As the name suggests, the main constituent of this tea is Cynara cardunculus, commonly known as artichoke. It is native to Southern Europe and is usually consumed as a vegetable. However, for those who don’t like it as a vegetable, it is made into herbal tea which can be consumed at any time of the day. Artichokes are a rich source of carbohydrates, proteins, and several vitamins and minerals. It also has a high content of antioxidants in it. The healing properties of artichokes is due to the presence of ‘cynarin’, which is its main active ingredient. Read more…
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has vowed to implement new measures to help citizens living with HIV/AIDS obtain affordable drug treatment, get fair job treatment and education chances.
China’s State Council would send inspection teams to regions having high HIV/AIDS prevalence to oversee the implementation of government policies, he added.
Jiabao promised that the Chinese Government would increase financial aid to families suffering from AIDS, Xinhua reports.
The Chinese Government is also working on measures to help children orphaned by AIDS, to ensure basic standard of living, equal education opportunities and accessible medical treatment, he added.
An HIV carrier, Xiao Qing, said the discrimination meted out to HIV people have made their life tough
Many HIV carriers are treated unfairly when looking for jobs and are even declined by hospitals when they need medical treatment. W
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Scrip, a leading global pharmaceutical and biotech news organisation, honored Abbott and its philanthropic foundation, the Abbott Fund, with a 2011 Scrip Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Scrip’s seventh annual awards ceremony in London on Thursday evening. The award was presented in recognition of the significant results achieved through a decade-long, public-private partnership with the Government of Tanzania to modernize the country’s health system and address critical needs in the fight against HIV/AIDS and other life-long diseases.
Unique Public-Private Partnership Highlights Social Innovation
“We’re proud to receive this Scrip CSR Award on behalf of our Abbott Fund colleagues and the Government of Tanzania,” said John B.
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Newswise For the first time in the Delaware Valley Region, a patient has undergone a complex and intricate transplant procedure that could significantly enhance the quality-of-life for persons with multiple limb loss.
Last month, a highly-skilled, specially-trained team from the newly established Penn Hand Transplant Program at the Penn Transplant Institute performed its first bilateral (double) hand transplant. Working closely with its partner, Gift of Life Donor Program, a team of 30 members – 12 surgeons, three anesthesiologists and 15 nurses – performed the 11-and-a-half hour double transplant procedure – a Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation – that involved experts in solid organ transplantation, orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery, reconstructive microsurgery and anesthesia.
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