Health in Northern America

  • Sugar In Western Diets Increases Risk For Breast Cancer Tumors

    UNITED STATES, 2016/01/03 The high amounts of dietary sugar in the typical Western diet may increase the risk of breast cancer and metastasis to the lungs, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The findings, published in the Jan. 1, 2016 online issue of Cancer Research, demonstrated dietary sugar’s result on an enzymatic signaling pathway known as 12-LOX (12-lipoxygenase). “We found that sucrose intake in mice comparable to levels of Western diets led to increased tumor increase and metastasis, at the same time as compared to a non-sugar starch diet,” said Peiying Yang, Ph.D., assistant professor of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine. “This was due, in part, to increased expression of 12-LOX and a related fatty acid called 12-HETE.”

  • Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Approves U.S.$256 Million Grant for Liberia

    UNITED STATES, 2015/09/22 The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has approved US$256.7 million grant to Liberia under the Millennium Challenge Compact program. The grant was approved during the MCC Board's annual conference held on September 7, in Washington D.C and chaired by U.S. Secretary of National John Kerry. The Board's approval presently paves the way for the formal signing of a bi-lateral agreement (to be known as the Liberia Compact) between the Liberian and U.S. governments to be held in the United States by October.

  • FDA’s action on this major source of artificial trans fat

    UNITED STATES, 2015/06/22 “The FDA’s action on this major source of artificial trans fat demonstrates the agency’s commitment to the heart health of all Americans,“ said FDA's Acting Commissioner Stephen Ostroff, M.D. ”This action is expected to reduce coronary heart disease and prevent thousands of fatal heart attacks each year.” This determination will significantly reduce the use of PHOs, the major source of artificial trans fats, in the food supply. In 2013, the FDA made a tentative determination that PHOs could no longer be considered GRAS and is finalizing that determination next considering public comments. Based on a thorough review of the scientific evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized its determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial 'trans' fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” or GRAS for use in human food. Food manufacturers will have three years to remove PHOs from products, said FDA. Since 2006, manufacturers have been required to include trans fat content data on the Nutrition Facts label of foods. Between 2003 and 2012, the FDA estimates that consumer trans fat consumption decreased about 78% and that the labeling policy and industry reformulation of foods were key factors in informing healthier consumer choices and reducing trans fat in foods. While trans fat intake has significantly decreased, the current intake remains a public health concern. The Institute of Medicine recommends that consumption of trans fat be as low as possible while consuming a nutritionally-adequate diet.

  • Ebola is a deadly virus, and as Cuba's president Fidel Castro outlined,

    CUBA, 2014/10/19 Ebola is a deadly virus, and as Cuba's president Fidel Castro outlined, it may as well be an opportunity for the US and Cuba approaching together and work jointly to fight this world threat to human health. US National Secretary of National John Kerry on Friday spoke about Cuba as one of the nations large and small stepping up in impressive ways to make a contribution on the front lines. People in the U.S. are seriously underserved by primary care physicians, the very doctors who are needed at the same time as it comes to combating the spread of disease. Instead, the U.S. has all kinds of high-priced specialists in everything from dermatology and liposuction to cancer specialists who could help and combat the diseases caused by our increasingly toxic environment and our chemical-laced foods.

  • Texas: First Ebola patient in US dies Wednesday

    UNITED STATES, 2014/10/10 Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian patient with the initial case of Ebola diagnosed in the US, died Wednesday at a hospital in Dallas, National of Texas. Duncan, 42, died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, additional than a week next the virus was detected in him on 30 Sept. His condition had worsened in recent days to critical from critical as medical personnel worked to support him to recovery. He was treated with an experimental antiviral drug, 'Brincidofovir' next the US Food and Drug Government approved its use on an emergency basis.

  • U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac

    UNITED STATES, 2014/09/12 U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac has called for the lifting of travel restriction on nations affected by the Ebola outbreak in west Africa. Speaking to journalists in Liberia's capital, Ambassador Malac said the U.S. government has been urging nations and companies not to restrict air travels or close their borders, saying these actions are not backed by scientific evidence. "If you listen to the World Health Organization, if you listen to our Centers for Disease Control(CDC), there is no reason for those kinds of restrictions". In the last few weeks, a lot of airlines cancelled flights to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the nations hardest hit by the deadly virus. Some major international aid groups have lamented  the difficulties of flying in much-needed assistance - inclunding international health experts and protective clothing for local health workers who have been dying without it. Ships as well have been bypassing Monrovia's port. Neighboring Cote d'Ivoire only recently rescinded a decision not to allow vessels from "contaminated" nations.

  • Malian association of family protection and promotion (AMPPF

    CANADA, 2014/08/19 The Malian minister of Health and Public hygiene, Ousmane Koné, on Saturday inaugurated a mobile clinic, donated by Canada to the Malian association of family protection and promotion (AMPPF), sources close to the Malian ministry of Health and Public hygiene told PANA. The clinic, whose price is estimated at 16 million CFAF, is equipped with high-tech material to meet the numerous needs expressed in terms of sexuality and reproduction.

  • Israeli-American team unveils revolutionary drug in fight against skin cancer

    ISRAEL, 2014/08/15 A groundbreaking biological treatment for cancer jointly developed by Israeli and American researchers has been presented at an international conference on cancer research in Chicago.

  • US-Africa: Ebola not a threat for US-Africa Leaders Summit

    UNITED STATES, 2014/08/05 The US-Africa Leaders Summit, scheduled for next week in Washington DC, will go on as planned even though the continent is experiencing an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, a brief White Home media advisory said on Thursday. 'We have no plans to change any elements of the US-Africa summit, as we believe all air travel continues to be safe here,' the advisory signed by White Home deputy press secretary, Mr. Eric Schultz, stated. He noted that Obama had issued invitations for the summit to leaders in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three nations experiencing the Ebola outbreak.

  • WHO says avoid processed, canned and ready-to-eat-foods

    AMERICAS, 2013/05/18
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