http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on [non-infectious diseases] and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/ With the help of scientists, indigenous communities of Suriname have discovered that mercury pollution affects 58% of their population.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/suriname-s-indigenous-people-measure-local-pollution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesThu, 19 Jan 2012 07:37:35 GMTIndigenous women have a higher risk of bad health than those from other poor or urban communities, says a study in Honduras.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/honduras-being-a-woman-and-indigenous-means-bad-health.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesFri, 30 Dec 2011 00:02:24 GMTEgyptian scientists are developing a diabetes treatment from bitter gourd, but the jury is out on whether it could replace insulin.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/egyptian-scientists-to-make-diabetes-drug-from-bitter-fruit.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesMon, 28 Nov 2011 16:53:14 GMTThe only manufacturer of benzonidazol, a drug for Chagas disease, is failing to meet the demand, affecting patient’s access to therapy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/drug-shortage-threatens-treatment-for-chagas-disease-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesSat, 29 Oct 2011 04:02:59 GMTHealth systems in developing nations aren't ready for the diseases that accompany ageing, writes Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/opinions/biomed-analysis-don-t-overlook-the-ageing-epidemic--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesThu, 20 Oct 2011 17:13:48 GMTThere are research gaps in assessing whether clean cookstoves have the desired health effects, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/cookstove-revolutionaries-failing-to-measure-their-impact.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesFri, 14 Oct 2011 17:34:37 GMTHealthcare policies and research strategies in developing countries must adapt to the new big killers, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/opinions/biomed-analysis-take-charge-of-chronic-disease-epidemic-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesFri, 23 Sep 2011 17:37:01 GMTAlthough the number of deaths from non-infectious disease is on the increase, the rate of mortality is going down, say some experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/chronic-disease-epidemic-may-be-misunderstood-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesWed, 21 Sep 2011 16:18:40 GMTThe discovery of six new genes for a common form of diabetes among South Asians could offer clues for better treatment.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/new-genes-for-diabetes-in-south-asians-found.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesMon, 12 Sep 2011 10:17:33 GMTMost neglected diseases are in retreat in Brazil and remaining challenges include reducing caesarean sections and non-infectious diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/brazil-succeeding-in-its-fight-against-infectious-diseases-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesWed, 18 May 2011 00:24:07 GMTAfrican nations have signed the Brazzaville Declaration, urging the use of IT to tackle non-communicable diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/african-nations-call-for-icts-to-tackle-disease-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesTue, 03 May 2011 15:58:55 GMTDoctors could face a moral dilemma in Africa as treating pregnant women for worm infections may increase their baby's allergy risk.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/worm-treatment-during-pregnancy-raises-moral-dilemma.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesTue, 22 Feb 2011 17:11:12 GMTA rising trend in the incidence of stomach cancers in India's Kashmir province is causing concern to scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/stomach-cancer-trends-in-india-s-kashmir-province-worry-scientists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesTue, 22 Feb 2011 06:19:21 GMTA study suggests that girls from a Mexican mining town may have a low intelligence quotient because of their environmental exposure to manganese.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/manganese-exposure-linked-with-intelligence-quotient.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesThu, 28 Oct 2010 00:04:04 GMTColombia has become the first country in Latin America to launch an on-line course on the prevention of obesity and overweight, which affects 46% of its population.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/on-line-course-to-reduce-obesity-in-colombia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesWed, 20 Oct 2010 05:20:26 GMTIt is time to turn our attention to mental health in poor countries, argues Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/opinions/biomed-analysis-mental-health-a-forgotten-problem-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesTue, 19 Oct 2010 16:17:31 GMTText and voice messages will be used to support the self care of Chileans with type 2 diabetes and mothers-to-be in Peru.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/mobile-phones-to-help-diabetics-and-pregnant-women.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesMon, 13 Sep 2010 08:57:12 GMTAs supplies of Nicosan, the Nigerian sickle cell drug, run dry, patients are growing desperate for production to resume.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/sufferers-urge-progress-on-sickle-cell-drug-nicosan.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesFri, 30 Jul 2010 15:11:14 GMTField trials of GM bananas rich in iron and vitamin A have gone well, but several more years of research and regulation lie ahead.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/gm-bananas-could-cut-blindness-anaemia-in-east-africa-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesFri, 30 Jul 2010 15:11:14 GMTAn easy-to-use test to predict risk of type 2 diabetes in Vietnam could be used in other developing regions, said scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/cheap-diabetes-test-developed-in-vietnam.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_noninfectiousdiseasesWed, 14 Jul 2010 17:52:11 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/