Africa Action, an organization that has stood in principled solidarity with the struggle for human rights,democracy and economic justice in Africa since 1953, roundly condemns the escalation of human rightsviolations in Zimbabwe.

Adults with the common rhinosinusitis infection should not beprescribed antibiotics, even if the symptoms are reported as lastinglonger than 7-10 days, according to an Article released on March 14,2008 in The Lancet. The third most common reason for a patient to consult a doctor is anupper respiratory tract infection. Rhinosinusitis, or infection of thenose and sinuses, is identified in its acute form in approximately onethird of these cases.

If you think rock concerts are loud, you should hear the bats. Anarticle published in the open-access journal PLoS ONEfinds that bats emit sounds that are above the human thresholdof pain.Researcher Annemarie Surlykke (Institute of Biology, SDU, Denmark) andher colleague Elisabeth Kalko (University of Ulm, Germany) investigatedthe patterns and behavior of echolocation in 11 species ofinsect-eating tropical bats from Panamá.

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Researchers from Berlin, Germany have identified variations in a gene, which contributes to heart failure in the presence of hypertension. The gene, Ephx2, encodes an enzyme (soluble epoxide hydrolase) that normally degrades specific epoxides. In this case, the epoxides can be cardioprotective in the setting of heart failure but not necessarily relevant for healthy individuals.

Two genetic variants of important biological proteins have been singledout as increasing the risk of osteoporosis as well as resultingosteoporotic fractures. Additionally, these genetic variants have ahigh enough incidence in the population to potentially be screens forthe disease. This was published in an article released on April 29,2008 in The Lancet. Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by an increased risk offracture.

Investors get carried away with excitement and wishful ‘phantasies’ as the stock market soars, suppressing negative emotions which would otherwise warn them of the high risk of what they are doing, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London).

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced positive results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of AZ-007 (Staccato(R) zaleplon). AZ-007 is an inhalation product candidate being developed for the treatment of insomnia patients who have difficulty falling asleep, including patients who awake in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back asleep.

The scientific and financial resources of ten countries have been pooled to launch the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) - a joint effort to generate top-quality genomic data on approximately 50 different types of cancer. Experts say the project should take about ten years to complete. The data that the ICGC gathers will be “rapidly and freely” available to researchers around the globe. Scientists worldwide are being encouraged to take part. Dr.

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, examines Senate approval of genetic nondiscrimination legislation, House passage of a measure to block implementation of new Medicaid rules and hearings about FDA’s need for increased inspection resources in this week’s “