2015年5月19日 星期二

2015-05-20 South Africa Health


The Guardian Nigeria
   
Nigeria, seven others to begin Ebola vaccine trial   
The Guardian Nigeria
NIGERIA is one of eight African countries where clinical trials of a vaccine for the Ebola virus disease will soon commence. The others are Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Cameroun, Ghana, Mali and Senegal. Nigeria's Minister of State for Health, Fidelis ...

WHO says Ebola 'won't go quietly' as new case numbers edge up   Daily Times
WHO: Ebola Is Still a Risk, Requires Vigilance   Voice of America
New Ebola cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone show huge effort still needed: WHO   Times LIVE
World Health Organization   
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iAfrica.com
   
Try these exercises to stop snoring   
iAfrica.com
If the results of a new study are to be believed, a few exercises of the mouth and tongue could be all it takes to stop snoring at night. A team of Brazilian and Colombian researchers has concluded that by using a technique of oropharyngeal mouth and tongue ...


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Fox News
   
Britain launches billboards against female genital mutilation   
Fox News
June 13, 2006: A counsellor talks to a group of women to try to convince them that they should not have FGM performed on their daughters in Minia, Egypt. (Reuters). LONDON – Two survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) have launched Britain's first ...

Britain launches billboards against female genital mutilation - TRFN   Reuters Africa

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ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
   
WARNING-DISTURBING VIDEO: Granny Assaulted By Carer   
ZimEye - Zimbabwe News
A caregiver in South Africa has been caught on camera assaulting an 84 year old woman. The above video shows the caregiver, Ncediswa Mkenkcele slapping, punching and even kicking the woman, who tries to fight back. The South African department of ...

VIDEO: Elderly woman assaulted by caregiver   Citizen

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Deseret News
   
Why exposing your children to another language is one of the best things you ...   
Deseret News
Children who are bilingual or exposed regularly to a second language may be more capable of empathy, a new study found. "Children in multilingual environments routinely have the opportunity to track who speaks which language, who understands which ...

Exposure to multiple languages eases children's communication skills   The New Age Online

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Bird flu epidemic hits 35 countries since early 2014 - OIE   
Reuters UK
PARIS More than 35 countries have been hit in a surge in bird flu outbreaks since early last year, killing tens of millions of poultry, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. U.S. poultry and egg producers have been grappling with a ...


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How doctors deliver bad news   
HealthLeaders Media
The doctor in the grainy video is standing up, shifting uncomfortably as he spouts medical jargon that members of his patient's family don't understand. When the reality sets in—that their father and husband is dead—the family's intense emotions fluster the ...


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Times LIVE
   
Smoking grass mows kids down four inches   
Times LIVE
Scientists at the university studied the levels of certain hormones involved in growth and puberty in the blood of 220 non-smoking and 217 cannabis-addicted boys. File photo. Image by: MICHAEL KOOREN / REUTERS ...

Smoking Pot Leads To Early Puberty, Stunted Growth In Teenage Boys   Medical Daily
Smoking marijuana reported to stunt growth   Examiner.com
Smoking too much Marijuana can Stunt Growth, Study Claims   News Every day
Telegraph.co.uk   
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New Vision
   
How far are we from an HIV vaccine?   
New Vision
Today is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, an opportunity to recognize and thank the many volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists who are working together to find a safe and effective HIV vaccine. According to Prof. Anthony Fauci, a ...

UN agency calls for renewed global commitment to develop effective HIV vaccine   UN News Centre
'Redesigned' antibodies may control HIV   Medical Xpress
Childhood Vaccines   JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
BMC Blogs Network (blog)   
Bangkok Post   
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CNET
   
Goldfish have a better attention span than you, smartphone user   
CNET
A study from Microsoft claims mobile devices have shortened the average human attention span to just eight...SQUIRREL! by Danny Gallagher · @thisisdannyg; 19 May 2015, 6:25 am AEST. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email. comments. Of all the ...

Tech-addicted humans have an eight-second attention span - worse than a ...   mirror.co.uk
These Days, Goldfish Have a Better Attention Span than We Do   Softpedia News
Is Digital Making Us Dumber?   Good E-Reader (blog)
Engadget   
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