2015年2月26日 星期四

2015-02-27 South Africa Health


Independent Online
   
ARV trial just won't gel   
Independent Online
Johannesburg –. In a blow for HIV prevention, a vaginal gel that showed some effect against HIV in an earlier trial has failed to protect women in a big follow-up trial. There was no difference in HIV infection rates between the women who got the gel containing ...

Gel to Prevent HIV Infection Fails -- Again   MedPage Today
Failure of anti-HIV vaginal gel in South African trial shows difficulty of prevention   Mail & Guardian Africa
Tenofovir gel not effective at preventing HIV infection in women   Healio
HCPLive   
BDlive   
aidsmap   
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Daily Times
   
REFILE-US military ends Ebola mission in Liberia   
Reuters
(Corrects to include missing word "said" in fourth paragraph). By James Harding Giahyue. MONROVIA Feb 26 (Reuters) - The United States military officially ended a mission to build treatment facilities to combat an Ebola outbreak in Liberia on Thursday, ...

Army's 101st Airborne Wraps Up Ebola Mission in West Africa   Wall Street Journal
Ebola outbreak: US military ends mission in Liberia months early   CBC.ca
Liberian Leader Thanks US for Ebola Support   Voice of America
Daily Mail   
Reuters Africa   
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Mail & Guardian Online
   
'Marshall plan' needed to rescue Ebola-ravaged countries   
Mail & Guardian Online
Oxfam has called for a multimillion-dollar plan to rebuild the economies of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, ahead of a recovery summit in Brussels. Tombstones at a cemetery at the Kenama Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone, run by the Red Cross ...

Traditional and religious leaders to champion new Ebola vaccine study in Sierra ...   Sierra Express Media
Sierra Leone – human tissues and organs harvested for trafficking?   Sierra Leone Telegraph
Amid uptick in Ebola cases, UN agency cites challenges in reaching affected ...   UN News Centre
CityNews   
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Food supplements crucial to reduce child malnutrition   
Reuters
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The addition of highly nutritious foods and supplements to the diets of poor mothers could help reduce child mortality and malnutrition in Africa and South Asia, food experts said on Thursday. With breastfeeding ...


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Channel News Asia
   
Guinea's Conde replaces key minister to boost Ebola fight   
GlobalPost
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinean President Alpha Conde on Tuesday replaced the minister of territorial administration with an army general in a move the government said was necessary to strengthen the fight against an Ebola outbreak in the West African ...

Guinea intensifies anti-Ebola awareness campaign   Shanghai Daily (subscription)

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Malay Mail Online
   
Breakfast-skipping teens should get back on track   
The New Age Online
Skipping breakfast could change how your body manages its glucose levels and could one day possibly contribute to the onset of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from the University of Missouri. "These findings may indicate an increased inability ...

Regular breakfast skippers should gradually increase morning protein intake   Business Standard
Skipping breakfast could lead to onset of type 2 diabetes, study shows   Malay Mail Online
Breakfast Habits May Affect Metabolic Responses to High-Protein Morning Meals   University Herald
HealthCanal.com   
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Health24
   
An aggressive form of HIV uncovered in Cuba   
Health24
A new, stronger and more aggressive strain of the HI- virus has been discovered in a study of HIV positive patients in Cuba, according to a study. 0 · AllLife helps those with HIV to live longer Sponsored by. Engaging in unprotected sex with multiple partners ...

New strain of HIV found in the Caribbean   The Cayman Reporter
Caribbean countries concerned over new strain of HIV/AIDS virus   Jamaica Observer
An AIDS-Free New York is within our Reach   City & State
The Daily Orange   
Cayman News Service   
Cayman Compass   
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CBS News
   
First human head transplant two years away, says one surgeon   
CBS News
Most people can't wrap their head around the concept. But one scientist believes head transplants in humans are possible and that the first could occur as early as 2017. Italian scientist Sergio Canavero of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group says his ...

Meet the Italian doctor who wants to perform human head transplants   9news.com.au
Doctor Seeking To Perform Head Transplant Is Out Of His Mind   Forbes
Frankenstein-style human head transplant 'could happen in two years'   Telegraph.co.uk
New Scientist   
Times of India   
The Guardian   
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Daily Mail
   
Lie-in danger as sleeping for eight hours can increase stroke risk   
Daily Mail
So it may come as a shock to learn too much sleep could actually be bad for us. People who normally get more than eight hours of sleep are twice as likely to have as stroke as others - and women are particularly at risk, a Cambridge University study found.
More Than 8 Hours Of Sleep May Increase Your Risk Of Stroke, So Don't Catch ...   Bustle
Higher Risk of Stroke Connected with Longer Sleep   Lighthouse News Daily
Long Sleeping Hours Raise Stroke Risk   SMN Weekly
Science Recorder   
Tech Times   
Science World Report   
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National Geographic
   
Chemical Additives In Ice Cream Linked to Painful Crohn's Disease, Colitis   
Sputnik International
The additives used to make your ice cream creamier may also promote inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, according to research findings. Emulsifiers are chemicals that are added to packaged foods like ice cream, margarine, ...

Why Food Additives May Increase Risk of Inflammatory Diseases   Monthly Prescribing Reference
Study links common food additives to Crohn's disease, colitis   Reuters
Emulsifiers in Food Linked to Obesity in Mice   Scientific American
U.S. News & World Report   
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