# NEW: 8 people have been found alive
# NEW: 25 bodies have been recovered
# Plane was flying in from Karachi to Islamabad
# Kassim was supposed to be on the flight but changed his mind at the last minute
Jul 28, 2010
Pacific neighbours back Fiji's self-appointed PM
![Fiji's interim prime minister Frank Bainimarama has won support from some Pacific neighbours. [ABC]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uxO-ARU66L10FeppQy3WnFEEG2qDiyZN19qzp5alJpNjC8FJ131bQbgUsMzwFmzDeWJaAh8t_4zdycTe45zZ893_KPIMBSc15DR0bLjAxXmj9oS86w3DdP8LY=s0-d "Fiji's interim prime minister Frank Bainimarama has won support from some Pacific neighbours. [ABC]")
Men's Health
U.S. Marshals seize FastSize Extender devices and FastSize EQM Erectile Quality Monitor devices
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today seized $346,954.43 worth of FastSize Extender devices and FastSize EQM™ Erectile Quality Monitor devices, as well as component parts used in the manufacture of the FastSize Extender. The FastSize Extender and the FastSize EQM™ Erectile Quality Monitor are manufactured and distributed by FastSize, LLC of Aliso Viejo, Calif. [More]
Analyzing PSA level, not sufficient for treatment decisions: Report
A new report published in the July 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine claims many men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer undergo aggressive therapy, even when they have low PSA scores and low-risk disease, saying "these results underscore the fact that PSA level, the current biomarker, is not a sufficient basis for treatment decisions." [More]
Report shows most men with low PSA undergo aggressive therapy
Most men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer appear to under undergo aggressive therapy, even if they have a low prostate-specific antigen level and low-risk disease, according to a report in the July 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [More]
Study on treatment needs of prostate cancer patients with low level PSA
Controversy has long existed over the benefit of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test used to screen for the presence of prostate cancer, and there has been little study to document the risk profile of men who have a PSA level at or below what is considered 'normal.' New research published in the latest edition of Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 170, No. 14) by a team of investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), further explores this population. The findings show that most men with prostate cancer who tested below the normal PSA level and had low-risk disease nevertheless underwent aggressive treatment. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. [More]
Gamma-tocotrienol suppresses colony formation of cancer stem cells: Research
Scientists from Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong have found that gamma-tocotrienol is potent in killing prostate cancer stem cells. This small group of cells is responsible for the initiation of prostate cancer and is resistant to conventional chemotherapy drugs. It causes relapses in the cancer by producing new chemo-resistant cancer cells. Gamma-tocotrienol is a member of the Vitamin E family and is derived naturally from palm oil. [More]
Cancer institute offers new tumor monitoring system for radiation therapy patients
A new system that utilizes a precise a GPS-like system to track prostate cancer tumors is now being offered to patients undergoing radiation therapy at Cedars-Sinai's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute. The monitoring system, called Calypso, allows radiation beams to more precisely target the cancer as it gives real-time positioning information that allows the radiation beams to focus directly on the cancer. [More]
AIDS 2010 studies, releases: Criminalization, discrimination of high-risk groups; Test-and-treat; UNAIDS launches HIV prevention commission
The criminalization of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people in Asia is holding back efforts to contain HIV/AIDS in the region, according to a report presented Wednesday by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) and Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health at the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010, VOA News reports. The report "linked the criminalization of homosexual behavior to an increase in the infection rate of HIV and AIDS in Asia," the news service writes (Dewan, 7/21). [More]
Adult circumcision proposed for possible HIV prevention in gay men
Adult circumcision has been proposed as a possible HIV prevention strategy for gay men, but a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference suggests it would have a very small effect on reducing HIV incidence in the United States. [More]
Report: Older gay, bisexual men enrolled in long-term study of HIV used illicit drugs infrequently
Most older gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV used recreational drugs infrequently over a 10-year period, report University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers at the XVIII International AIDS Conference. [More]
Researchers block central pathway for prostate cancer progression
Prostate cancer advances when tumors become resistant to hormone therapy, which is the standard treatment for patients, and begin producing their own androgens. [More]
Vietnam rejects French officer's ashes request
Gen Bigeard was a veteran of WWII, French Indochina and Algeria
'Military junta' rules Zimbabwe, says MDC's Bennett
Mr Bennett said Mr Mugabe was being forced to continue as president by his generals
Spain faces bullfighting ban vote in Catalonia
BBC News - Passenger plane crashes in hills near Pakistan capital
Mist hampers plane rescue
A plane with more than 150 people on board has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
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Jul 27, 2010
Malta's mash of civilisations
Mdina was used as the capital by the Knights of Malta. Photograph: Lino Arrigo Azzopardi/EPA
Madagascar's 'lemur lady' on saving endangered animals
The scientist was fresh out of her university course studying animal husbandry in the Soviet Union and working at the national zoo in Madagascar when she was sent to join the group.
With Madagascar's Priceless Biodiversity on the Line, New Report Says 'Go for it' to USAID
Madagascar Rail © Pete Morris/Birdquest, from the surfbirds galleries.
Expats warned about Maldives violence
The archipelago, a popular destination with tourists, is being rocked by a violent power struggle beween its president and the opposition-led national Parliament.
Most of the violence has been concentrated in the capital of Male, where street demonstrations have resulted in injuries among both policemen and civilians.
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