2015年9月12日 星期六

2015-09-13 South Africa Health


Health.com
   
Can cancer ever be funny? Comedian Caitlin Brodnick thinks so.   
Washington Post
It's a rollicking Saturday night in the cozy basement comedy club at Stairs, a gay bar in New York's East Village. A series of young comedians are doing their 10-minute bits before an audience of about two dozen millennials. The topics are edgy and ...
Long waits for women who fear 'Angelina' cancer gene   Irish Independent
Have we found a way to beat breast cancer?   Independent Online
Screening All Women for Breast Cancer Genes Not Feasible: Study   U.S. News & World Report
Health.com   
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IBNLive
   
Excessive use of WiFi and gadgets could lead to wireless allergies   
IBNLive
Addressed with skepticism by most, the term electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) or wireless allergy or gadget allergy, is ascribed to a range of non-specific symptoms like headache and fatigue apparently due to heavy use of wireless communicating ...

Scary: Using too much Wi-Fi can trigger headache, allergy   Hindustan Times

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Two Heroin Treatment Centres Opened in Mombasa   
AllAfrica.com
According to the Director of Medical Services Nicolas Muraguri the centres will target at least nine thousand drug users who inject themselves with heroin. This follows the government's consistent effort of fighting drug use in the coastal region. For ...

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Rapid News Network
   
Rate of child deaths drops by half _ but misses United Nations goal   
Rapid News Network
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Geeta Rao Gupta said that since 2000 many countries tripled the rate of reduction of under-five mortality. ”But the far too large number of children still dying from preventable causes before their fifth birthday ...
More needs to be done to fight child mortality   gulfnews.com
UNICEF urging immediate action for children   Charity Today News
Despite Recent Gains, Effort to Reduce Child Mortality Lags   Ledger Gazette
UNICEF UK (press release)   
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NewsDay
   
Africa's scientific research, education gets shot in the arm   
NewsDay
THREE international relief agencies led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have launched the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) to accelerate science learning and drive the continent's research agenda and scientific ...

African scientists get Sh7b boost for research   The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
NIMR hails initiative to spur scientific research   Daily News
African scientists funded to seek cures   Chronicle
The Star   
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The Nonprofit Quarterly
   
600 Couples to Take Part in Best HIV Treatment Strategy   
AllAfrica.com
About 600 Sero-discordant couples where one partner is HIV positive and the other is not will take part in a new research study to help decide the best HIV Treatment Strategy that will reduce the rate of infection in the population. A study by the ...
NACA to commence study on best HIV treatment strategy   The Nation Newspaper
Open Door observes National HIV/AIDS and aging awareness day   Windy City Times
Spotlight on the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy at USCA 2015   AIDS.gov blog (blog)
The Nonprofit Quarterly   
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UpNorthLive.com
   
Study Suggests Alzheimer's Could Be Spread Through Medical Equipment   
UpNorthLive.com
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A renowned British researcher has provided the first evidence that Alzheimer's can be caught; information that executives at Alzheimer's Community Care are none too thrilled about. "My concern is the way the information was ...

Alzheimer's disease: Does it begin in the mouth?   Examiner.com
Treatment From Brain Tissue May Have Spread Alzheimer's Protein   KERA News Breakthroughs
Alzheimer's disease could be transmitted during surgery and blood transfusions   iFreePress.com (blog)
News Tonight Africa   
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Philly.com
   
New Study Investigates Link Between Sinus Problems and Sleep Apnea   
Pioneer News
Anyone with sinus problems—whether it is allergies or some other chronic condition—can tell you how difficult it is just to get to sleep sometimes. And a new study suggests that for these people, surgery could help, both for people who suffer from ...
Sleep apnea could be eased with sinus surgery, study shows   Science Recorder
Sinus Surgery May Also Ease Sleep Apnea   Philly.com
Survey finds that sinus surgery helps people suffering from sleep apnea   Nature World Report
Doctors Lounge   
Health24   
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NBCNews.com
   
What's Killing Us? It's Mostly Our Own Bad Habits   
NBCNews.com
Americans may worry about pollution and harmful chemicals in their air and water, but a new study of the major causes of death confirms what most doctors know: We are our own worst enemies. The leading causes of death have to do with bad habits, ...


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The Boston Globe
   
A caring conversation can save a life, suicide experts say   
The Boston Globe
The 2014 suicide of Conrad Henri Roy III — coming after he allegedly received disturbing text messages from a friend, 18-year-old Michelle Carter, urging him to act — offers a sobering example of how not to respond to someone who is suicidal. This ...
Recognizing the National Suicide Prevention Day   Statesman Tribune
September 7-13 is National Suicide Prevention Week   Greensburg Daily News
Kids in the House on National Suicide Prevention Week   Digital Journal
AllAfrica.com   
India.com   
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