Cepa de cólera en Haití. Casi 300.000 personas han enfermado y ya se ha cobrado mas de 4.500 vidas. La ONU cree es una cepa similar a la del sur de Asia. La epidemia de cólera comenzó hace 10 meses después del terremoto de Haití en enero 2010. Casi 300.000 personas han enfermado según informe de la ONU. La investigación de la ONU sugiere que la enfermedad fue causada por bacterias

Menos del 3% de los pacientes controla bien su asma

Posted: 06 May 2011 09:08 AM PDT

Las estimaciones locales indican que 4 millones de argentinos sufren asma, una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica de las vías aéreas. Sus principales síntomas son sibilancias (silbidos en el pecho), falta de aire, sensación de opresión pectoral y tos. Pero para el experto, que también se desempeña como Coordinador Referente del PROBAS (Programa Bonarense de Asma Infanto-Juvenil) del

Expertos nacionales e internacionales analizaron el impacto de mensajes publicitarios de medicamentos y alimentos

Posted: 06 May 2011 09:08 AM PDT

El objetivo es analizar cómo se hace para que la publicidad, que incentiva al consumidor a consumir el producto poniendo ciertas características, sea adecuada para la salud, sean serias y realmente colaboren para que la gente tenga mejor acceso a la información y acceso a la salud Los contenidos de los mensajes con que se publicitan medicamentos y alimentos fueron analizados por expertos

ON THIS DAY

On This Day: May 7

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On May 7, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II.

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On May 7, 1919, Eva Peron, who was a powerful political influence as the wife of the president of Argentina, was born. Following her death on July 26, 1952, her obituary appeared in The Times.

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1833	Composer Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany.
1840	Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, Russia.
1915	A German torpedo sank the British liner Lusitania off the Irish coast, killing nearly 1,200 people.
1939	Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance, the Rome-Berlin Axis.
1954	The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam ended after 55 days with Vietnamese insurgents overrunning French forces.
1977	Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby on his way to horse racing's Triple Crown.
1984	A $180 million out-of-court settlement was announced in the Agent Orange class-action suit brought by Vietnam veterans.
1992	A 203-year-old proposed constitutional amendment barring Congress from giving itself a midterm pay raise was ratified when Michigan became the 38th state to approve it.
2000	President Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in Russia's first democratic transfer of power.
2008	Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's president.

Current Birthdays

San Francisco '49ers quarterback Alex Smith turns 27 years old today.

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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert turns 64 years old today.

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1929	Dick Williams, Hall of Fame baseball manager, turns 82
1932	Pete Domenici, Former U.S. senator, R-N.M., turns 79
1946	Thelma Houston, R&B singer, turns 65
1946	Bill Kreutzmann, Rock musician (Grateful Dead), turns 65
1951	Robert Hegyes, Actor ("Welcome Back, Kotter"), turns 60
1952	Amy Heckerling, Writer, director ("Clueless," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"), turns 59
1968	Traci Lords, Actress, turns 43
1974	Breckin Meyer, Actor, turns 37

Historic Birthdays

Eva Peron5/7/1919 - 7/26/1952Argentine wife of Juan Peron; developed independent political power base.Go to obituary »

86	Germain Boffrand 5/7/1667 - 3/18/1754 French architect; worked in the Baroque and Rococo styles
65	David Hume 5/7/1711 - 8/25/1776 Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist
77	Robert Browning 5/7/1812 - 12/12/1889 English poet and writer
63	Johannes Brahms 5/7/1833 - 4/3/1897 German composer
78	Oskar von Miller 5/7/1855 - 4/9/1934 German engineer; founded the Munich Museum of Science and Technology
57	Marcus Loew 5/7/1870 - 9/5/1927 American film executive and movie theatre chain owner
89	Archibald MacLeish 5/7/1892 - 4/20/1982 American poet, playwright and government official
96	Kitty Godfree 5/7/1896 - 6/19/1992 English tennis player; won Olympic gold medal in 1920
60	Gary Cooper 5/7/1901 - 5/13/1961 American motion-picture actor
81	Edwin Herbert Land 5/7/1909 - 3/1/1991 American inventor and physicist; developed the Polaroid Land Camera