http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on non-infectious diseases and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/ Researchers say the frontline drug artemisinin is losing its effectiveness in Thailand and Myanmar, with implications for containment.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/artemisinin-resistance-emerged-on-thai-myanmar-border-years-ago-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_noninfectiousdiseasesFri, 13 Apr 2012 16:49:58 GMTEarly results from the release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil are 'positive', say dengue researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/brazil-tests-gm-mosquitoes-to-fight-dengue.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_noninfectiousdiseasesTue, 10 Apr 2012 12:53:59 GMTRwandan agriculture researchers are using an X-ray technique developed by the mining sector to improve the nutrition value of beans.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/x-ray-technology-harnessed-to-grow-more-nutritious-crops.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_noninfectiousdiseasesThu, 05 Apr 2012 12:24:59 GMTAfrican policymakers and farmers stand to benefit from an innovative tool to provide integrated data on agriculture, ecosystems and human well-being.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/africa-wide-monitoring-tool-aims-to-boost-food-security.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_noninfectiousdiseasesWed, 28 Mar 2012 14:05:13 GMTImproving health for the poor depends on nurturing local innovations — and learning how to deliver them, argue Abdallah Daar and Peter Singer.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/opinions/taking-life-saving-innovations-from-lab-to-village-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_noninfectiousdiseasesThu, 15 Mar 2012 15:40:35 GMTPartnerships between university medical centres and local NGOs may help deliver medical assistance more efficiently after a catastrophe.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/academic-aid-community-should-link-up-with-ngos-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_noninfectiousdiseasesMon, 12 Mar 2012 12:14:08 GMTResearchers estimate that up to a third of the Bangladeshi population is genetically susceptible to arsenic-related cancer.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/scientists-identify-genetic-vulnerability-to-arsenic-related-cancers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_noninfectiousdiseasesWed, 07 Mar 2012 13:02:42 GMTLED lights, which are more effective than conventional treatments for jaundice in infants, will soon be rolled out in the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/led-lights-brighten-prospects-for-jaundice-treatment.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_noninfectiousdiseasesMon, 20 Feb 2012 17:38:04 GMTWith the help of scientists, indigenous communities of Suriname have discovered that mercury pollution affects 58% of their population.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/suriname-s-indigenous-people-measure-local-pollution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/honduras-being-a-woman-and-indigenous-means-bad-health.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/egyptian-scientists-to-make-diabetes-drug-from-bitter-fruit.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/drug-shortage-threatens-treatment-for-chagas-disease-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/opinions/biomed-analysis-don-t-overlook-the-ageing-epidemic--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/cookstove-revolutionaries-failing-to-measure-their-impact.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/opinions/biomed-analysis-take-charge-of-chronic-disease-epidemic-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/chronic-disease-epidemic-may-be-misunderstood-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/new-genes-for-diabetes-in-south-asians-found.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/brazil-succeeding-in-its-fight-against-infectious-diseases-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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/new-technologies/non-infectious-diseases/news/african-nations-call-for-icts-to-tackle-disease-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_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 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