Do not use unapproved herbal medicine Oct 22, 2009
Dr. Tinkorang disclosed that there was an outbreak of leprosy in some parts of Atebubu/Amantin district and advised neighbouring districts to be on the look out and report any suspected skin diseases to health facilities for immediate attention ... Mr. Samuel Kwadwo Benefour, Nkoranza District Manager of the NGO said the American Leprosy Missionary (ALM) offered the funds towards the control and management of Buruli ulcer in the district. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Poisoned Pen Manuscripts and Red In... Oct 22, 2009
The bones of many Medieval monks from Danish monasteries show a previously undocumented disease called FOS. The disease caused skull lesions and was similar to leprosy. The skeletal remains containing mercury show FOS to probably be severe and similar to leprosy, and many of the clerics who died with leprosy or syphilis also showed mercury in their bones. (Suite101.com)
Immigrants Fume Over "Illegal Alien" Costume... Oct 19, 2009
They bring diseases like: Aids,and other sexual types,tb, the news is hush quite on leprosy break out in mexico, you know Mexican swine flu ... They bring diseases like: Aids,and other sexual types,tb, the news is hush quite on leprosy break out in mexico, you know Mexican swine flu. (The Drudge Report)
All-in communities will be death of the Yolngu, elder says Oct 17, 2009
"I feel empty because people have been using my name to please themselves and our traditional laws have been usurped," he says, waving his leprosy-disfigured hands. "I fear we will be gone as a people. Everything important to us will be gone.'' Dr Gumana, 70, rarely exerts his authority but here, under a shelter in the red dust of Arnhem Land, he has decided to challenge the formation of a new indigenous parliament called the Dilak Provincial Authority, which is supposed to represent 12,000... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Vatican names Belgian priest a saint Oct 12, 2009
VATICAN CITY - A 19th-century priest whose courageous work with leprosy patients in Hawaii has been likened to the efforts of those battling the stigma of AIDS was elevated to sainthood yesterday by Pope Benedict XVI, along with four other Catholics the pontiff hailed as heroes of holiness ... Toguchi has credited her survival to praying to Belgium-born Jozef De Veuster, also known as Father Damien, who himself died from leprosy in 1889 after contracting the disease while working with patients... (Boston Globe)
Hawaii's Father Damien canonized Oct 12, 2009
By Mary Vorsino The Honolulu Advertiser VATICAN CITY A decades-long push to see one of 's heroes become a saint was finalized here Sunday when canonized five people, including , a 19th-century priest whose work with leprosy patients on a Hawaiian island was hailed by President Obama as an inspiration to those helping AIDS sufferers today. More than 550 islanders made the 12,000-mile trek to Rome for the canonization of Hawaii's first saint, which comes 120 years after Father Damien's death in... (USA Today -- News)
World embraces caring soul Oct 12, 2009
Damien De Veuster, the Belgian priest who sacrificed his life ministering to the forsaken leprosy victims at Kalaupapa in the 19th Century, was added to the litany of Roman Catholic saints today in a solemn Mass led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica ... He volunteered to serve as pastor at Kalawao, the plac 00004000 e of banishment for leprosy victims on the Kalaupapa peninsula ... Damien De Veuster, the Belgian priest who sacrificed his life ministering to the forsaken leprosy... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Pope Canonizes Five New Saints Oct 12, 2009
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints Sunday, including a 19th century priest who worked with leprosy patients on an isolated Hawaiian island, praising them as models of perfection for sacrificing themselves for others ... She had prayed to Belgium-born Jozef De Veuster, more commonly known as Father Damien, who himself died from leprosy on Molokai island in 1889 ... He added that the missionary contracted leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, suffering from it during... (Newsmax)
Father Damien, Aid to Lepers, Now a Saint Oct 12, 2009
Pope Canonizes 5, Including Priest Who Helped Leprosy Patients in Hawaii in 1800s ... Pope Benedict XVI gave the Roman Catholic church five new saints Sunday, including Father Damien, born as Jozef De Veuster in 1840, a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium who cared for leprosy victims on the Hawaiian island of Molokai from 1873 to 1889, when the disease killed him ... (AP) Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints Sunday, including a 19th century priest whose work with leprosy patients on a... (CBS News)
Hawaii-born Obama commemorates Damien's sainthood Oct 11, 2009
