Using Google Insights I looked up the level of search that was being done on Washing lines or Tendederos De Pared as they are called in Spain. To my surprise and delight it appears that in Spain people are searching for washing lines or Tendederos right the way through the year and curiously enough it … Read More
Month: October 2012
Dengue Fever spreads East, West and North
36 more cases of Dengue Fever have been reported this month, nudging the total number to 985 cases reported in Delhi, India this year. Like Malaria, Dengue which also goes by its less well known name of Breakbone Fever, is a vector-borne disease which is transmitted when Aedes aegypti mosquitos which are already carrying the … Read More
Thailand batting against Drug-Resistant Malaria
According to The Nation, one of Thailand’s multimedia channels, there are an increasing number of patients ‘for whom the most recent drug against the malaria parasite – Artemisinin – has failed. Artemisinin is usually used in combination with other anti-malarial drugs, such as mafloquine’. It would appear that the main factors contributing to the increase … Read More
WHO and WMO launch new Atlas of Health and Climate Change
News release: WHO, 29 October 2012 | Geneva – As the world’s climate continues to change, hazards to human health are increasing. The Atlas of health and climate, published today jointly by WHO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), illustrates some of the most pressing current and emerging challenges. Droughts, floods and cyclones affect the … Read More
MP Visited Ghana and caught Malaria
MP Eric Joyce has been hospitalised after catching malaria. He was on a business trip to Ghana and didn’t take his medication! Despite the warnings from GPs, the various travel sites, and the high profile Malaria No More campaign, people continue to travel to Sub Saharan Africa without taking the basic precautions! On a recent … Read More
While Greek economy is stabilising Health System struggling to contain Malaria outbreak
Source: NPR by MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF, October 26, 201211:32 AM After a 40-year hiatus, malaria is returning to Greece. Some 70 cases have been reported there this year, and at least 12 people appear to have been infected in the country. (The others picked up the disease elsewhere.) That’s a concern for health workers because it … Read More
Did I really just read about ‘Shopkeepers Dispensing Malaria Drugs’
The charity Oxfam has cast doubt on an international scheme that aims to boost the provision of the most effective treatment for malaria. Oxfam says there is no evidence the programme has saved the lives of the most vulnerable people. The UK government has contributed £70m to the Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria (AMFm). The … Read More
Dengue cases cross 600 mark, New Delhi hospitals told to take steps
There are some very simple ways of preventing people being infected with Dengue, fly nets, fly screens and even more cost effective are the sprays and lotions, a much cheaper way at keeping people out of hospitals! NEW DELHI: With 32 fresh dengue cases reported on Saturday, the total number of patients infected with the … Read More
New Malaria outbreak in Greece, CDC Update
I was staggered to read on The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website that (CDC) they have received information that there have been 14 additional P. vivax malaria cases identified in Greece; four that are locally-acquired cases in Greek residents with no previous travel, and 10 cases in immigrants. Those 10 cases could have … Read More
Flyscreen Door Installation – Testimonial
Hi Corner Star, I am writing to thank you for the service you provided when fitting my fly screens. From the first contact telephone call you were so very helpful. You arrived on time to fit the screens, upon arrival you gave a full explanation as to how the screens would be fitted, and even … Read More
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