epsf newsletter 4 - march 2006

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In This issue

Executive Article

Keep Your Self Up-dated

The TB Day 2006 atGUC-SPSA, an Un-forgettable Day

Career Planning Your Chance To beProfessional

Bird Flu....MinorContributions stillmake a Difference...

Did you hear aboutStevia sugar?

Dear EPSFresThis month was realy the month of events for EPSF ,

Starting with EPSF Sharm El-Shiekh Trip which isorganized annually by EPSF Public Relations Committee ,then World TB day Organized by GUC-SPSA , then EPSF 5 th scientific symposium organized by MSPSA , finally Stu-dents' Day organized by ASSPSA .

Really there are a lot and a lot to tell you about theseevents but the most important of all is that to make specialthanks for those who organized these events ,Also thanksfor those who participated in it.Now we as EPSF Executives achieved a lot of what we

planned to do, Now we can proudly repeat "" Together for abetter EPSF world, together for the honor, success and de-velopment of our beloved profession PHARMACY, togetherfor a better future for all EGYPT""

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From The First day, EPSF Publications Committee has decided tobe one of the most effective working committees in EPSF board .wedecided to be different, continuously updated, meeting needs of allEPSFres.In This Philosophy, A new update for EPSF official website ( www.e-psf.org ) was lunched at the beginning of this month, you can't imag-ine how easy you will find the site during browsing , from the firstlook you can go through all EPSF activities, news and recent events.Also the site included History of EPSF since it was established at

1982 to this year to offer those who are new in EPSF to be moreinvolved in its world, also the site included all needed informationabout EPSF Executives, there jobs & contacts.Now you can save a lot of time spent in searching your e-mail or our

yahoo group for getting information about EPSF activities all isdocumented there.

On Saturday, March 25 th , I along with my colleagues in Helwan University was there onGUC campus to witness one of the best events we have ever contributed to.It was the Stop TB Day 2006 hosted and organized by GUC-SPSA team. I want reallyto thank GUC-SPSA team for their hospitality and for the tremendous effort theyhave exerted to organize such an important event.The day witnessed the active and special contributions of overthan 200 pharmacy students from different universities all overEgypt. The students presentations session was a special timewhere pharmacy and even a medicine student made presentationsabout the link between TB and Tobacco.At this point, I would like to congratulate all my colleagues atHelwan University on achieving the first place in the competition.It was my pleasure to make such a presentation and I would liketo thank my friends, Alaa Ahmed and Marwa Mohammed for theirhard work in making this presentation.I could only encourage GUC-SPSA to host as many events as possible, and I am surethat the coming events will be even better.Greetings to all of you EPSFers!


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APSA was one of the first association in the structureof EPSF since it was established at 1982 , now we are in2006 have new challenges , new aims and a lot ofservices to do to our colleges .Working within this ideas APSA held A seminar of"Success in career life" By Dr /Mohamed Mongy .Dr Mongy is one of the most active professional trainersin the field of "Soft Skills Development" .This seminarwas really usefull to our members .It was within the package of " Career Planning " .

Now we are preparing for the next event in that course which will be atWednesday 12 / 4 /2006 , A seminar of "Communication Skills " By Dr /Khled Hadad . And Marketting and Selling Skills By Dr/ Mohamed IbrahimManager of Al-Anduls Pharma. ( on of the fast growing PharmaceuticalCompanies ) at Elshiekh Saleh Kamel Center in Al-azhar university.All are invited to join us , your attendance is welcomed .

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(VCP) is a project in our faculty. As a start, we decided to increase the awareness of peoplein villages against Avian Flu.Through our awareness campaign, people did not respond to us at first but after some time,they began to listen to our advice to slaughter the chickens they have at home, in order toprevent possible infections. Then, we started to visitpeople and check personally if they still have anybirds at home. We didnt forget to put on our labcoats, gloves and masks as a means of protection. Wewere shocked when we saw that some people threwthe dead infected birds on the streets and cats andother street animals gathered to have theirinfected meals! It was a good experience, and wewere happy that by the end of the campaign, most ofthe people responded to our advice and got rid ofthe birds they used to have, of course after theyknew the dangerous consequences they may face! So, I have brought you some ways ofprotection against Avian Flu, try to make use of them!

ProtectionYou must not be in contact with birds because humans catch the disease through close con-tact with live infected birds. Birds excrete the virus in their feces, which dry and becomepulverized, and are then inhaled.If you want to eat chicken it is safe but cook it till 70C and if you want eggs boil them tillthe same temperature and leave it for 10 min in boiled water.Wash your hand with water and soap.Take fruits especially citrus fruits to increase your immunity.Generally, the most important methods for protection not only for bird flu but also againstany infection are to use hot water, good ventilation so avoid closed places, hygiene also hasan a role in it, avoiding contacts, keep your hands away from the face.

Bird flu in Egypt

Following the WHO precautions, the Egyptian government slaughtered 800 millions diseasedbirds, prevented people from raising the birds indoors and transferring them among the

governorates.Over the last few days, three people were infected with H1N5 virus. We hope the numberwont increase!

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Being a pharmacist, you must have..!!! It is a recent approach inobtained from the leaves of the herb,the field of sugar alternatives

a perennial shrub of family, ) rebaudianum Eupatorium(rebaudianaSteviaAsteraceae that grows up to 1 m tall and has leaves 2-3 cm long , native tothe northern regions of South America. It has now been growncommercially in Brazil , Paraguay , Uruguay ,

Central America , the United States , Thailand and China.It was Antonio Bertoni who first discovered stevia in 1887 .

The leaves contain several glycosides,which taste sweet, but do not provide calories.

The major glycoside is called stevioside . To date,the FDA still refuses to allow stevia to be sold inthe U.S. but the recently-enacted Dietary Supplement

Health and Education Act of 1994 may prevent the FDAfrom treating stevia and other natural herbs as "food additives." .

The largest user remains Japan which began cultivating stevia plants inhothouses in 1954. When the Japanese government banned certainartificial sweeteners due to health concerns in the late sixties, the use ofstevia as a natural alternative increased dramatically.

Stevioside has also been approved as a food additive in South Korea and is

widely available in China, Taiwan and Malaysia. In China, teas are made fromthe stevia leaves which are recommended " for increasing the appetite, as adigestant for losing weight, for keeping young and as a sweet tasting low-caloric tea." In Paraguay and Brazil, stevia is widely tauted as a remedy fordiabetes, although current scientific evidence does not adequately supportthis claim. It is also used extensively in black teas and herbal teas as wellas other food applications. The main preparation method for stevia leavesis infusion or dry powder extract, and it has also proved to haveantinflamatory and antimicrobial properties, especially in treatment ofcandida infections and cleaning wounds.

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