"I recall many stories from my youth about his tireless work there to care for those suffering from leprosy who had been cast out," Obama, who was born and raised in Hawaii, said yesterday in a White House news release ... "I recall many stories from my youth about his tireless work there to care for those suffering from leprosy who had been cast out," Obama, who was born and raised in Hawaii, said yesterday in a White House news release. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
President calls Damien an example for the world Oct 10, 2009
Obama, who spent much of his childhood in Hawaii, recalled hearing many stories in his youth about the priest who served the leprosy patients of Kalaupapa, Molokai ... I recall many stories from my youth about his tireless work there to care for those suffering from leprosy who had been cast out ... " Obama, who spent much of his childhood in Hawaii, recalled hearing many stories in his youth about the priest who served the leprosy patients of Kalaupapa, Molokai. The White House released his... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Roman holy day Oct 10, 2009
Seven former leprosy patients attended the reception and were singled out for special attention by Belgians who recognize them as a link with Damien ... The reporters listened in rapt attention as Elroy "Makia" Malo told about his parents taking him to the Kalihi hospital for leprosy patients in 1947 just days before his 13th birthday ... "My friend Bernard told me about Damien when I first went to Kalaupapa. I said, 'What a dumb guy to come all the way from Europe to catch leprosy.' I was a... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Vatican to canonize Belgian priest who helped Hawaiian lepers Oct 9, 2009
Father Damien died in 1889 at the leprosy settlement in Kalaupapa, Hawaii ... By Mary Vorsino, The Honolulu Advertiser ROME Many have long considered , a Catholic priest who devoted much of his life to victims of leprosy, a saint ... Father Damien, who was born in Belgium as Joseph de Veuster, cared for leprosy victims on the remote island of , Hawaii, from 1873 to 1889 until the disease killed him. (USA Today -- News)
'STAMP OF APPROVAL' Oct 9, 2009
Norbert Palea, who has Hansen's disease, told journalists that "when you have leprosy, you finally realize what it means to be an outcast, but Damien teaches you that we are all our brothers' keeper.". On Sunday, Belgian royals and government officials joined Honolulu's bishop at a Mass in the small town of Tremelo, where Damien was born. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Humanitarian: India’s leprosy sufferers can thrive with help Oct 8, 2009
Humanitarian: India s leprosy sufferers can thrive with help ... Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009 1:47 AM CDT Across India, roughly 1 million people are suffering from leprosy, a disfiguring disease that bring physical pain and social stigma ... Until recently, leprosy patients were considered too disabled to benefit from charitable programs that teach work skills. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Follow the money Oct 8, 2009
One is polio, a virus known for paralyzing a minority of its unluckiest victims, among them former president Franklin D Roosevelt; two other targets are Guinea worm and leprosy, plagues dating back to the Biblical era. The WHO and the volunteer service organization Rotary International have spent two decades tracking down and vaccinating billions of people against polio. (Asia Times Online)
Story told through personal items Oct 8, 2009
By 1872, when Catholic Bishop Louis Maigret sought priests to volunteer for Kalawao, Damien had seen many of his flock stricken with leprosy and torn from their families. On May 10, 1873, he arrived in the leprosy settlement ... A swath of red brocade cloth, from the sling he wore to support an arm weakened by leprosy as it took its course in his body. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Kalaupapa's pastor ministers to a global flock drawn by Damien's story Oct 7, 2009
To me it is a real miracle that he found the real meaning of his life, he found peace," Vandebroek said. "That makes it so wonderful, when you witness what people find here, when they leave here with a feeling of the place," he said. Vandebroek lives in a small plantation-style rectory within walking distance of every place in the village at the west end of the peninsula. About half of the parishioners at St. Francis Church are former leprosy patients who chose to remain when the 100 years of... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Pilgrim's pride Oct 6, 2009
The tomb of Father Damien De Veuster in Louvain, Belgium, was the destination today for about 400 Hawaii pilgrims in Europe this week for the canonization of the 19th-century missionary to leprosy victims at Kalaupapa ... She is one of 11 former leprosy patients on the journey to Damien's sainthood celebration Sunday ... The tomb of Father Damien De Veuster in Louvain, Belgium, was the destination today for about 400 Hawaii pilgrims in Europe this week for the canonization of the 19th-century... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Know all about 'hair fall' Oct 5, 2009
