The News Review:
- The Death Of Maori Medicine?
- Gary L’Europa: Stop limiting migraine medicine
- Omega-3s May Help Prevent Blindness Early Tests In Mice Show Omega-3…
- Science Weekly: David Attenborough and James Watson | Science |…
- Estrogen Therapy Gives Aging Brain Cells a Boost
The Death Of Maori Medicine?
Scoop.co.nz - Scoop.co.nz (press release) - Jun 25, 2007
What hasparticularly irked Maori such as Pene is the rushed natureof the introduction of the Bill and what they say is a“sham” consultation process. “I understand forconsultation to have actually taken place the Minister musthave demonstrated an open mind at the time the consultationcommenced. This clearly did not occur,” saysPene. “Contrary to the views of the Select Committeethen considering the issue, Annette King (then HealthMinister) signed an agreement with Australia in 2003 underwhich New Zealand was committed to the process now containedin the Therapeutics Bill. “The so-called `consultationprocess’ which followed was merely a sham… “Nowwhen there is noticeable resurgence in Rongoa Maori and ofMaori interest in traditional methods of healing, it is notacceptable for some offshore body relying on the Western`scientific’ model of medicine to have any role indetermining how Maori seek to use or develop a part of theirculture,” says Pene, “… especially given Australiansdire history regarding treatment of their own indigenousculture. “Rongoa Maori healing is still practiced andvalued in New Zealand today. It sits alongside orthodoxEuropean medicine and is a precious resource that plays animportant part in the growing attention our young people arepaying to our culture. “It is accepted worldwide thatindigenous people have rights to special protection for theexploitation and knowledge of the useful properties of faunaand flora. Maori understand that commercial interests cannotbe allowed to trample over such rights. “Our RongoaMaori is part of the indigenous culture, knowledge andbeliefs of this country. It is of vital concern thatParliament must recognise the need to respect, preserve andmaintain this system – not just for Maori, but for all NewZealanders.
Gary L’Europa: Stop limiting migraine medicine
Providence Journal - Providence Journal (subscription) - Jun 25, 2007
According to the American Headache Society, one in four households harbors a migraine sufferer. Migraine disability and symptoms produce lower quality of life scores than those in patients with heart disease and even cancer. Research published in the April Nature Neuroscience suggests that migraine causes damage to the brain similar to stroke. So if migraine is so common and disabling, why does it get no respect and why should we care? Imagine the outcry if insurance companies began limiting the number of pills for other diseases: Hello, Mr. Smith, I’m sorry but we’re limiting your insulin to 40 units per day. But I take 100 units.
Omega-3s May Help Prevent Blindness Early Tests In Mice Show Omega-3…
CBS News - Jun 25, 2007
That news appears in the advance online edition of the journal Nature Medicine. Three leading causes of blindness are age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinopathy related to premature birth. All three conditions involve retinopathy, which is the abnormal development of blood vessels in the eye. Omega-3s may reduce retinopathy, according to the new study, which involved tests on mice. If the findings apply to people, “simple supplementation [with omega-3 fatty acids] could be a cost-effective intervention benefiting millions of people,” says Lois Smith, MD, PhD, in a news release from Children’s Hospital Boston.
Science Weekly: David Attenborough and James Watson | Science |…
Guardian Unlimited - Jun 25, 2007
First up, the man who began the genetic revolution, James Watson, talks about how he sees the future of medicine. At the launch of the Wellcome Collection last week, he said that DNA and medicine are inextricably tied together now and we should jump feet-first into a brave new future where genetic tests are commonplace, used by doctors to diagnose and treat patients. In particular, Professor Watson argues that we perhaps worry too much about the ethics of genetic research and this concern has held up progress in medicine for too long. We should consider these problems only when they arise, let the research go ahead first, he says. The veteran wildlife broadcaster, David Attenborough, talks about the moral change he has seen in the public’s attitude to climate change… We should consider these problems only when they arise, let the research go ahead first, he says. The veteran wildlife broadcaster, David Attenborough, talks about the moral change he has seen in the public’s attitude to climate change. He also tells Guardian science correspondent James Randerson that natural history programmes perhaps promote an idyllic view of nature that doesn’t get across the full story about the damage humans are doing to the planet. You can hear the full 15-minute interview as a [Listen Now] Science Extra. In the studio this week is Matt Cashmore, head of BBC Backstage and one of the organisers of Hackday, held recently at Alexandra Palace in London. The event brought together more than 400 computer geeks for two days with one simple goal: just turn up and build something. Matt regales us with a story of thunder, lightning and edible robots.
Estrogen Therapy Gives Aging Brain Cells a Boost
Newswise - Newswise (press release) - Jun 25, 2007
If the brain is too old, then age-related decline may be difficult to reverse. However, our study suggests that if we jump before it’s too late, we may possibly prevent memory loss. ” What is also unclear, Dr. Morrison adds, is at what point the natural course of aging trumps the effects of any estrogen treatment. Rapp and Morrison plan to extend their research through similar behavioral and microscopic studies in monkeys that have not been ovarectomized, so that the aging process is more natural and not acutely induced. About The Mount Sinai Medical CenterThe Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
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