AIDS funding shortfalls seriously affecting treatment delivery

May organizations are deeply concerned about the lack of funding or commitment from the industrialized world for health care around the world. The G8/G20 Summit in Toronto saw the richest nations on the planet pledge a mere $5 billion towards health issues for developing nations. Past pledges have been larger but delivering the funds promised have also fallen short of promises. Read more

Water or Coke – think before you drink

Water or Coke. The scary facts about Coke will make you choose water the next time you are thirsty. Take a look at the following information before you reach for that glass of coke.
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World TB Day

Today, March 24th, is World TB Day. World TB Day builds public awareness that tuberculosis remains an epidemic across the globe, particularly in resource-limited settings. Read more

Concerns raised about the rise of drug-resistant strains of HIV in Africa

Drug resistant strains of HIV in Africa is a very real threat and is occurring for a number of reasons.
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Vitamin D – Miracle Drug

Vitamin D has long been touted as a cure for bone loss and health but there is more and more research showing its beneficial effects. Read more

Fruit and How You Eat It Could Save Your Life

We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It’s not that easy. It’s important to know how and when to eat fruit. Read more

Drug Studies Cut Up and Recycled Lead to Misleading Conclusions

Carving up data from clinical trials into smaller bite-sized pieces and then using those slices to write several papers in competing academic journals distorts the medical literature. This practice, known as ’salami slicing’ is on the rise. Read more

#1 New Year’s Resolution: Get fit and Lose Weight…but How?

If you are like most people, losing weight and getting fit are your new year’s resolutions. Now is the time to make a difference for 2010. Read more

800,000 doses of children’s swine flu vaccine recalled; potency dipped below required levels

Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children manufactured by French drug company Sanofi Pasteur have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. Read more

Lululemon Trying to Cash at the Expense of Canada’s Olympics

Lululemon launches line for ‘Cool Sporting Event That Takes Place Between 2009 & 2011′ and it has more than a few people very upset. Some feel the release is nothing short of ambushing marketing of the Canadian Olympic events.
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