Cold myths to the test
Posted by Peter on March 7th, 2012 04:20 PM | 1 Comment
About the alleviation and treatment of colds are many rumors and half truths. But what is really true?
A cold lasts for more 14 days.
"With a cold doctor takes 14 days and without a doctor two weeks," the saying sarcastically. ...
Myths about birth control
Posted by Peter on January 31st, 2012 03:36 PM | 2 Comments
When contraceptives came into existence, these appeared a series of myths that make many women are reluctant to use them.
In the past, no contraceptive technique had been perfected and created methods like the pill and the injection did not give ...
Closer to the final vaccine against malaria
Posted by Peter on January 19th, 2012 09:47 AM | 4 Comments
After four years of experiments, The RTS, S is effective for the prevention of malaria, thanks to the team with the Spanish Pedro Alonso.
Against all odds, the world has today of the RTS, S malaria, reducing the risk of suffering ...
Captain America was a victim of polio
Posted by Peter on January 19th, 2012 05:41 AM | 2 Comments
One of the most popular comic book characters from Marvel Comics factory is Captain America, which saves an enormous parallels with polio.
Captain America is a superhero with an outfit unmistakable blue mask with white wings of an eagle between the ...
Important advances in the search for HIV vaccine
Posted by Peter on January 14th, 2012 05:17 AM | 5 Comments
The mechanism that prevents a percentage of people infected with HIV develop AIDS could be key to its prevention through vaccination.
The HIV is the cause of AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). HIV attacks CD4 cells, responsible for coordinating the immunity and ...
Slow progress towards a vaccine against AIDS
Posted by Peter on January 14th, 2012 05:05 AM | 3 Comments
As the world marks three decades since the dawn of one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, AIDS, there is no vaccine yet total.
Middle humanity speaks these days of AIDS .The occasion of International Day against this terrible disease. ...