Alternative Medicine
Making the case for plant-based vaccines
A pair of researchers at Université Laval, Quebec claim that more effort should be made to develop plant-based vaccines. Hugues Fausther-Bovendo and Gary Kobinger have
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Three things you should know about mosquitoes
For thousands of years, malaria was a mysterious illness affecting people across the globe. Even the name of the disease, ‘malaria’, derived from two Italian
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App disrupts health care services in eastern DR Congo’s Goma
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, access to quality healthcare is expensive and tedious. But Bienvenue Zigabe has managed to create an application to facilitate
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Uganda: Govt Confirms Polio Outbreak in Uganda
By Esther Oluka The Ministry of Health has confirmed a polio outbreak in the country. The polioviruses were established on July 21 from two samples
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Recovery From Alcoholism – Taking The First Step
Twelve and a half years of sobriety may seem like a long time, especially in the middle of a seemingly endless and politicized pandemic, but
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Ghana: Beating Childhood Cancers Through Early Detection and Treatment
Accra — On one of Naomi Otua’s regular trips to visit her grandson James in the town of Assin Fosu in Ghana’s Central Region, she
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Ivory Coast starts Ebola jabs after first case in decades
Ivory Coast began a roll-out of vaccinations against Ebola on Monday after the country recorded its first known case of the disease since 1994, the
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New analysis of landmark scurvy study leads to update on vitamin C needs
by Jake Ellison, University of Washington It was wartime and food was scarce. Leaders of England’s effort to wage war and help the public survive during
Covid News
East Africa: EAC Calls for a Coordinated Approach On Covid-19
By Luke Anami The East African Community wants a coordinated approach by all partner states in combating Covid-19. The EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki
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Seychelles: SNA Interview – Seychelles’ First Specialist Paediatric Surgeon
INTERVIEW Marvin Fanny became Seychelles’ first specialist paediatric surgeon after he completed a fellowship from the College of Medicine of South Africa and a master
Health
Are Pears Safe For Dogs?
As the seasons rotate, so do our diet preferences, according to whatever new vegetables and fruits begin to ripen during that specific time. When colder
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No new Marburg virus cases detected in Guinea – WHO
The WHO said Friday that no further Marburg cases have been identified so far in Guinea but contacts of the fatal case were being monitored