There are many causes for baldness - alopecia areata, syphilis, traction alopecia, seborrhoeic dermatitis, post-febrile condition, debility and emaciation, during lactation, endocrine disorders, stress and strains, certain drugs like hydration, etc, hereditary factors, injury, burns, leprosy and X-rays burns, etc. Topics. (India Times, India)
Countdown to canonization Oct 5, 2009
It was the center of the daily Mass he gave during his 16 years as a builder, caregiver and spiritual adviser to people banished to the leprosy settlement on Molokai ... Reporters and photographers greeted the Hawaii contingent at the airport in Brussels, seeking interviews with the former leprosy patients who are a link with Damien and his heroic story ... It was the center of the daily Mass he gave during his 16 years as a builder, caregiver and spiritual adviser to people banished to the... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Damien honored in Belgium Oct 5, 2009
Better known as Father Damien, the Roman Catholic priest from Belgium cared for leprosy victims on Molokai, an island in the Hawaiian archipelago, from 1873 to 1889, when the disease killed him ... The late priest was beatified a step toward sainthood in 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Eleven elderly leprosy patients will be at the Vatican to watch the canonization ... Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is believed to have reached Hawaii from China around 1850. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
They are the change they want to see Oct 4, 2009
In recent years, Doon's students have helped leprosy patients in Tamil Nadu, tsunami victims in Orissa and underprivileged communities around Dehradun. "We are grateful to these communities for allowing us to walk into their lives and for providing a learning experience to our students," says A K Chalasani, master in charge of social service at the school. (India Times, India)
Father damien in fine print Oct 3, 2009
"I wanted to depict the power of his life rather than the debilitating aftermath of the leprosy that took his life," Okamoto said. Wickware's print describes a younger Father Damien. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Leprosy patients to see 1800s priest canonized Oct 2, 2009
Neither fact is stopping 11 elderly Hawaii leprosy patients from traveling 12,000 miles to the Vatican this month to watch as the Catholic Church canonizes Father Damien -- a priest who cared for leprosy patients throughout the islands more than a century ago before dying of the disease himself ... In the 1870s, the leprosy patients Damien cared for were shunned by most people, even doctors, because of an intense stigma that was associated with the disease ... Today's patients from Kalaupapa,... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
18-month paid leave for HIV+ govt employees in Tamil Nadu Sep 26, 2009
So, we recommended that the infection be included along with other diseases like TB, cancer and leprosy where leave is given with salary for 18 months. All the department heads would require is a medical certificate mentioning the HIV positive status of the employee, said health secretary V K Subburaj. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Warren Native Is Honored For an India Documentary Sep 25, 2009
On Sept. 1, Ms. Hasbrouck, who is currently living in London, received a finalist award in the international Winton Train Documentary Film Competition for her film "Where the Mind is Without Fear," which provides a humanizing and humorous look at a community for leprosy patients and social outcasts in India ... "It was one of the most inspirational places I'd ever been." Founded in 1951 by "Baba" Amte, Anandwan serves as an ashram for people with leprosy, or any kind of disabilities, and orphans... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Emphasis on health state, not police state Sep 25, 2009
There is no better example of how far we have come in sensitively balancing individual rights against public protection than contrasting Massachusetts response to people with Hansen s disease (or leprosy) and those with HIV. A century ago, public frenzy over a handful of people with Hansen s disease led to their permanent exile on remote Penikese Island in Buzzards Bay. Today, our public health infrastructure is able to preserve and safeguard the confidentiality and rights of people with HIV.. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Armed Robbers Steal Money Intended for Somalia Relief Sep 22, 2009
The organization has an ongoing program to treat those with leprosy and provide education. People living in this region not only face government instability, but an extremely harsh natural environment. (AlertNet)
Genome Sequencing Reveals Genetic Diversity Of Bacteria That Cause Buruli Ulcer Sep 17, 2009
The causative organism is closely related to the mycobacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy, making Buruli ulcer the third most common mycobacterial disease. The mode of transmission of M. ulcerans is poorly understood, in part because standard molecular typing methods lack the resolution required for detailed micro-epidemiological analyses. (Science Daily)
