Africa Science News Service, ASNS Reporting about Africa Science With an African Eye http://africasciencenews.org/asns 2010-09-09T15:26:11+01:00 ASNS http://africasciencenews.org/asns http://africasciencenews.org/asns/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2010-09-09T08:47:11+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns Body pleads for palliative care services index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2428&Itemid=2 The Human Rights Watch(HRW) has Thursday called on the government of Kenya to provide support for palliative care for children. text/html 2010-09-09T05:05:54+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns Archeologists discover oldest Roman baths index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2427&Itemid=2 A team of archaeologists has discovered the oldest Roman baths in Asia Minor known to date in Sagalassos, Turkey. text/html 2010-09-09T02:45:13+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns TB: Organisations fight government over arrest of TB patients index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2426&Itemid=2 Members of the civil society organizations (CSOs) Wednesday called for the release of TB patients held by the Kenya government over non-adherence to treatment. text/html 2010-09-09T02:28:44+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns Guinea-Bissau sign-up boosts prospects for world water treaty index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2425&Itemid=2 West Africa and Europe have renewed interest in having a key global treaty on sharing freshwater resources over international boundaries come into effect. text/html 2010-09-08T06:16:32+01:00 http://africasciencenews.org/asns ‘Orange’ Maize is a good source of Vitamin A, Scientists say index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2424&Itemid=2 Scientists have shown for the first time that ‘orange’ maize is a good source of vitamin A. This means that orange maize, a variety bred to improve nutrition could save up to 500, 000 children from across sub-Saharan Africa from blindness every year.