“Thus our display will be honest but may be controversial”. Exhibiting pre-history during the South African democratization process

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Polio will soon be history.

When the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988, there were more than 350 000 cases a year in more than 125 countries. In 2003, there were just 784 cases. This year will be critical for the initiative led by WHO, Rotary International, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UNICEF. If vaccination campaigns can immunize all children in Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and ...

AdipoRon may be benefit for atherosclerosis prevention

Atherosclerosis has serious role in coronary arteries disease,so it is important to establish effective strategies for prevention or even treatment of atherosclerosis. Adiponectin, as one of the most abundant adipokines, has insulin sensitivity, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties. Disturbed adiponectin actions through its receptor, (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) may be involved in atheros...

Will the recession be bad for our health? It depends.

The recent financial and economic crisis has raised major concerns in the public health community that death, illness and disability will rise in both rich and poor countries across the globe, and that the operation of health systems will be compromised both by increased demand for treatment and reduced health budgets. Such fears are supported by, among others, a wealth of epidemiological evide...

The future of cancer prevention: will our workforce be ready?

At no other time in our recent history has the need for cancer prevention been more urgent. Worldwide, cancer is poised to overtake heart disease as the leading cause of mortality (1). In the United States, where cancer mortality rates are gaining on those of heart disease (2), recent reports project serious shortages by 2020 of oncology health care providers available to treat and manage the c...