Meetings to explore plans for a Kalaupapa memorial Sep 17, 2009
Plans to establish a memorial at Kalaupapa, Molokai, in recognition of the 8,000 leprosy patients who died there will be discussed at a public meeting Friday in Honolulu ... Plans to establish a memorial at Kalaupapa, Molokai, in recognition of the 8,000 leprosy patients who died there will be discussed at a public meeting Friday in Honolulu. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tuberculosis-prevention Therapy Is Cost-effective Option, Researchers Find Sep 15, 2009
14, 2009) University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have found that the cost of preventive antibiotic tuberculosis (TB) therapy for patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is generally less expensive than the reported cost of treating newly confirmed TB cases. The study, published in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease this summer, relied on treatment-cost estimates from previous research studies and data collected by members of the study's... (Science Daily)
You've Got To Read Kristof and WuDunn's Thrilling Manifesto About Women's Rights Sep 14, 2009
It is today's leprosy, causing 2 million women to live and die as despised outcastsyet it is virtually unknown. When a woman has a long, obstructed labor with no doctors to help her deliver, the blood supply to her vagina, bladder, and rectum can be cut off. (Slate)
Rly to give 75% discount on train fares to HIV+ Sep 8, 2009
Till now, HIV/AIDS patients were given 50% concession in unreserved coaches though patients of other diseases like cancer, leprosy and TB were given 75% concession even in reserved compartments. Both railway and food ministries agreed not to refer to such patients as HIV or AIDS infected but as persons with immune deficiency. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Father Damien: Isle-born artist Maria Lee creates a collection that touches on Kalaupapa's tragic past Sep 7, 2009
With sparse details, she depicted beauty of place, abundance of fish and sadness of isolation at the remote Molokai peninsula where leprosy patients were quarantined ... With sparse details, she depicted beauty of place, abundance of fish and sadness of isolation at the remote Molokai peninsula where leprosy patients were quarantined. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Movie stars: Capsules of new and current releases Sep 5, 2009
The worst movie of the week, month, year, and Bullock s entire career, it s to comedy what leprosy once was to the island of Molokai: a plague best contemplated from many miles away. (99 min., PG-13) (Ty Burr). (Boston Globe)
Malaria clinic provides free testing, help to children in Tanzania villages (15) Sep 4, 2009
An older man suffered from what appeared to be leprosy. His hands and feet were rotting away and when asked if he had been to the hospital, he said no. One woman complained that her leg hurt. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
50 fun facts about Hawaii as 50th star hits 50 Aug 31, 2009
31 Father Damien, the Belgian priest who worked in Molokai's leper colony and eventually died of Hansen's disease (as leprosy is now called), will officially become a saint in October. Mother Marianne Cope, a German-born American nun who arrived several months before Damien died, was beatified in 2005 for similar service. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Health directorate takes measures to ensure quality service Aug 26, 2009
On disease surveillance he said 13 cases of measles and 19 of meningitis were recorded while 30 leprosy cases have been reported in Mfantsiman, Awutu-Senya and Upper Denkyira East districts. The Deputy Regional Director of Health Services, Nana Kwame Boampong, identified lack of transparency and poor communication between management and staff as some of the problems facing the service and called for smooth flow of information to foster transparency. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Threat Theater in Washington Aug 18, 2009
He's been hit by so many training bullets that he has "black-and-blue dots all over . . . the size of a dime." When Dutch sunbathes at the beach, people stare, "like I have leprosy.". "I hate getting shot in the rear end," says Bill Embrey, who wears shorts under his pants to soften the impact. (CBS News -- Politics)
How Pathogens Have Shaped Genes Involved In Our Immune System Aug 16, 2009
In some cases, these mutations may even constitute an advantage, giving the human host improved resistance to infectious diseases such as leprosy or tuberculosis ... In previous studies, this mutation was even associated with greater resistance to leprosy and tuberculosis. (Science Daily)
7 Diseases We'd Forgotten-- Until They Returned Aug 15, 2009
From Plague to Leprosy: 7 Diseases We'd Forgotten About - ABC News ... From Plague to Leprosy: 7 Diseases We'd Forgotten About ... Bubonic Plague, Leprosy, TB Still Around. (ABC News)
