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Uganda: Malaria Deaths, Infections Drop
By Shabibah Nakirigya Malaria — related deaths and infections have been halved under the auspices of Malaria Consortium’s Malaria Action Programme for Districts (MAPD). The
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Vitamin D may protect against young-onset colorectal cancer
Consuming higher amounts of Vitamin D—mainly from dietary sources—may help protect against developing young-onset colorectal cancer or precancerous colon polyps, according to the first study
Health Tips
Sit all day for work? A simple step can cut your health risk
Take a work break: A small, new study suggests that getting out of your chair every half hour may help improve your blood sugar levels
Global
Nigeria: Healthy Mother, Healthy Child – Encouraging ANC, PMTCT Uptake in Akwa Ibom State
By Kelechukwu Iruoma Eme Okon was two months pregnant with her third child when she started attending antenatal care (ANC) at the Eyokponung Primary Health
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South Africa: Spotlight On Women in Health
By Alicestine October In 1947 the first black woman qualified as a doctor in South Africa. Her name was Mary Malahlela-Xakana. It took the country
Alternative Medicine
Physics shows why 20 seconds is right for hand-washing
Twenty seconds. That’s how long you need to wash your hands to remove germs, a new physics study confirms. Typical hand-washing guidelines—including those from the U.S.
Health Tips
How To Prepare “Kontomire” And Banana Smoothie- Kwadwo Sheldon & Yaa [VIDEO]
Ingredients “Kontomire”/ Cocoyam leaves Banana Milk Honey Ice cubes Blender* Method Cut Your Kontomire into small pieces and rinse with salt water to cleanse parasites
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How chlamydia might increase cancer and ectopic pregnancy risk
A review of evidence by researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Edinburgh has suggested a possible new means by which chlamydia
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
Global
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
