Malaria funding ‘falling short’ across the world, claims report

LONDON – There is a 60 percent global shortfall in funds for malaria control, according to a report by the UK and African experts.

Researchers have reportedly found that only 21 out of 93 countries, where malaria is common, have received enough money … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Malaria funding ‘falling short’ across the world, claims report.

Female patients face harassment, sexual assaults in Victorian psychiatric wards

CANBERRA – Several women admitted to Victorian psychiatric wards have complained that they are being harassed and subjected to physical and sexual assaults by male patients inside the mixed-ward

According to The Age, the Victorian Women and Mental Health Network … Read more >>.

Stress hormone opposes testosterone’s effects

WASHINGTON – A new study The University of Texas at Austin has revealed that high levels of the stress hormone cortisol play a critical role in blocking testosterone’s influence on competition and domination.

The findings show that when cortisol-a hormone released in the body in response to threat-increases, the body is mobilized to escape danger, rather …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Nicotine reduction strategy ’should be made an urgent research priority’

WASHINGTON – Six leading tobacco research and policy experts have concluded that a nicotine reduction strategy should be an urgent research priority because of its potential to profoundly reduce the death and disease from tobacco use.

Over time, the move could dramatically reduce the number of annual deaths related to cigarette smoking by decreasing adolescent experimentation …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Nicotine reduction strategy ’should be made an urgent research priority’.

Pomegranate juice reduces ’spare tyre in men, muffin top in women’

LONDON – Scientists believe that pomegranate juice can help shift middle-age spread – it has the power to reduce the fat stored round the stomach – the ’spare tyre’ in men, or ‘muffin top’ in women.

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh found that …. Read the original article  : Pomegranate juice reduces ’spare tyre in men, muffin top in women’.

Smoke exposure puts women at high risk of breast cancer

WASHINGTON – Women who are exposed to smoke are at three times higher risk for breast cancer than non-smoking women not exposed to passive smoking, according to a new study.

“Everyone should avoid secondhand smoke,” said Lizbeth Lopez-Carrillo, professor of epidemiology, at the National Institute for Public Health, Mexico City, Mexico.

“Tobacco smoking produces both mainstream smoke, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Smoke exposure puts women at high risk of breast cancer.

China offers free HIV tests

BEIJING – Health centres in a Chinese province are now offering tests for HIV/AIDS free of charge in a bid to control the spread of the disease.

People in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region are also being offered free counselling, Xinhua reported.
Xinjiang reportedly has the fastest spread of the disease in the country, …. Original source  : China offers free HIV tests.

Hot topic: psychiatry experts grapple with whether to classify parental alienation as disorder

Psychiatric experts assess parental alienation

NEW YORK – The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its hands as it updates its catalog of mental disorders – whether to include parental alienation, a disputed term conveying how a child’s relationship with one estranged parent can be poisoned by the other.
There’s broad agreement that this sometimes … Read : Hot topic: psychiatry experts grapple with whether to classify parental alienation as disorder.

Michigan mom accused of shaving son’s head, eyebrows to fake cancer arraigned on charges

Mich. mom accused of faking son’s cancer arraigned

ROSEVILLE, Mich. – An unemployed Detroit-area mother accused of drugging and shaving her healthy 12-year-old son so he appeared to have cancer, then accepting thousands of dollars in donations for his treatment, was arraigned Friday on charges of fraud and child abuse.
A Roseville district court judge ordered Carol … Read : Michigan mom accused of shaving son’s head, eyebrows to fake cancer arraigned on charges.

Mich. mom accused of shaving son’s head, eyebrows to fake cancer, get money due in court

Mom accused of faking son’s cancer due in court

ROSEVILLE, Mich. – A Detroit-area mother who told her 12-year-old son he had leukemia, shaved his head and eyebrows, and held a church fundraiser that pulled in more than $7,000 from sympathizers is due in court.
Forty-seven year-old Carol Lynn Schnuphase of Warren will be arraigned Friday in … Read more »».