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Kenya Malaria Study Shows One-Third Of Patients Receive ACTs
Just about one-third of people seeking malaria treatment in Kenya received the recommended artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) and some people are being treated with ineffective drugs like chloroquine, which was phased out almost 10 years ago, according to the recently launched 2007 Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey - the country"s "first ever comprehensive malaria study," the Daily Nation reports (Gathura/Cheboi, 6/30).
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Scientists Capture The First Image Of Memories Being Made
The ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. A new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University and University of California, Los Angeles has captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation. The finding provides the first visual evidence that when a new memory is formed new proteins are made locally at the synapse - the connection between nerve cells - increasing the strength of the synaptic connection and reinforcing the memory. The study published in Science, is important for understanding how memory traces are created and the ability to monitor it in real time will allow a detailed understanding of how memories are formed.
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Women Over 55 Underestimate Risk Of Fracture

Most women who are likely to have a bone fracture do not think they are at greater risk, said a leading Italian rheumatologist at a European conference today. This could help to explain why many women do not adhere to preventive treatment. Professor Silvano Adami from the University of Verona presented results from the GLOW trial, a multinational study involving 60393 women over 55 years in 10 countries in North America, Australia and Europe. The aim of the study was to compare their perceived risk of fracture with their knowledge of factors that might apply to them that would make them more vulnerable. "The questionnaires gave us information about their medical history, fracture risks and occurrence, how the women sought to prevent fractures and the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis," he said at the European Symposium on Calcified Tissues in Vienna. The women who took part rated their perceived risk of fracture using a five-point scale that ranged from "much lower" to "much higher" than other women of the same age, taking into account their weight, smoking status and the use of their arms to stand up. Of the 25,334 women in Europe who participated, Professor Adami and his colleagues found that 64% with a history of fracture considered their risk of future fracture to be lower than women of the same age. Among the women diagnosed with osteoporosis, over half of them believed that they were not at increased risk for fracture, and 75% of nearly 18,000 women with a high FRACTURE Index (a tool to predict fracture risk in postmenopausal women) considered themselves not to be at greater risk for fracture than other women their age. The women who most strongly believed their risk to be high were those diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, especially if they were being treated with corticosteroid or if they had had a fracture. Regardless of age and country, these results were consistent. "Although the risks, treatment and means of helping to prevent a fracture are well known, our data suggest that many women do not persist with medical treatment to lower their risk of fracture," said Professor Adami. "We need to understand why some women do not comply with treatment," he added. Snell Communications Ltd


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