Countdown: Cougars, Shockley, and Brady says, Kiss my Aug 12, 2009
Now let a 40-50 year old man try this and he might as well have leprosy. Doyle, Winder. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Jim Souhan: Brett Favre’s failure to launch changes the tone at Vikings camp Aug 2, 2009
Today, on Day 3, John David Booty might want to make sure he has all of his leprosy shots up to date, or his arm will wind up in the third row of the new bleachers constructed specifically to handle the Favre overflow. Just in case you thought the Brett Favre Saga had a chance of ending any time in the next five years, the first three practices of Vikings training camp reminded everyone that this is a good team without a trustworthy quarterback, and that no matter how much he doth protest,... (Winona Daily News, MN)
International spotlight will shine on secluded Kalaupapa Jul 28, 2009
Kalawao is where Damien, at 49 years of age, would die in 1889, succumbing to the same disease leprosy as his patients. He was buried in the cemetery next to his church. (Pacific Business News, HI)
* Activists decry Lo Sheng 'damage' Jul 25, 2009
Located on a hill in Sinjhuang, the Lo Sheng Sanatorium complex was built during the Japanese colonial period to isolate people with Hansens disease X also known as leprosy X because the disease was believed to be highly contagious and incurable at the time. A decision by DORTS to demolish the sanatorium and flatten part of the hill to make way for the maintenance depot was met with opposition from activists who believe that the building is of important historical value and that it was a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Non-market strategies making a comeback in West Jul 24, 2009
So Novartis now offers Glivec to needy Indian patients at dramatically reduced prices as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, which started by providing leprosy and tuberculosis drugs free of charge. Professor David Bach of the IE Business School, Madrid, calls Novartis parallel initiatives non-market strategies, saying, Neither fighting for property rights nor giving away life-saving drugs happens in markets both actions take place in arenas where the... (India Times)
AFRICA: The art of predicting Rift Valley Fever outbreaks Jul 22, 2009
One of them, Buruli ulcer, a treatable but neglected disease caused by the family of bacteria also responsible for tuberculosis and leprosy, is estimated by WHO to affect more than 40,000 people annually in West Africa alone. Infection leads to the "extensive destruction of skin and soft tissue, with the formation of large ulcers usually on the legs or arms", according to WHO, and "patients who are not treated early often suffer long-term functional disability, such as restriction of joint... (AlertNet)
HIV travel ban may be lifted for infected visitors Jul 18, 2009
As it stands now, HIV is among several diseases that require exclusion, including active tuberculosis, infectious gonorrhea, syphilis and infectious leprosy. Also on the list are little-known sexually transmitted conditions such as chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum or LGV, and granuloma inguinale. (MSNBC -- Health)
Soon the world will know the story of a saintly man Jul 13, 2009
American and foreign film crews have come to Hawaii to tap the historic and heroic story that local reporters have covered for decades to express the essence of a priest who served leprosy victims for 16 years until he died of the disease himself in Kalaupapa, Molokai, the place of banishment ... "We also wanted to look at Father Damien's legacy in the context of current discussions related to leprosy and human rights," said Law ... She has conducted research on the history of leprosy in Hawaii... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Two perspectives on sanctuary walls - Patient, inmate look back at facility for Hansen’s disease Jul 4, 2009
Squint: My Journey with Leprosy, by Jose Ramirez Jr. (University Press of Mississippi, 28), is a painfully honest chronicle of life as a patient there, a call for dignity for Hansen s sufferers ... Squint alludes to an architectural feature in medieval churches that let people with leprosy view the Mass without participating ... Being across the sanctuary from people who had suffered from leprosy played a huge role in keeping me sane there. (Missoulian, MT)
Hansen's disease in spotlight again because of Hawaii priest Jun 30, 2009
Father Damien's coming elevation to sainthood in October is renewing efforts to eliminate the centuries-old stigma attached to Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy ... "Leprosy is one of the few diseases where human rights are stripped of people" because of discrimination, said Monson, who has also written extensively about Kalaupapa ... Because of the stigma to patients, some prefer not to use the word "leprosy," though the term is used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... (Honolulu Advertiser)
