Abstract Selenium is an essential trace element in human health and disease. It is currently a subject of intense interest. Selenium has important health effects related to the immune response. It appears to be a key nutrient in counteracting the development of virulence and inhibiting HIV progression to AIDS. In the context of health effects, low selenium status in some parts of the world, notably in Africa, is giving cause for concern. Selenium and immunity Selenium enters the food chain through plants, which take it up from the...

Los medios hicieron gran ruido acerca de Timothy Brown el ex enfermo de SIDA que les da esperanzas a los investigadores. (Libre Belgique, Junio 2, 2012. Le Point, Mayo 25, 2012) Presentado como “el paciente de Berlín”, Timothy Brown, de nacionalidad norteamericana, había sido declarado seropositivo en 1995. Siete años más tarde, le diagnosticaron una leucemia. Sin embargo, se presentó el pasado miércoles en el 17º Simposio Internacional de VIH y las enfermedades infecciosas emergentes (ISHEID), que reunió a cerca de un...

- The main objective of this net is the exchange of scientific data and research results on herbal medicine, with a special focus on Artemisia annua - The net relies on a dozen people with academic background in Belgium and Luxembourg, - It also relies on the partnership with similar networks in other countries and medical staff in Africa and South-America - It provides assistance to humanitarian NGOs: IFBV-L. MAISHA-B, ALASSEM-L..AMIZERO-L, Médecins d‘Afrique - The organization also aims at the marketing of herbal medicine...

Ce projet se base sur une expérience similaire réalisée en Palestine en 2003 Voir PPT joint

The essential role of sulfated polysaccharides in artemisia annua tea infusion So far the presence of polysaccharides in Artemisia annua has been barely covered in the scientific literature. The reason may be that they are only soluble in water and most of the Artemisia extracts for research are obtained by organic solvents. Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrates of high molecular weight. They have probably been overlooked in the research on Artemisia annua . The same applies to water soluble tannins and saponins in artemisia...