2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 South Africa Health


Apex Tribune
   
Study: Americans living longer, but also sicker   
Statesman Journal
The U.S. has made headway in delaying death, but it's falling behind in preventing ailments, a recent study has found. Americans' life expectancy, as with other people around the world, is rising, but people are living more years with illness and ...
Living Longer, But Healthier?   Voice of America
Ethiopians have increased their life expectancy by 16 years while South ...   Quartz
Fewer residents suffering serious ailments   gulfnews.com
AllAfrica.com   
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Drug that sends futures up in smoke   
Independent Online
Nyaope addict Sibusiso inside the shack where he and his friends smoke the drug in Tladi, Soweto. Picture: Paballo Thekiso/Saturday Star. 1/8. August 31 2015 at 12:58pm. Sameer Naik and Rabbie Serumula look on as a group of nyaope addicts take the ...


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Arab American News
   
Low-Cost Device Can Revolutionize Air Quality Monitoring and Help Countries ...   
AllAfrica.com
Nairobi — A ground-breaking air quality measuring device unveiled today in Nairobi by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), expected to cost up to 100 times less than existing solutions, has the potential to revolutionize air quality ...

Finding the courage to fight air pollution   Houston Chronicle (subscription)
UNEP unveils low cost device for air quality monitoring   GlobalPost
UNEP launches device to monitor air pollution in developing countries   StarAfrica.com
Arab American News   
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Independent Online
   
53 babies die at Indian hospital   
Independent Online
New Delhi - At least 53 babies died in less than two weeks at a state-run hospital in eastern India, sparking protests over alleged negligence, officials said on Monday. The deaths at the Child Centre in Orissa state's Cuttack city, occurred over the ...

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Voice of America
   
Money Questions Swirl as Liberia's Ebola Outbreak Nears End   
Voice of America
LAGOS—. As Liberia prepares to be declared once again free of the Ebola virus later this week, unions and civil society groups are beginning to question how the government spent money allocated to fight the outbreak. More than 4,800 Liberians died ...
'Poor Felt Worst Ebola Impact' - International Alert Reports   AllAfrica.com
A Nightmare might be unfolding in Mano River Basin   Awareness Times
MRU Researchers, Scientists Pledge to Eradicate Ebola Virus > Mon   Front Page Africa

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The Independent
   
Women who undergo sex change lose ability to multitask   
New Zealand Herald
Exposure to the male hormone reduced the volume of grey matter in the two regions of the brain linked to language processing. Photo / iStock. Women who undergo sex change lose ability to multitask, study finds. It is a commonly held belief, certainly ...
Women can't multitask after sex change   Times LIVE
Study: Testosterone changes brain structures in transgender men   RedOrbit
New Study: Testosterone Changes the Brain   Slate Magazine (blog)
The Indian Express   
The Independent   
Economic Times   
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Times LIVE
   
Tutu is on the mend   
Times LIVE
Archbishop Desmond Tutu seated in the church at the TRC's last church service held on Pretoria, South Africa, on 21 March 2003. Image by: Gallo Images/Oryx Media Archive. Archbishop Desmond Tutu's daughter‚ the Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu‚ said on ...

The Arch is on the mend   Sowetan Live (press release) (registration) (blog)

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Health24
   
Why obese women have more stillbirths   
Health24
High blood pressure and placental disorders appear to be the main causes of stillbirth in obese pregnant women. -2. Overweight lady with measuring tape ~ iStock. TALK. Parenting forum » · ASK. The Paediatrician » · Follow. Health24 on Facebook » · Quiz.
Stillbirth Risk Higher For Obese Mothers   Parent Herald
Pitt Study Finds Link Between Obesity, Stillbirth   90.5 WESA

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India Today
   
STUDY: Workplaces that encourage healthy lifestyle will have fewer obese workers   
India Today
Workplaces that encourage healthy lifestyle practices are tied to fewer obese employees among millennials, according to a new study. About 17 percent of young employees in workplaces that encouraged several healthy lifestyle practices were obese, ...

Healthy Workplace Cuts Down Obesity   Food World News

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The Straits Times
   
Breast-feeding tips for working mums   
The Straits Times
Mothers breast-feeding their babies in a commuter train as part of World Breast-feeding Week last month. Supportive employers and colleagues, as well as having a private space in the office, are factors that help make the breast-feeding journey ...
Attitudes to breastfeeding   Irish Times
Breastfeeding at work is legal   Independent Online
Breast-feeding is making a comeback, consultant says   Youngstown Vindicator
El Paso Times   
Northwest Herald   
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