Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisAIDS: unattainable ARVs- November 24, 2005 Since the beginning of the epidemic, AIDS has killed more than 20 million people. While the HIV-positive in developed nations are treated with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), only a tiny proportion of Africans benefit from these treatments. Associations are making efforts to improve access to ARVs. Mdecins sans frontires (a medical NGO) followed the work of one of these groups in the field in Burundi.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... When the condom deflates...- November 24, 2005 To curb the extension of the AIDS epidemic, awareness campaigns to encourage the use of condoms are organised in Africa (here, in Burkina Faso). But Doctor Rony Brauman (MSF - a medical NGO) has a warning: "We will not beat the AIDS epidemic by talking up the condom as if it were a magical solution." Today, the priority should be access to treatment.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Kashmir: an earthquake in a high-risk zone- November 7, 2005 An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale shook the Pakistani and Indian zones of the region of Kashmir on Saturday 8th October. A provisional assessment suggests figures of 73,000 dead.(Only in french)http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |