There’s a romantic mystery hanging around your people right now, and it’s piquing your interest big time. Even if you risk being called a busybody, stick your nose into things a bit and do some information gathering. Ask around to see who knows what, and use your humor to put people at ease. You’ll soon see who’s hiding something. Feeding your curiosity will entertain you to no end. And, ultimately, it will help you solve this amusing ‘who dunnit’.
Skip the shortcuts and stick to doing things straightway. This applies to all aspects of your life: romance, health, work, school, family. Your conversations should all be as direct as possible, your actions should be unambiguous and your routine should be as efficient as can be. Getting sidetracked or lured away by promises of more time or more money is not a good option, so avoid veering off in any new directions. Your extra efforts will pay off handsomely.
New ideas can be funny things — sometimes they inspire you and sometimes they confuse you, but often they merely keep you going down the path you have already been on. But that’s a good thing! Keeping a steady course has its value in life, so try to stay in the direction you’re currently going. Avoid anything too stimulating or alluring … now is not the time to veer off and start adventures. Stick to the path you’re on (for now).
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours
Aly & AJ - Walking on Sunshine
My morning wake up song :)
his is a day full of hopeful events, and you should be able to sense a new beginning, because something new is coming right around the corner. Your senses are sharp and on target, so today is a good day to take a big risk. You know what to stand behind and what to avoid, so trust yourself. Some fresh, new ideas are going to pop into your head at surprising times. Put them on the back burner if you don’t have time to deal with them today, because there’ll be some real gems there.
Unbelievable!! First, believing that having sex with virgins has curing potential, and now this. ugh…
Link above to Reuters…
Albinos, according to some traditional healers in Africa, have magical qualities. Reports of attacks on them for their body parts are not new. Here’s an article describing incidents in Tanzania associated with a reported “AIDS cure.”
Link above to the Lancet…
Injection centre row Last week, the Government of British Columbia, Canada, faced the Canadian Federal Government in the Supreme Court over the fate of a medically supervised drug injection centre in Vancouver. At issue is whether the centre is exempt from federal drug laws by operating as a facility providing essential health services. The judges’ ruling is pending.
Mental health master plan India’s Ministry of Health has set up a policy group to formulate a national mental health strategy. Its remit includes analysis of the mental health-care needs of the country, preparation of an evidence-based policy, identification of priority areas for action, and consultation with stakeholders.
Disaster risk assessment The UN has released its second Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. The report emphasises the importance of disaster risk reduction and provides information to governments and non-governmental organisations on potential approaches to reduce disaster risks. Drought risk is particularly poorly understood, according to the report, and data must be urgently improved.
Drug approvals to rise Janet Woodcock, head of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has predicted an increase in new drug approvals for 2011. 12 have been approved so far, compared with 21 in 2010—well below the 1996 peak of 53. The difficulty of recruiting experts without conflicts of interest to drug advisory panels was “a concern”, she said.
More doctors for Niger Niger will more than double its number of doctors this year, according to a government announcement. After an 8-year hiring moratorium, the government will employ an additional 450 locally trained, unemployed doctors. Although WHO recommends one doctor per 600 inhabitants, the country currently has a doctor–patient ratio of one per 41 000.
UK dengue rates double The UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) has reported a rise in imported dengue cases from 166 in 2009 to 406 in 2010; 21% of cases were associated with travel to India and 15% with travel to Thailand. An HPA spokeswoman advised travellers to cover up and use insect repellents around the clock when visiting endemic areas.
Chinese drug safety China’s drug watchdog, the State Food and Drug Administration, will launch a nationwide enquiry into the safety of widely-used essential drugs. The 2-month examination comes after headline drug safety incidents and a Chinese Government report which announced that 109 991 adverse drug reactions occurred in 2010, an increase of 16·2% from 2009.
Australian psychiatric care Critics in Australia are worried that a government plan to create 12 early psychosis prevention centres could lead to some adolescents being prescribed antipsychotic drugs unnecessarily. The focus on teenagers and young adults will divert funds away from true early-intervention initiatives to protect the mental health of mothers and young children, they state.
Lessons for HIV Amid growing evidence that early treatment reduces HIV spread, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has released a report examining HIV treatment in 16 high-burden countries. MSF concludes that, although progress has been made, many life-saving HIV/AIDS strategies have not been implemented. Sustained political and financial commitment is imperative, MSF urges.
Escherichia coli in Japan Japan’s health ministry has promised to impose new, enforceable standards on food handling after four patrons of a yakiniku restaurant chain died from Escherichia coli infection. The chain’s president admitted that it had been “careless regarding food safety”. Current government food handling guidelines are non-binding.
Onwards and upwards Indian paediatrician and human rights activist Binayak Sen has been appointed to a government steering committee on health, just weeks after being released from prison on charges of sedition. The committee is part of the Planning Commission and will help to determine health policy and spending priorities for the next 5 years.
Networks in Health Doctors.net.uk has launched an international alliance of online physicians consisting of more than 600 000 members across several other doctors’ networks in Europe. Networks in Health seeks to enable learning and collaboration between professionals, but will also offer “a single access point to an international physician audience” for those in the pharmaceutical, food, and private health-care sectors.
At a weekend HIV/AIDS conference at the Vatican, the Catholic Church stood firm on its stance against the use of condoms to protect against the transmission of HIV. Ray Suarez and the NewsHour’s Global Health Unit report from Rome.
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