Archives de novembre, 2006

The last cutters of reeds

In south of France, in a place called « Small Camargue », they are only a few to go on cuting reeds by hand. In the swamps of Vauvert and Gallician, cutting « sagne » – provençal word for reeds – is an old tradition. But this seven hundred years old tradition, little profitable, is in process of disappearance. We’ve met the last cutters of reeds, the « sagneurs ».

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Auteur José Nicolas / Lightmediation
Date Sat, 16 Nov 2006 12:59:30 +0100

Parution FRANCE – Ushuaïa Magazine – la biodiversité de Patrick Landmann

La biodiversité de Patrick Landmann est à l’honneur du numéro 2 d’USHUAÏA MAGAZINE (France).

Surgeons out of science-fiction

The first Asia Institute for Telesurgery (AITS) will see the light next. Mr Min-Oho Huang, who became wealthy after having business in the Internet and the health system has started a cooperation with Jacques Marescaux, a famous French Professor who gained prestige for a long time with the Institute of Cancers’ Search of the Digestive System (IRCAD) as well as with the European Institute of Telesurgery (EITS) (Strasbourg – France). Together they just laid the foundation stone of the first ASIA IRCAD AITS in Taiwan.Their goal is to build clones of « IRCAD » also in Shangai and Beijing.

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Author Patrick Landmann / Lightmediation
Date Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:12:13 +0100

Les promesses de la mer

L’océan, nouvelle frontière de la médecine. Cancers, malaria, infection virale, maladie d’Alzeimer, arthrite.. Le potentiel de l’océan pour produire de nouveaux médicaments afin de traiter ces maladies n’a jamais offert autant de possibilités. La faune et la flore marines contiennent des secrets biochimiques qui peuvent aider à comprendre les maladies et à la production de traitements. Les bactéries des grandes profondeurs contiennent des nouvelles molécules exploitables pour la biomédecine ou la biotechnologie. Les recherches montrent que le potentiel pharmacetique des organismes marins peut dépasser le potentiel terrestre actuel.

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Texte et photos Alexis Duclos / LIGHTMEDIATION
Date Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:16:55 +0100

Justiciaries of Yekaterinburg: Russian anti-drug cruisade

In complete illegality, a private militia is fighting against drugs dealers, and corrupted policemen, in a violent way. They build some rehabilitation centers (for men and women) to detoxicate drug users by force.

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