The Dumbest Idea on the Planet Jun 26, 2009
You d think that the warmongers would be eager to distance themselves from such leprosy, but no. Feith is still one of their top spokesmodels. Now Feith is pouring Quikrete into the Bananastans quagmire. (The American Conservative)
Hawaii's missionaries Jun 22, 2009
The missionary whose later service to leprosy patients in Kalaupapa earned him the title of saint was also free in expressing his feelings in letters to his family in Belgium ... Although his heroic service and death from leprosy was well known in Europe, there was no advocacy for Damien sainthood for nearly 100 years after his death ... " They share meals in the monastery's airy dining room with three retired brothers and housekeeper Anna Tsui, who said there were 24 men dining there eight... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Phobias From A to Z Jun 21, 2009
A ablutophobia: fear of bathing acarophobia. sourness achluophobia. (Time.com)
Chemists Develop Distributed Drug Discovery: Finding Drugs For Neglected Diseases Jun 19, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 18, 2009) Researchers from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have developed Distributed Drug Discovery (D3), a new low-cost strategy to accelerate the discovery of drugs to treat neglected diseases such as tuberculosis, leprosy, leshmaniasis, dengue fever, and Chagas disease. See also. (Science Daily)
Senior Subjects: Chemical imbalance at the FDA Jun 16, 2009
To patients suffering from Hansen s disease (leprosy) or severe sores due to AIDS, thalidomide is a miracle drug. At the request of Democratic lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, new FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg has agreed to reconsider the FDA s decision of 2008 that BPA is safe. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Africa: Herbal Tea Gives Hope to Diabetics Jun 16, 2009
Traditional healers also use it as a purgative and a treatment for psychiatric conditions, leprosy and arthritis. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
DAMIEN SERVING AS TEACHING TOOL Jun 6, 2009
Photos of a young Father Damien and another from later in his life after he contracted leprosy are used as teaching tools. More News headlines. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Turkey mourns a secular saint Jun 5, 2009
As a doctor specializing in dermatology Saylan also took a special interest in Turkey's leprosy sufferers. She founded the Leprosy Relief Association and Foundation in the 1970s and was a founding member of the International Leprosy Union. (Asia Times Online)
Indian skeleton may solve origin of leprosy Jun 1, 2009
The oldest known skeleton showing signs of leprosy has been found in India and may help solve the puzzle of where the disease originated ... Historians have long considered the Indian subcontinent to be the source of the leprosy that was first reported in Europe in the fourth century B.C., shortly after the armies of Alexander the Great returned from India ... The authors say the skull shows signs of erosion typical of leprosy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Catholic Church unveils Father Damien Web site May 30, 2009
com, offers historical accounts of the 19th-century priest who ministered to and cared for leprosy patients exiled to Kalaupapa when no one else would help them ... Born Joseph de Veuster in 1840, Damien died on Molokai at the age of 49 after contracting leprosy, now called Hansen's disease ... com, offers historical accounts of the 19th-century priest who ministered to and cared for leprosy patients exiled to Kalaupapa when no one else would help them. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
* World News Quick Take May 29, 2009
Ancient leprosy case found. Leprosy is one of mankinds most ancient scourges, mentioned in writing from ancient India to the Bible to the Middle Ages ... Analysis of a 4,000-year-old skeleton from India shows traces of leprosy, researchers reported in Wednesdays edition of PLoS One, a publication of the Public Library of Science. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Full Story» May 27, 2009
Skeleton shows earliest evidence of leprosy - Yahoo ... Skeleton shows earliest evidence of leprosy ... WASHINGTON Leprosy is one of mankind's most ancient scourges, mentioned in writing from ancient India to the Bible to the Middle Ages. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Turkan Saylan, 73, leader in fight against leprosy in Turkey May 24, 2009
Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral for the professor and doctor who denounced sexual inequality and battled leprosy for decades ... ISTANBUL - Turkan Saylan, a champion of women's rights and education for poor children in Turkey and a leader in the fight against leprosy, died here on Monday ... One of the first women to work as a dermatologist in Turkey, Ms. Saylan became active in the fight against leprosy in the 1970s, founding the Turkish Leprosy Relief Association. (Boston Globe)
