A production duo from Mali presented Sunday at the second day of the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco), a fiction evoking the crimes albinos are always victims in several African countries…
This is a problem in all African societies, they are looking everywhere for members, genitalia, told AFP Ladji Diakite, Adama Drabo co-director with the feature Fantan Fanga ( the power of the poor), in official competition for the grand prize of Fespaco.
Albinos suffer from a genetic disease characterized by a lack of pigmentation of the skin, hair, hair, eyes that marginalize them. And their bodies, sought for their supposed magical powers, still selling for high prices in different countries.
A hypertensive crisis, he said, was only prevented from carrying out the implementation of Fantan Fanga second chapter of a trilogy. So my assistant, Ladji Diakite took over to complete the film, a total cost of 502 million CFA francs (765,200 euros), says he. Read the rest of this entry »
NicOx SA (Euronext Paris: COX) today announced an exclusive agreement with Capsugel, the leader in capsule manufacturing, for commercial production and global supply of naproxcinod capsules. Naproxcinod is the product of NicOx ‘lead investigational compound and the first class of anti-inflammatory Cyclooxygenase-Inhibiting Nitric Oxide (CINOD). The agreement aims to ensure the supply of capsules naproxcinod amount needed to support the successful commercial launch. The submission of a filing for registration of a New Drug Application (NDA) for naproxcinod with the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is planned for mid-2009…
The agreement with Capsugel follows the signing of an agreement with Archimica in March 2008 for commercial production and supply of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API or active pharmaceutical ingredient) naproxcinod. NicOx recently announced the results of second pivotal phase 3 naproxcinod in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee (the 302 study, see NicOx press release of September 15, 2008). This study met its three primary endpoints of the efficacy and confirmed the absence of adverse effect of naproxcinod blood pressure. Read the rest of this entry »
The mortality due to malaria is increased from 8,000 cases in 1998-1500 in 2007. This information has been data in Mbour in the region of Thies by the Coordinator of the NMCP at the occasion of the opening ceremony of the first session of the national course on malaria and malaria control planning. It was in the presence of the Director of Cabinet of the Minister of Health and Prevention, Sheikh Issa Sall…
The objective of this course is to train managers in the sector of Health so they can acquire knowledge and managerial skills to enable them, according to Sheikh Issa Sall, implement, optimal, interventions fight against malaria. Read the rest of this entry »
Leading indicators are bearish Europe this morning a half-hour before the beginning of the week. The Future EURO STOXX 50 and ACC lose a little more than 10 points in the wake of Wall Street’s hesitation and consolidating found this morning in Asia, with declines of around 1% for the Nikkei 225 in Japan or -0.75% for the S P ASX200…
Wall Street finished Friday, but no real trend is, however, managed to bridge some of its losses to approach the fence. The Dow Jones returned 0.32% in 8799 pts, but the Nasdaq has sold 0.19% to 1858 pts. Investors have shown little optimistic on the weekend after becoming aware of the import price and export in May by the U.S. Labor Department and an index of U.S. consumer sentiment remained virtually stable. In addition, certain values that have made the news today has been strongly contested in the image of National Semiconductor, BlackRock or Hartford Financial Services. Read the rest of this entry »
NicOx will present today at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) analysis of blood pressure data from the Phase 3 naproxcinod, anti-inflammatory under development. an application for registration with the FDA in mid-2009…
With weekly data, the downward trend is less pronounced since the moving averages have taken a long horizontal bias. Close to 10 to 10.30 EUR resistance zone is consistent and well argued. But the indicators do not suggest excessive overheating or situation. The increase does not seem to end an argument against the resistance being encountered at this level.
We know the blows of foot and watching the value initially output range to take this position for more ambitious targets to 11 and 11.50 euros. The scenario is inverted at 8.70 euros. Read the rest of this entry »
The mutation in question was discovered by U.S. researchers in a population of Amish of Lancaster County. Descendants of a small group of Europeans came to Pennsylvania 14 generations ago, the Amish are a genetically homogenous group. This facilitates the work of researchers who track the subtle variations of a single letter (one nucleotide) in the genes…
Nearly 5% of the Amish community is carrying the beneficial mutation located on the APOC3 gene. For those lucky ones, the degradation of triglycerides in the blood is accelerated. This allows them to have a blood level of triglycerides lower after eating a meal rich in fats. Bonus: they also have a rate of ‘good cholesterol’ (HDL) and high rate of ‘bad cholesterol’ (LDL) low. All this without shaking belt. Read the rest of this entry »
But it is more than four months it takes this language to workers who have repeatedly called for his head and keep the Pca, Pape Diop, also mayor of Dakar, as the chief of their pain, violating the laws governing the establishment and betraying the conditions for the annual subsidy. Because of their radicalization. Thus, since January 15 last, they stopped work. For the coordinator of the Inter-workers Abass Ndao, it ended the era of the requirements of compliance with existing rules or to claim the bonus payments for special reasons…
It was finally around 3:00 p.m. that the situation returned to normal after the intervention of good will. Workers say they take note of the Director’s response and prevent another decisive movement they announce if wages remain unpaid. For now, they say they expect the reaction of the Prime Minister in relation to the crisis and announced a total paralysis of the hospital where Abass Ndao February 7 next their grievances are not met. Read the rest of this entry »
That tribes remote areas of dense tropical forests and deserts of ice have a rich range of safe and nutritious food, some with extraordinary properties, according to a press release received Monday to APA…
As an example of rich food heritage, the study cites the community Sanephong Karen (Thailand), near the Burmese border, where researchers have discovered that 661 people still have the choice of 387 food crops, including squash
Baffin derive the natural environment 79 different foods, including meat of caribou and ringed seal. Read the rest of this entry »
The emotions of the Davis Cup have they been too strong Albert Costa, a few days after the victory of Spain in Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic, had to be hospitalized due to chest pains. He was admitted Thursday after palpitations, pain and hypertension before being let free to leave at the end of day…
According to the study ObEpi-Roche, 2009 *, the frequency of obesity among adults has increased steadily since 1997: it thus fell in twelve years from 8.5% to 14.5% (ie, all the same 6.5 million people). And this increase is observed in all age groups of the population, including among senior citizens who are not spared by this trend to overweight.
On the whole, in twelve years, the average weight of the French has increased by 3.1 kg (72 kg in 2009) while their average size has increased by 0.5 inches (168.5 cm). Thus, the average body mass index (BMI) has increased by 1 kg/m2, from 24.3 kg/m2 in 1997 to 25.3 kg/m2 in 2009. Their average waist circumference followed the same evolution: it increases by 4.7 cm from 85.2 cm to 89.9 cm. Read the rest of this entry »