Both men contracted the acute form of the disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, which is prevalent in east and southern Africa. The disease is carried by the tsetse fly that bites humans transmitting a parasite from wild animals. To date, there is no vaccination against the disease. Researchers at the Liverpool school say the cases could be the result of negligent tsetse fly control measures and could be the beginning of a growing number of such cases from Africa. The Protective Effect of Emotional Vitality on Adverse Health Outcomes in Disabled Older Women.
Emotional vitality reduces the risk for new disability and mortality in older disabled women.
A community-based study, The Women's Health and Aging Study, examined 1002 women aged 65 years and older who were moderately to severely disabled. Emotional vitality was measured as having a high sense of personal mastery, having low depressive symptomatology and anxiety and being happy. Three hundred and fifty-one of the 1002 women studied were found to be emotionally vital. UK government approves limited cloning of human embryos. The UK government has approved a limited form of human cloning.