Sierra Leone imposed a three-week daytime curfew in the last Ebola-hit areas in a bid to curb a resurgence of the deadly virus. HEALTH authorities are repeating the mistakes of the past in combatting Ebola, more than a year after its onset in Guinea and Sierra Leone, the international president of Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
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Sierra Leone imposed a three-week daytime curfew in the last Ebola-hit areas in a bid to curb a resurgence of the deadly virus. HEALTH authorities are repeating the mistakes of the past in combatting Ebola, more than a year after its onset in Guinea and Sierra Leone, the international president of Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
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Mozambique has seen a 220% growth in cigarette use! Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia among world’s lowest smokers, but in Mauritania adults consume about 41 cigarettes per day – the highest in the world. IN the last two decades considerable steps have been made globally to decrease the number of tobacco smokers. However, despite these efforts, tobacco
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BY SAM P.K. COLLINS In recent years, public health experts have acknowledged that lowering the risk of the cancer among people of color in the United States, particularly African Americans, will require diet and environmental changes that can only come about through a combination of government intervention and individual fortitude. However, questions remain about what
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By Smitha Mundasad, BBC Ebola tablet device Medics wear full protective gear to shield themselves from the virus A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine has been developed to help medics caring for patients with Ebola. Designed by technology volunteers and Google, it can be used even wearing gloves and in storms
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Liberia has confirmed a new case of Ebola, undermining growing hopes in the country that it might soon be declared free of the disease. There had not been a new case for 20 days until a woman tested positive on Friday in the capital, Monrovia. The World Heath Organization requires 42 days to elapse from
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Liberia has released its last Ebola patient after going a week without any new cases of the virus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Beatrice Yardolo, 58, left a Chinese-run treatment centre in the capital Monrovia after two weeks of treatment. Nearly 10,000 people have died from Ebola, the vast majority in Guinea, Liberia
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A glass of wine can improve physical performance, heart function and muscle strength – if enjoyed in moderation. Dry January is almost over, but if you needed another excuse to reach for the wine than a month’s abstention, we have some health news that might just make your day. New research has found that the
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Medical Press In a remarkable new advance against the virus that causes AIDS, scientists from the Jupiter, Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have announced the creation of a novel drug candidate that is so potent and universally effective, it might work as part of an unconventional vaccine. The research, which involved scientists
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Next week, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Ethiopia to continue furthering Denmark’s agenda to improve women’s and girls’ health and rights issues around the world. Accompanying her will be the trade and development minister, Mogens Jensen. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Ethiopia to continue furthering Denmark’s agenda to improve
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