre in Syria should be stopped. The violence in Syria is causing dramatic increase in the number of refugees.” Despite the rain and cold, the Secretary General greeted Syrian families in their temporary shelters. UNFPA’s Programme Division Director, Mabingue Ngom, and Representative in Turkey, Zahidul Huque, also welcomed the Secretary-General at one of the health facilities supported by the Fund.
Source: UNFPA News - December 27, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Creating an 'Oasis' for Syrian Refugees in a Jordanian Camp - 11 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Jordan— Syrian refugees in this encampment have much to deal with: displacement, a fraying social fabric, insecurity, uncertainty and the tension that goes along with it all. But now they have a little oasis of calm. This week, a UNFPA-supported 'oasis' was launched at the camp, a safe space where women and girls can come together to talk about issues affecting them, and where activities such as art, craft making, skills training and awareness-raising discussions are organized.
Source: UNFPA News - December 27, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Syrian Refugees to Receive 20,000 Family Hygiene Kits - 15 December 2012
The UNFPA Office in Turkey has announced that they will deliver 20,000 additional hygiene kits for displaced Syrian families before the end of 2012. Hygiene kits include sanitary napkins, soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste among other items. "Turkish government has done remarkable work in responding to the needs of the refugees," says UNFPA Representative in Turkey Dr. Zahidul Huque, "but the camps are reaching their full capacity and services are becoming overstretched."
Source: UNFPA News - December 27, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Another Safe Delivery in a Jordanian Refugee Camp - 17 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Mafraq, Jordan— Samira was seven months pregnant when she and her family fled their home "in Syria seeking refuge in the neighbouring country of Jordan. The 28-year old mother was not expecting to deliver her fifth baby in a refugee camp outside her home and her country, "I was expecting the conflict in Syria come to an end before giving birth to my baby."
Source: UNFPA News - December 27, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Some Progress in War on Atherosclerosis, but Battle Drags onSome Progress in War on Atherosclerosis, but Battle Drags on
A study of US soldiers who died during the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan hints that the prevalence of early atherosclerosis may be lower than that in those who fought in Korea and Vietnam. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 27, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Top medicine articles for December 2012
Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine for December 2012: 50- 75% of human pathogens, including the modern day scourges malaria and HIV, are zoonotic in origin http://buff.ly/VbEQJO -- Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis http://buff.ly/YzMIek -- More than 60% of human infectious diseases are caused by pathogens shared with wild or domestic animals http://buff.ly/YzMOmn -- A journey of zoonotic discovery http://buff.ly/YzMZxX Ticks and Turkey - Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) http://buff.ly/YzN5pe New treatment for head lice effective with one dose and no combing (ive...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - December 27, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: news

Universal newborn hearing screening in Zefat, Israel: The first two years
Conclusions: The newly established universal newborn hearing screening program at the Ziv Medical Center in Zefat closely approaches, but does not yet meet the minimal requirements that should be attained by high-quality early hearing detection programs. Every effort should be made to complete the screening tests before discharge from hospital. Screening staff should actively encourage parents to participate in all stages of early detection.
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - December 27, 2012 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Peter Gilbey, Carmi Kraus, Reem Ghanayim, Adi Sharabi-Nov, Shlomi Bretler Tags: Research papers Source Type: research

Some progress in war on atherosclerosis, but battle drags on
An autopsy study of US soldiers who died during the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan hints that the prevalence of early atherosclerosis may be lower than that seen in soldiers who fought in Korea and Vietnam.
Source: theHeart.org - December 27, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news