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  1. Moringa for Emergency Water Treatment

    2006/01/20 Seeds ofMoringa oleiferacan be used to treat water in an emergency or disaster situation. Studies since the early 1970’s have found the seeds to be highly effective in removing suspended particles from water with medium to high levels of turbidity.
    Moringa Moringa Seed Health Water Water Treatment

  2. Fake Malaria Drugs in SE Asia

    2008/04/20 According to a New Scientist article in 2007, up to 52 per cent of anti-malarial tablets sold across the region including Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma and Thailand contain no artesunate (a drug made by slightly altering artemisinin so that it is soluble and can be given by injection as well as...
    Health Artemisia Malaria

  3. Agricultural and Nutritional Options for Impoverished People Living with HIV/AIDS

    2010/04/01 Many complicating factors affect agricultural work, family health, and nutrition when one or more family members are HIV positive or have an active case of AIDS. In addition to those who are sick, others in the family and community are affected by the consequences of their illness. This broader...
    Human Health Health and Nutrition Medicinal Plants Nutrition Agricultural Devel... Kitchen Gardens Nutrient Density Katuk Health HIV/AIDS

  4. Faba bean (Vicia faba)

    2008/10/20 Faba bean is one of the oldest dual-use food and fodder species. The beans are rich in minerals (calcium, phosphorus) and vitamins. Containing approximately 26% protein, 2% fat, and 50% carbohydrate, faba bean is considered in some regions to be superior to field peas or other legumes as a human...
    Legume Health Seeds Nutrition Faba Bean Intercropping

  5. Learn two important lessons from the goat and the deer—diversify food options!

    2010/04/01 People will be rewarded by intentionally being browsers. By eating a wide variety of foods, we will be more likely to take in a sufficient daily amount of all that we need for good health. In contrast, cultures that, for example, eat mainly rice or tortillas or bread made from one kind of grain...
    Health Nutrition

  6. Leaf Protein Concentrate from Chaya Leaves?

    2003/07/20 In response to the articles on leaf protein concentrate and on chaya in EDN Issue 78, a reader asked whether or not leaf protein concentrate (LPC) could safely be made from chaya.
    Chaya Health Cyanide Nutrition

  7. Energy Needs for HIV-infected Persons

    2007/04/20 When a person has been infected with HIV but still has no symptoms of AIDS, the basic metabolic rate (energy requirement) increases and requires 10% more calories each day just to maintain the hidden fight that keeps the virus under control.
    Health Nutrition HIV/AIDS

  8. Aflatoxin in the Diet Makes the Progression of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Much Worse

    2009/04/01 In many developing countries, there is no or little governmental regulation of and inspection for aflatoxin in foods and feeds. Even if there is governmental control in food processing, there is no oversight of food sold in markets or consumed right on the farm. The result is that humans are...
    Human Health HIV/AIDS Health Nutrition

  9. Gray Water and Crop Irrigation

    2005/07/20 “Gray water” (also “grey water,” “graywater” or “greywater”) is the term used to describe wastewater from dish washing, laundry, bathing, and rinsing. (Note: the term gray water does not refer to toilet waste, which is often called “black water.”) Although gray water does not need extensive...
    Health Irrigation Water Water Treatment

  10. Update on Papaya Leaf Tea

    2003/07/20 In the article about papaya leaf tea that was published in EDN Issue 77, we did not mention the possibility that regular ingestion of the tea could lead to side effects (because we had not heard of any). Since we published that article, a few items have come to our attention that we would like to...
    Health Papaya Malaria