British and Canadian scientists say they have identified a potential treatment for sleeping sickness with a drug could attack an enzyme the parasite causing the illness needs to survive.
They say the orally-administered drug could be ready for human clinical trials in about 18 months. Sleeping Sickness is spread by the bite of a tsetse fly, is caused by a parasite attacking the central nervous system.
Professor Paul Wyatt, director of the programme at the University of Dundee in Scotland, said: “This is one of the most significant findings made in recent …

Recent research has shown that supplements including glucosamine do in fact protect and build cartilage tissue rather than purely acting as a pain killer designed specifically for joints.
Glucosamine is a compound that exists naturally within the body. Made up of glucose and glutamine the compound is needed within the body to aid the formation process of cartilage and other body tissues. As humans grow the production of glucosamine slows which weakens the cartilage that serves to protect our joints.
Glucosamine made from chitin, a chemical found within the shells of …

Members of the U.S. House and Senate, children in schools across the country, and employees of workplaces nationwide will wear purple to support epilepsy awareness on March 26. Thousands of Americans will also join the campaign by hosting Purple Day activities in their regions.
Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan. Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, Cassidy created the day to tell other kids about the disorder and inform those with seizures that they are not alone. She named the day after the internationally recognized color …

Greenfield Naturals is here to help searching souls find natural products with the power to give life and announces its new Website dedicated to Natural Soft Water or Re-Structured Water, Active Mineral Water, Active Liquid Vitamins Minerals and Oregano Oil.
Their new site is dedicated to helping people improve their overall wellness. Here is some information [...]

Good Life Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay’s premier lifestyle show that reports on local flavor from the fast-growing Tampa Bay market was there as more than 500 community members and elected officials attended the Mayor’s 12th Annual Latinos Unidos Conference and Luncheon at the Hyatt Hotel in Tampa. The event is hosted annually by the Mayor’s [...]

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices, and DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), announced a partnership to deliver an integrated, web-based electronic health record (EHR) and revenue cycle management service to nephrologists across the country.
The new service will [...]

The Caffeine Awareness Association, a non-profit organization, has created a new website that addresses the concerns and issues regarding caffeine addiction.
The website is where visitors can share their experience, hope, courage, and strength with each other to solve their common problem and help others to recover from caffeinism. The only requirement for participation is a desire to stop consuming caffeine. There are no registration fees or dues.
“We received many thanks from individuals who are grateful to finally have an outlet to voice their opinion about this ubiquitous drug” said Marina …