2015年6月17日 星期三

2015-06-18 South Africa Health


Reuters
   
Quarantine Area: Korean patients tested by MERS lockdown   
Reuters
SEOUL Hwang Jeong-rye went to hospital in Seoul on June 9 for a back problem and has been stuck there ever since - locked-in along with 78 others as South Korea scrambles to control an outbreak of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
South Korea's MERS Toll Rises to 23 With 3 More Deaths   NDTV
South Korea's MERS Deaths Reach 23   New York Times
MERS virus now blamed for 23 deaths in South Korea   OCRegister

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CBC.ca
   
Ebola infection may be concealed by pregnancy   
CBC.ca
Ebola infection continues to surprise scientists. The latest twist: The deadly virus may hide in pregnant women without obvious symptoms. A new case report describes a 31-year-old woman in late pregnancy who went to a hospital in Liberia complaining of ...

Pregnancy May Conceal Ebola   U.S. News & World Report
Thousands of Liberians in 'post-Ebola syndrome' study   Bangkok Post
Women Group Donates Items to Ebola Orphans in Liberia > Monro   Front Page Africa
GMA News   
The News International   
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News24
   
10 teens hospitalised after botched circumcisions   
News24
Johannesburg - At least 10 Eastern Cape teenagers have had to be hospitalised after botched circumcisions during their initiation rituals, the provincial health department said on Wednesday. "The situation is that we have seven boys in the Siphethu hospital ...

Eastern Cape initiates hospitalised after botched circumcision   The New Age Online
Nine boys in hospital after botched circumcisions   Eyewitness News

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News24
   
New cheaper prosthetic hand 'printed' in Bloem   
News24
Bloemfontein - A low-cost prosthetic hand, designed in Cape Town and 3D printed in Bloemfontein is pointing the way to a brighter future for amputees. Award-winning academic and mechanical engineer Dr George Vicatos and his Master's student at the ...

SA-designed prosthetic hand 3D printed   TechCentral
South Africa's 3D Printed Mechanical 'Tenim Hand' Allows for Individual Finger ...   3DPrint.com
Low-cost prosthetic hand 3D printed in South Africa   MyBroadband

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Chevron Launches Infectious Disease Control Center in Liberia   
AllAfrica.com
As part of its contribution to Liberia's post-Ebola recovery, Chevron Liberia and its joint venture partners including the Liberia Ebola Private Sector Mobilization Group (EPSMG), on Tuesday launched the Center of Excellence for Infectious Disease Control at ...

JFK, Chevron To Create Liberia's Center For Infectious Diseases   Global News Network
JFK, Chevron sign agreement   The New Dawn Liberia
JFK, Chevron sign agreement on Liberia's Center for Infectious Disease   StarAfrica.com

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Cayman 27
   
World Blood Donor Day nets dozens of new donors   
Cayman 27
More than three dozen people are newly signed up to give the gift of life. The Cayman Blood Donor Service (CBDS) says 70 people in all attended Saturday's (13 June), World Blood Donor Day event. Some gave their blood, while others were deferred to ...

Woman of Steele: My date with the dreaded needle   Windsor Star (blog)
World Blood Donor Day Observed in West Coast Region   AllAfrica.com
Backyard abortions dry up blood banks   Mmegi Online
Vernon Morning Star   
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Reuters
   
USDA turkey report hints at fewer birds for Thanksgiving meals   
Reuters
CHICAGO The U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly turkey hatchery report on Tuesday showed a significant decline in the number of poults, or young turkeys, placed on feed in May, suggesting supplies of fresh whole birds may tighten this Thanksgiving.
USDA turkey report hints at fewer birds for Thanksgiving   Bangor Daily News

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City Watch
   
HIV Prevention Drug Backed by LA County   
City Watch
WELLNESS-According to the CDC there are more than 1.2 million Americans living with HIV and 1 in 7 of those are not aware that they are infected. There are about 50,000 new cases a year with homosexual African American men contracting the virus at a ...

Two Memphis Walgreens to offer free HIV testing   wreg.com
Free HIV testing coming June 25-27 at two Memphis Walgreens   Memphis Commercial Appeal
Organization hosts annual HIV/AIDS awareness event   The Philadelphia Tribune
AllAfrica.com   
Inquirer.net   
Digital Journal   
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International Business Times
   
Orange Sweet Potatoes Help Prevent Diarrhea In Young Children: Study   
International Business Times
A new study claims that orange sweet potatoes can reduce the prevalence of diarrhea in young children. Pictured: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama helps children harvest sweet potatoes from a White House garden in Washington, Oct. 5, 2011. Reuters. Orange ...

Orange sweet potato reduces diarrhea in children   Healio
Orange sweet potato reduces diarrhoea in children   Times of India
Sweet potato reduces diarrhea in children   FreshPlaza
AllAfrica.com   
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AsiaOne
   
Preterm Birth Risk Linked to Common Surgery   
Yahoo News UK
Women who have undergone a common gynecological surgical procedure who later become pregnant may be at increased risk of giving birth before the baby reaches full term, new research suggests. The procedure, known as dilatation and curettage ...

Know what might up your risk of premature birth   Hindustan Times
D & C Procedures May Raise Risk of Preterm Birth: Study   Philly.com
Minor op increases risk of premmie birth   iAfrica.com

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