A report from the Mental Health Commission says more money for child and youth services would boost Canada’s economy and patient health. The commission, which bills its findings as a tool to help provincial and territorial decision-makers, says more than 7.5 million Canadians face mental health issues, with a price tag of $50 billion a year – or nearly 14 hundred dollars a person.
Category: Genetics
Qatar National Research Fund and Qatar Genome Programme launch second …
Qatar National Research Fund , in collaboration with Qatar Genome Programme , has launched the second cycle of the Path Towards Personalized Medicine call, designed to support and advance research focused on providing medical treatment tailored to a patient’s individual characteristics. Building on the success of the PPM’s first cycle, QNRF, part of Qatar Foundation Research and Development , hosted a presentation on the second cycle on February 9, 2017, aimed at benefiting from the valuable pilot-phase samples and data collated by Qatar Biobank , a member of QF, and the Qatar Genome Programme .
Researchers call this year’s flu vaccine effectiveness ‘decent’
This season’s influenza vaccine is estimated to have been more than 40 per cent effective in preventing illness with the dominant H3N2 viral strain in Canadians who got their shots, a national network of infectious diseases experts says. The Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network determines vaccine effectiveness by analyzing how many inoculated people tested positive for the flu virus compared to those who were unvaccinated.
Researchers call this year’s flu vaccine effectiveness ‘decent’
This season’s influenza vaccine is estimated to have been more than 40 per cent effective in preventing illness with the dominant H3N2 viral strain in Canadians who got their shots, a national network of infectious diseases experts says. The Canadian Sentinel Practitioner Surveillance Network determines vaccine effectiveness by analyzing how many inoculated people tested positive for the flu virus compared to those who were unvaccinated.
Please prove climate-puberty linkJan. 13, 2017, 12:10 Am Ast
The following statement was made by Senator Maulana Dr Waffie Mohammed during his recent contribution in the Senate on the debate on child marriage: ‘…the age of puberty will vary in climatic conditions…from place to place…’ Senator Mohammed has spoken of puberty in the context of it being a definitive factor in deciding whether a girl should be married during her minor years. I have conducted diligent and vast research, reading scientific studies conducted throughout the world so as to attempt to confirm the effect of climate on the onset of puberty.
‘Tree Man’ Becomes First Person Cured Of Epidermodysplasia…
After 16 surgeries spanning an entire year, Bangladesh’s “Tree Man” has been cured. Adul Bajandar, 27, has a rare disease called epidermodysplasia verruciformis that causes warts to grow uncontrollably on his hands and feet.
Scientists find genes driving Bahama pupfish specialization
The saltwater lakes of the Bahama’s San Salvador Island are home to a rich diversity of fish species, including several species of Bahama pupfish. What makes such diversity possible? In a new study, scientists have offered a genetic explanation for how at least three pupfish species coexist in the same lake.
Scientists find genes driving Bahama pupfish specialization
The saltwater lakes of the Bahama’s San Salvador Island are home to a rich diversity of fish species, including several species of Bahama pupfish. What makes such diversity possible? In a new study, scientists have offered a genetic explanation for how at least three pupfish species coexist in the same lake.
U. researcher awarded for decades of study and care
The second desk drawer on the right in John Opitz ‘s study isn’t lined with the typical pens, pencils and Post-it notes: It’s lined with eggs. Twenty-two eggs, to be exact, laid by his bird, Darwin, who is just one of myriad animals that roam Opitz ‘s home, his love of zoology and biology brought to life.
CTD Holdings Files Clinical Trial Application with Italian Drug…
The study will be led by Dr. Bruno Bembi, of the Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital in Udine, Italy. Dr. Bembi has extensive experience in treating rare diseases.