|
 |
Medical > Sleeping Sickness
The following information is about Sleeping Sickness.
Sleeping Sickness Defined
An infectious disease in Africa spread by the bite of a tsetse fly that causes a fever and weakness
This definition is in context to Medical. See more contextual defintions for Sleeping Sickness.
Hostages chained by the neck, slept in mud
Published July 4, 2008, 5:06 pm, CNN.com
They were chained by their necks as punishment -- sometimes to a tree or post -- other times to each other.
In print
Published July 4, 2008, 11:50 am, Science News
To fight off an infection or illness, the body shifts into a slow-down mode that mirrors some symptoms of depression. In fact, scientists now think the immune response itself may even cause the mood disorder.
CNN - Hostages Were Chained By The Neck
Published July 4, 2008, 11:22 am, Local 10 Miami
They Were Chained By Their Necks And Kept In Deplorable Conditions. Since Ingrid Betancourt, Three U.S. Military Contractors And 11 Colombians Were Rescued On Wednesday, They And Former Hostages Have Provided A Glimpse Into What It Was Like To Be Held Hostage For Years Deep In The Jungle.
15 human genomes each week
Published July 2, 2008, 2:52 am, PhysOrg
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has sequenced the equivalent of 300 human genomes in just over six months. The Institute has just reached the staggering total of 1,000,000,000,000 letters of genetic code that will be read by researchers worldwide, helping them to understand the role of genes in health and disease. Scientists will be able to answer questions unthinkable even a few years ago ...
Fifteen Human Genomes Each Week - The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Hits 1 Terabase
Published July 2, 2008, 1:18 am, Medical News Today
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has sequenced the equivalent of 300 human genomes in just over six months. The Institute has just reached the staggering total of 1,000,000,000,000 letters of genetic code that will be read by researchers worldwide, helping them to understand the role of genes in health and disease.
DNDi Calls On G8 Leaders To Increase Their Commitment To Neglected Tropical Diseases
Published July 1, 2008, 3:18 am, Medical News Today
Immediately following the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) Stakeholders' Meeting on June 26, 2008, and in advance of the upcoming 2008 G8 Summit in Japan, DNDi released a statement endorsed by World Health Organization (WHO) urging the G8 governments to support both control programs and research & development (R&D) initiatives for neglected tropical diseases.
Uganda: Why Sleeping Sickness is Worrying Health Workers
Published June 30, 2008, 2:38 pm, AllAfrica.com
SIX-MONTH old Desire Naita did not wake up at all or make any movement during the 128km journey to the hospital. His mother, Vashti Katooko was worried as her baby had a high temperature.
The "DNDi Project of the Year": The Development of Fexinidazole to Treat "Sleeping Sickness"
Published June 29, 2008, 9:59 pm, Thaipr.net
- Accelera Recognised as Key Partner in the Development of a New Therapy The development of fexinidazole for the treatment of African trypanosomiasis, commonly known as "sleeping sickness",
The "DNDi Project Of The Year": The Development Of Fexinidazole To Treat "Sleeping Sickness"
Published June 29, 2008, 3:16 am, Medical News Today
The development of fexinidazole for the treatment of African trypanosomiasis, commonly known as "sleeping sickness", by DNDi (Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative), along with Accelera, a business unit of Nerviano Medical Sciences (NMS), is to be honoured as one of DNDi's Success Stories of the Year.
Born to be their babies
Published June 28, 2008, 9:08 pm, Knoxville News Sentinel
It may have been their last chance to become parents. Statistically, it was probably also their best chance. Because Marti Bailey's fallopian tubes had been removed, it was impossible for her and husband Brian to conceive "naturally." Then they learned they could adopt an embryo through the Knoxville-based National Embryo Donation Center.
Are you looking for additional Medical > Sleeping Sickness news? Try our new "Sleeping Sickness News Focus" area.
Off-site Sleeping Sickness Links, User Submitted
The following links have been collected through user bookmark submission in the Sleeping Sickness category. Please note, because these resources are off-site we cannot guarantee the accuracy or quality of any information.
Thu Mar 6
Wed Sep 19
- Haemoglobin 'promotes trypanosome protection': Haemoglobin plays a role in protecting humans from a species of the trypanosome parasite that infects cattle, scientists say.
Fri Apr 13
Wed Jul 19
- Congo-Kinshasa : Forgotten Killer is Back (Page 1 of 2): Sleeping sickness is on the rise... "Until now, the only antidote available to most patients in the DRC was Melarsoprol&am p;lt;sep/& gt;
If you would like to find additional social bookmark based links on the topic of we recommend the Open Tag Directory > Sleeping Sickness. If you would like to find related tags we recommend Tag Patterns > Sleeping Sickness
Off-site Sleeping Sickness Research Links
If you still need additional information on Sleeping Sickness then we suggest the following off-site resources. Please note, because these resources are off-site we cannot guarantee the accuracy or quality of any information.
- A9 > Sleeping Sickness
- Alexa > Sleeping Sickness
- Anti-Aging Revolution > Sleeping Sickness
- DMOZ > Sleeping Sickness
- Feeds Filtered > Sleeping Sickness
- Google > Sleeping Sickness
- News Meme > Sleeping Sickness
- Nuah: News > Sleeping Sickness
- The Feed Directory > Sleeping Sickness
- OBP > Sleeping Sickness
- Open Tag Directory > Sleeping Sickness
- Podzy > Sleeping Sickness
- Yahoo > Sleeping Sickness
Medical Topics
Everything you need to know about Medical
Medical
If you know the Medical Term Name use the links below to quickly jump to your desired focus.
Bookmark Us
The On Topic Network
This website is part of The On Topic Network.
Thank You
Medical.On-Topic.net was developed by Odin Metatech, Inc and runs on the Odin Assemble platform.
Best Viewed With
License
This work is licensed under Creative Commons.