2015年3月23日 星期一

2015-03-24 South Africa Health


Washington Post
   
In MONROVIA, Liberia   
Washington Post
The disease had left her with almost nothing, but when she heard that the Americans were hiring, Josephine Dolley pulled out her best blue jeans. She let her long braided hair down. She put on a freshly ironed maroon blouse instead of the stained cotton ...

UPDATE 1-Slow Ebola response cost thousands of lives - MSF - TRFN   Reuters
As Ebola Wanes, West Africa Braces for Future Crisis   Scientific American
How Ebola changed the world   BBC News
New York Times   
Times LIVE   
Independent Online   
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Probe state hospitals, says DA   
Independent Online
Parliament, Cape Town - Shocking conditions at some of the country's major hospitals require a full-scale investigation by the Ombud in the Office of Health Standards Compliance, the Democratic Alliance said in a statement on Monday. Party officials ...

DA to Request Health Ombud to Investigate Catastrophic Conditions At SA's ...   AllAfrica.com

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Independent Online
   
Too much salt is dangerous   
Independent Online
Pretoria – Think twice before adding more salt to your pop corn or slap chips – you may be risking your health. With the marking of World Salt Awareness Week this week, South Africans are being asked to consider what they are putting into their mouths and ...

Kids, salt is no great shakes   Times LIVE
Are Low-Salt Diets Necessary (or Healthy) for Most People?   Wall Street Journal

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Health24
   
Genital Cutting Stopped Amid Ebola Fears - UK Minister   
Sierra Leone Times
London - The Ebola epidemic that has ravaged West Africa appears to have brought the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) to a near halt in Sierra Leone, a British minister said on Friday. International development minister Lindsay Northover urged ...

Sierra Leoneans halt genital mutilation amid Ebola fears   Health24
Communities key to ending female circumcision   The Patriotic Vanguard

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Malay Mail Online
   
Scientists solve 70-year-old anti-aging mystery   
The New Age Online
A low-calorie, balanced diet delays aging and increases longevity in animals because it encourages a sort of house-keeping in the cells, according to a Portuguese research team. Adhering to the diet, says lead author Claudia Cavadas, induces the recycling ...

Scientists find lead to uncovering 70-year-old anti-aging mystery   Malay Mail Online

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86 Persons Quarantined in New Ebola Virus Emergence   
AllAfrica.com
"On Monday she had a fever, but we were still looking after her and on Thursday, her fever became worse. During the night, when I went to check on her, she was in pain." - Laurence Doe Innis, brother of Liberia's latest confirmed Ebola patient. Monrovia ...

Liberia gets first confirmed Ebola case after counting 28 days   Heritage

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The Rakyat Post
   
3D printing cartilage to take rhinoplasty by the nose   
The Rakyat Post
In case you shatter your nose, doctors will biopsy your cartilage, in either the knee, finger, ear splinters or pieces of your broken nose to mix them with the biopolymers and print out a new, intact nose. — AFP pic. IN JUST 16 minutes, it's possible to print out ...


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WebMD
   
Breastfeeding - Why It Is the Best Gift for Your Child   
AllAfrica.com
Denise Iraguha, a mini-supermarket owner in Gikondo, a Kigali city suburb, and a mother of four, says exclusive breast feeding for 6 months is a tall order especially for a busy person like her. None of her children enjoyed the medically recommended ...

Can breastfeeding get your child into Harvard?   WebMD (blog)

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Min. Brown Rubbishes Public Claims On Allison's Death   
AllAfrica.com
Information Minister Lewis G. Brown has rubbished claims that government is diverting public attention from the alleged corruption involving House Speaker Alex Tyler to the identity of the late Michael Allison. He said while government has nothing to hide, ...

Passport Division, others blamed for Allison's 'multiple identities'   Heritage

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Times Gazette
   
Omega-3 fatty acids help boys' attention spans   
Butler Eagle (subscription)
In boys with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, new research has found that an extra daily dose of Omega-3 fatty acids reduced symptoms of inattention. The study found that in a small clinical trial involving boys 8 to 14 years old, parents ...

Study Shows Link Between Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Prostate Cancer Cell ...   Prostate Cancer News Today
Can fish oil help boys with ADHD concentrate better?   Health24
Boys with ADHD may benefit from Omega-3, study finds   Digital Journal
Times Gazette   
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