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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

“We can just Google it!”: Accuracy of Medical Information on the Internet

“We can just Google it!” is becoming our standard response to unanswered questions in life.
This study highlights the opportunities and pitfalls of using the internet to communicate medical in
formation. The internet is providing an opportunity for patients and family members to obtain additional medical information that they did not receive from their physicians, as well as to address questions that may arise and do not warrant a visit to a physician. On the other hand, the study also demonstrates that the quality of medical information on the internet varies widely. Click here for more details

Monday, September 3, 2012

CABI’S GLOBAL HEALTH DATABASES - DATABASE OF THE WEEK

.....provides access to journals in public health, medicine, human nutrition, parasitic, communicable and tropical diseases and medicinal plants. Requests usename and password from the librarian.
Click here to access the database

Friday, August 31, 2012

IOP publishing database is now available at MUHAS

IOP publishing database is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing articles on all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Click here to access the database

Commonwealth Scholarships and Awards

Applications may be in any of the following categories: Scholarships for Master, Doctoral (PhD) degrees of up to 3 years, One year research on a split-site basis, One year taught masters courses, Distance Learning Scholarships, Academic Fellowships, Professional Fellowships. Click here for more details

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Research fellowships & grants

CODESRIA Higher Education Leadership Programme: Advanced Research Fellowships, 2012 Deadline: 15th September, 2012 TDR Clinical Research & Development Fellowships TDR's Empowerment grant and training activities aim to develop strong leadership in health research and decision making, so that high quality institutional and national systems can identify and manage research priorities. All applications must be received by 24th September 2012 at the latest. A scholarship for African scientist The application deadline is Saturday 29 September 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Dowload Valuable E-books for free

Download e-books for free at bookboon in the following major fields: management and business studies, science, biology and biochemistry, engineering, environment, law, ICT etc

Conferences: Call for papers

Registration deadline fast approaching
Registration deadline: August 31st, 2012
When: October 31 - November 3rd, 2012 - Beijing, China

Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 (GMHC2013) is a technical conference for scientists, researchers, and policy-makers to network, share knowledge, and build on progress toward eradicating preventable maternal mortality and morbidity by improving the quality of maternal health care. The conference is co-sponsored by Management and Development for Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the Maternal Health Task Force at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
Abstract should be submitted online by 31st September 2012
When: January 15-17, 2013 - Tanzania

World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland The Conference will assess achievements and aims for health promotion globally from Ottawa to Nairobi. It aims to address what works and how, identifying options for action, available processes, mechanisms and tools
When: June 10-14, 2013 - Finland

BioMed Central - The conference will bring together researchers, librarians, university administrators, funders and other decision-makers to discuss open access publishing in an African context.
When: November 4th -5th, 2012 - Cape Town, South Africa

John Hopkins University Center for Clinical Global Health Education, along with the World Health Organization (WHO) Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, the WHO Global Health Workforce Alliance, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the mHealth Alliance, US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Fogarty International Center, US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
When: October 2-3, 2012 - New York City, USA

The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) and Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)
When: 25th to 29th August 2013 - Pattaya, Thailand Deadline for abstracts submission: December 20th, 2012