In Brief
Apr 10, 2007
Witchcraft outdated<br>TORORO<br>The Minister of Health, Stephen Mallinga, has said with the advent of science and technology, belief in the healing power of witchcraft, has outlived its age. Speaking at the handover ceremony of an extension wing at Tororo Main Hospital recently, Mallinga wondered
Witchcraft outdated
TORORO
The Minister of Health, Stephen Mallinga, has said with the advent of science and technology, belief in the healing power of witchcraft, has outlived its age. Speaking at the handover ceremony of an extension wing at Tororo Main Hospital recently, Mallinga wondered how some literate people can still visit witchdoctor’s shrines. He condemned witchdoctor’s for exploiting the ignorance of the unsuspecting public to make money. Mallinga was responding to the LC5 of Tororo, Emmanuel Osuna, who said that most people in the district still prefer seeking treatment from witchdoctors.
Cancer drug spreads tumors
UNITED STATES
Treating cancer with surgery, chemotherapy or radiation may sometimes cause tumors to spread, US researchers said recently. One of the possible causes is a compound called TGF-beta. Tests in mice show that using the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin or radiation both raised levels of TGF-beta, which in turn helped breast cancer tumors spread to the lung. But using an antibody to block TGF-beta stopped the process, Dr. Carlos Arteaga and colleagues at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee reported. His team is now testing TGF-beta levels in the blood of breast cancer patients. His team is also testing drugs that interfere with TGF-beta to see if they improve survival."It probably isn't just TGF-beta that is having this effect," Arteaga said.
Fruits reduce allergies
WASHINGTON
A Mediterranean-style diet rich in fruits, vegetables and olive oil can help reduce childhood respiratory allergies and asthma, researchers reported recently.
Their study of children living on the Greek island of Crete showed that diet may explain why skin allergies are as common as anywhere else, but wheezing and sneezing are more rare. Dr. Paul Cullinan of Britain’s Royal Brompton Hospital and National Heart and Lung Institute and colleagues in Greece and Spain, studied 690 children aged seven to 18. The researchers found out that grapes, oranges, apples and fresh tomatoes, the main local products in Crete, had no effect on skin allergies but children who ate more of them, were less likely to suffer from wheezing or runny noses.
TORORO
The Minister of Health, Stephen Mallinga, has said with the advent of science and technology, belief in the healing power of witchcraft, has outlived its age. Speaking at the handover ceremony of an extension wing at Tororo Main Hospital recently, Mallinga wondered how some literate people can still visit witchdoctor’s shrines. He condemned witchdoctor’s for exploiting the ignorance of the unsuspecting public to make money. Mallinga was responding to the LC5 of Tororo, Emmanuel Osuna, who said that most people in the district still prefer seeking treatment from witchdoctors.
Cancer drug spreads tumors
UNITED STATES
Treating cancer with surgery, chemotherapy or radiation may sometimes cause tumors to spread, US researchers said recently. One of the possible causes is a compound called TGF-beta. Tests in mice show that using the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin or radiation both raised levels of TGF-beta, which in turn helped breast cancer tumors spread to the lung. But using an antibody to block TGF-beta stopped the process, Dr. Carlos Arteaga and colleagues at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee reported. His team is now testing TGF-beta levels in the blood of breast cancer patients. His team is also testing drugs that interfere with TGF-beta to see if they improve survival."It probably isn't just TGF-beta that is having this effect," Arteaga said.
Fruits reduce allergies
WASHINGTON
A Mediterranean-style diet rich in fruits, vegetables and olive oil can help reduce childhood respiratory allergies and asthma, researchers reported recently.
Their study of children living on the Greek island of Crete showed that diet may explain why skin allergies are as common as anywhere else, but wheezing and sneezing are more rare. Dr. Paul Cullinan of Britain’s Royal Brompton Hospital and National Heart and Lung Institute and colleagues in Greece and Spain, studied 690 children aged seven to 18. The researchers found out that grapes, oranges, apples and fresh tomatoes, the main local products in Crete, had no effect on skin allergies but children who ate more of them, were less likely to suffer from wheezing or runny noses.