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2015-05-16 South Africa Health


Eyewitness News
   
Drug rehabs to be made more accessible to the public   
Eyewitness News
MEC Social Development Faith Mazibuko to officiate opening of Baragwanath drug rehabilitation centre. Picture: Louise McAuliffe/EWN. Drugs · Rehabilitation centre. drugs,rehabilitation centre. Local. Email; Print ...

Substance abuse centre launched in Soweto   The New Age Online

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Times of India
   
Don't let hypertension control your life   
Times of India
As the world observes World Hypertension Day on May 17, experts rue that there is still not enough awareness about this silent killer. May 17 is when the world will observe World Hypertension Day to create awareness about this ailment. While hypertension ...

Are you at risk of high blood pressure? Learn the symptoms of hypertension   BT.com
Studies Find Pharmacists Help Patients Control Blood Pressure   Newswise (press release)

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New York Times
   
Nurse Reflects on Tour Treating Ebola Patients in Sierra Leone   
New York Times
Returning from the Ebola zone, Lindsey Hallen worried that she would be swallowed by the petty concerns of her life as a nurse in New York City. “I didn't want to forget,” Ms. Hallen said last week. But she discovered that while away, she had lost any sense ...

Guinea Ebola cases climb due to transmissions at funerals   Reuters
Nurses with tablets and bikers with smartphones join Ebola fight   Daily Times
Ebola in Sierra Leone started with 1 Case - We must not forget   Awareness Times

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International Business Times
   
Exercise During Pregnancy Reduces Likelihood Of C-Section: Study   
International Business Times
New research claims that women who regularly exercise during pregnancy are more likely to have a normal-sized baby. Reuters. According to a new study, women are more likely to have a natural delivery with normal-sized baby if they exercise regularly ...

You should exercise while pregnant   iAfrica.com
Exercise during pregnancy lowers risk of C-section, too-big baby   Times LIVE

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Independent Online
   
Meningitis kills 400 in Niger   
Independent Online
Geneva - An outbreak of meningitis with “unprecedented features” is spreading rapidly in Niger, with a tripling of cases in the past two weeks, hundreds of deaths so far this year and vaccines in short supply, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

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The Times (subscription)
   
'Smart' plate can count the calories you're about to eat   
The Times (subscription)
A wonky plastic dish that looks as if it might carry Han Solo's television dinners could be the latest solution to over-eating. Claimed by its inventors to be the world's first “intelligent plate”, the SmartPlate proposes to count every calorie that is placed on it.
'Smart' plate can help you with your diet   iAfrica.com
SmartPlate tracks and analyses every meal you eat (VIDEO)   Malay Mail Online
SmartPlate, a connected plate to help your diet   The Malaysian Insider

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UN News Centre
   
UN chief calls for commitment to improve health of women, children, adolescents   
GlobalPost
NEW YORK, May 14 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for stepped-up commitments to improve the health of women, children and adolescents worldwide with an updated global strategy in this regard. Ahead of the UN's ...

Ban Ki-moon's troubling   Jakarta Post
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says 800 women still die daily from ...   Codewit World News
Ban kicks off meeting to boost commitment to 'Every Woman, Every Child' initiative   UN News Centre

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Project seeks to tackle shortage of doctors in rural areas   
The New Age Online
The University of Cape Town has partnered with the Eden District Municipality to address the shortage of doctors in rural areas. Final year health sciences students will work alongside health professionals, in secondary and district hospitals in the area, ...


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OU-HCOM to provide screenings   
Vinton County Courier (registration)
The Vinton County Health Department is hosting free breast and cervical cancer screenings and education will be provided to uninsured and under insured women by the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) via their Mobile ...

A Project On Cervical, Breast Cancer to Benefit Over Half a Million People   AllAfrica.com

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Montreal Gazette
   
Why a weak handshake is bad news for your heart   
Montreal Gazette
The strength of your handshake could indicate the chance of a future heart attack, a major study suggests. Researchers found that the vigour of a person's grip could predict the risk of heart attacks and strokes - and was a stronger indicator of death than ...

Hand Grip Could Predict Heart Health   U.S. News & World Report
Handshake strength 'could predict' heart attack risk   Telegraph.co.uk

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