Issue 33 ~ August 17 - 23, 2006
 
 
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Using Sex To Halt The Spread Of Aids

"If people feel good about sex, it minimizes risk [of getting sexually transmitted diseases]," said Neha Patel, an activist. But she says cultural and language barriers to chats about sexuality in South and Southeast Asia, where such topics are taboo, make linking it to public health problematic in those regions.  DETAILS

Healing Potential Discovered In Everyday Human Brain Cells

"This is a completely new source of human brain cells that can potentially be used to fight Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke and a host of other brain disorders. It would probably only take months to get enough material for a human transplant operation." The findings document for the first time the ability of common human brain cells to morph into different cell types, a previously unknown characteristic  DETAILS

 
 
 
 

Headlines

Skin Tone More Important Than Educational Background For African Americans Seeking Jobs  DETAILS

Dehring Assures ICC CWC 2007 Will Be Safe  DETAILS

Cuban-Born US Senator Hopeful About Cuba's Future, Urges Patience  DETAILS

Emancipation Day In Trinidad And Tobago: A Highly Aesthetic Popular Holiday  DETAILS

Jamaica Proposes Monitoring Programme For Deportees  DETAILS

Ethonal Plan Picking Up Pace  DETAILS

IDB To Support Poverty Reduction In Dominican Republic  DETAILS

 
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