2015年11月7日 星期六

2015-11-08 South Africa Health


eNCA
   
Breakthrough in early detection of breast cancer   
eNCA
Johannesburg, 6 November 2015 - A new homegrown machine that detects breast cancer in less than an hour, is set to revolutionise the medical fraternity. Not only does it have far-reaching implications for the fight against the disease, it looks set to als.
South Africa makes breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer   TheSouthAfrican

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Huffington Post
   
Cuts To Free Condom Program Put Indian Sex Workers At Greater Risk For HIV   
Huffington Post
<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">An INDRANIL MUKHERJEE via Getty Images An Indian sex worker demonstrates how to use a condom during a behavioural change communication (BCC) session at the Social Activities ...

Condom shortage hampers India's AIDS fight after Narendra Modi cuts funding   Sydney Morning Herald
Condom shortage hampers India's AIDS fight   Reuters

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The Independent
   
With Ebola waning, Sierra Leone seeks to rebuild its economy   
The Independent
The people of Sierra Leone will breathe an uneasy sign of relief today. The west African nation is expected to be officially be declared free from Ebola – which has killed 11,313 people in the region – by the World Health Organisation. The declaration ...

Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola epidemic   Hindu Business Line
WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone   9news.com.au
Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola epidemic that killed 4000 people   Irish Independent
Bangkok Post   
VICE News   
euronews   
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Medical News Today
   
Sleepwalkers 'feel no pain' in accidents   
Medical News Today
Although sleepwalkers have an increased risk for headaches and migraines when awake, while sleepwalking, they are unlikely to feel pain even after suffering an injury. These are the findings of research published in the journal Sleep. [sleepwalking on ...
Sleepwalkers have painful lives by day, painless misadventures by night   Ars Technica UK
Sleepwalkers Feel No Pain When Injured: Study   U.S. News & World Report

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AllAfrica.com
   
Jobseekers 'Forced' to Take HIV Tests   
AllAfrica.com
Chairman Jotham Arwa said a majority of the cases they are handling focus on employers who force prospective employees to take HIV tests (file photo). By Patrick Langat. A tribunal has raised the alarm over what it says are increasing cases of ...

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A 5-Year-Old Child's Self-Esteem On The Same Scale As That Of An Adult   
malaysiandigest.com
NEW YORK — What sense of themselves as a person do young children have? American researchers have conducted tests that suggest self-esteem is as strong in a 5-year-old child as it is in an adult. Self-esteem is a complex psychological concept which ...


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MobiHealthNews
   
Survey: 58 percent of smartphone users have downloaded a fitness or health app   
MobiHealthNews
Some 58 percent of smartphone users have downloaded a health-related app, according to a NYU Langone Medical Center study of 1,604 US smartphone owners conducted in June 2015. Survey management company Toluna conducted the survey online.
Health apps: The new Ally of Health Experts to Upgrade Medical Care   ETHealthWorld.com

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Gambia Hosts Waho/Warn Malaria Managers Meeting   
AllAfrica.com
The Gambia is hosting a four-day West African Health Organisation/West Africa Regional Network Malaria Programme managers meeting at the Paradise Suite Hotel in Kololi. Speaking at the occasion, the permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health and ...


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YOU.co.za
   
Devasted parents want action after 11-month-old son dies in car seat   
YOU.co.za
News of a young child dying in a car seat usually sparks outrage and images of irresponsible parents who left their little one in a blazing hot car, where they succumbed to the overwhelming heat.

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Irish Examiner
   
Breakthrough as 'designer cell' therapy fights girl's leukaemia   
Irish Examiner
The head of research at the Irish Cancer Society has praised the designer of immune cell therapy which was used to reverse leukaemia in a one-year-old girl, and said it demonstrates how important such research is. Layla Richards, 1, was treated with an ...

Gene editing rescued a baby at death's door by reversing her cancer   Quartz
Infant Goes Into Remission Thanks to Cancer Treatment Breakthrough With ...   ABC News
Baby In Remission From Cancer After Gene-Editing Therapy   TIME
The Nation   
The Straits Times   
The Scientist   
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