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International Scientists' Network To Map Drug-Resistant Malaria
PTI/Hindu reports on the Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) - an "international network of malaria scientists," which will be "established to map the emergence of resistance" to malaria drugs and "guide global efforts to control and eradicate the disease." The goal of WWARN, which "will integrate the efforts of researchers, NGOs and public health experts in malaria-endemic areas around the world," is to provide "comprehensive and rigorous evidence" for policy makers, which will help them "select the best anti-malarial treatments and to formulate strategies to control the critical problem of resistance wherever it arises," PTI/Hindu writes.

What Is Yeast Infection Or Candidiasis? What Is Vaginal Thrush?
Vaginal thrush (thrush) is a yeast infection caused by a type of fungus of the candida species, usually Candida albicans. It can affect all women, but is more common among women who are pregnant, those who have weakened immune systems, and women aged 30 to 50. Thrush is generally recurring - it comes back. The fungus, candida albicans, exists naturally in the vagina. As long as it does not multiply too much a woman will not notice it is there. However, if can sometimes multiply to such an extent that it causes swelling of the vagina and vulva.
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Navigation In Hip Resurfacing
Hip resurfacing can be a good alternative to total hip replacement (THR) in young adults because it conserves bone and it has acceptable short- to medium-term results. However, there have been concerns about fractures of the femoral neck with this procedure, partly due to notching and varus alignment during implantation.
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Royal College of Nursing Welcomes New Inquiry Into Failings At Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, UK

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) commented on the announcement by Health Secretary Rt. Hon Andy Burnham MP of a new independent inquiry into the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "I am delighted that Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham MP, like the Health Select Committee, has listened to what the RCN have been saying on this issue. We have been calling for a full independent inquiry which hears evidence in private but reports publicly for some time. "It is vital that we fully understand why patients were so severely let down and staff concerns were not listened to. The inquiry must aim to encourage current and former staff and patients to come forward with evidence in the knowledge that they will be free to give frank testimony, and that action will be taken on the issues they raise. In particular, the inquiry must have the power to call those who were senior managers at the time of the problems to give a fuller picture of what went wrong. "The horrendous problems at Mid Staffordshire were a result of many elements from dangerously low staffing levels to poor procedures for acting on problems raised by staff. We welcome the inquiry as a means of ensuring that the deep rooted problems are tackled, but the inquiry must not prove a diversion from the hard work which has begun to turn the Trust around. The focus on the ground now must be to drive up numbers of clinical staff and for the leadership to have an unremitting focus on patient safety." Royal College of Nursing


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