The hidden health trauma of child soldiers (pp 831, 861) A research letter and editorial in this week's issue report the horror facing an estimated 300,000 children worldwide forced to become child soldiers. Ilse Derluyn from Ghent University, Belgium, and colleagues interviewed around 300 former child soldiers who had been abducted by the northern Ugandan rebellion movement Lord's Resistance Army. All... view more... (2004-03-10)
Circulation of 'disaster myths' in Haiti could hinder appropriate disposal of bodies Myths about the infectious disease threat posed by dead bodies could lead to insensitive and inappropriate treatment of victims' bodies following the floods in Haiti, and need to be checked, according to a public health researcher who has studied the potential risks at length. view more (2004-09-30)
Most sick sea lions are inbred: research suggests a new focus in wildlife rehabilitation programmes A team of scientists from Cambridge University and The Marine Mammal Center, USA, has studied sea lions undergoing rehabilitation in order to assess the effects of inbreeding on disease susceptibility. The team found that sea lions born to related parents took longer to recuperate and were affected more by infectious diseases and cancer than those... view more... (2003-03-06)
