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Gold Coast trial shaking off osteoporosis
Griffith University researchers conducting a trial to prevent fractures from osteoporosis in post-menopausal women are looking for more participants after COVID-19 setbacks.
Professor Belinda Beck from Menzies Health Institute Queensland standing on the vibration platform used in the Vibmor trial
The VIBMOR trial assesses the individual and combined strategies of whole-body vibration and weight- bearing exercises to see which is most effective in improving bone mass and reducing the likelihood of bone fractures in women with osteoporosis.
“However, to date we have only about 200 participants, but we need about double that to be sure our conclusions are definitive.”
The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that atherosclerosis in mid-life can impact areas of the brain impacted by dementia.Athe
University of Virginia researchers say a group of HIV-preventing drugs could prevent age-related dry macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness, and they hope to begin clinical trials later
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WHO launches consolidated guidelines for malaria
The WHO Guidelines for malaria, launched today, bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform. They are designed to support malaria-affected countries in their efforts to reduce and, ultimately, eliminate a disease that continues to claim more than 400 000 lives each year.
Through the new platform, MAGICapp, users will find:
All official WHO recommendations for malaria prevention (vector control and preventive chemotherapies) and case management (diagnosis and treatment). Recommendations for elimination settings are in development.
Links to other resources, such as guidance on the strategic use of information to drive impact; surveillance, monitoring and evaluation; operational manuals, handbooks, and frameworks; and a glossary of key terms and definitions.
Health authorities in Cuba confirm 937 Covid-19 cases
Health authorities in Cuba confirm 937 Covid-19 cases
Havana, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities today revealed the detection of 937 Covid-19 cases, thus the total number of infected people has risen to 39,941 since the pandemic broke out in March, 2020 At his morning press briefing, National Director of Epidemiology Dr. Francisco Duran reported that five people died of the disease, thus the death toll on the island rose to 274.
To detect the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus, 16,274 real time PCR tests were analyzed in over 20 laboratories across the country, that is, a total number of 2,177,217 processed tests.
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