2015年1月20日 星期二

2015-01-21 Ghana Health


NDTV
   
26% Indians facing threat of non-communicable diseases   
Hindustan Times
The probability of an Indian between the ages of 30-70 years dying from the four main non-communicable diseases - diabetes, cancer, stroke and respiratory diseases - was 26% at present, the World Health Organisation said Monday. According to the Global ...

Low and middle-income countries to lose $7 trillion to non-communicable diseases   Ghana Business News
Probability of death by NCDs high in India: WHO   The Hindu
WHO released Global Status Report on Non-communicable Diseases 2014   Jagran Josh
NDTV   
New Vision   
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AsiaOne
   
Gym time won't cancel out too much sitting   
AsiaOne
People who are too sedentary, even if they do exercise frequently, are more likely to develop heart disease, cancer and diabetes, a new report says. It's well known that too much sitting time is bad for our health. "What we didn't know was whether the sitting ...

Sitting all day increases risk of disease, even with exercise   Vox
Study: Excessive sitting linked to risk of heart disease, cancer   USA TODAY
Even Regular Exercise Isn't Enough To Cancel Out Too Much Sitting   Huffington Post
Calgary Herald   
Metro   
New York Daily News   
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Daily Mail
   
Nigeria nearing six months without single polio case   
Daily Mail
Nigeria was on Tuesday awarded $8.1 million in funding for a final push to eradicate polio, as it nears six months without a case of the disease. Rotary International, which is working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to wipe out the virus, said the ...

Rotary Raises Funds to End Polio in Nigeria   AllAfrica.com

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Sierra Express Media
   
Airplane passenger does not have Ebola, state says   
NJ.com
The passenger whose on-board illness and West African travel origin raised concerns about Ebola has tested negative for the disease, according to the N.J. Department of Health. "The patient was evaluated overnight for a gastrointestinal illness and was ...

Stigmatization of health workers; a scar on the conscience of the perpetrators   Sierra Express Media
World Bank trims estimate of Ebola economic cost   Economic Times

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NHIS holders sentisised on benefits   
Vibe Ghana
Mr Joseph Yaw Owusu-Kwarteng, former Public Relations Officer of the Awutu Effutu Senya District Health Insurance Scheme, has advised premium holders of the scheme to remain reliable to the policy. This, he, said would enable them gain from its ...


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Panorama.am
   
Fitness 'rubs off on your partner'   
Panorama.am
Whether you want to lose weight, quit smoking or exercise more, you have a better chance of success if your partner shares your goal, research suggests. The British study looked at data from more than 3,700 married or cohabiting couples aged 50 and older, ...


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NDTV
   
Harvard study suggests moderate alcohol consumption linked to lower risk of ...   
Syracuse.com
The Harvard University study, published in the European Heart Journal, had more than 14,000 male and female participants. (Thinkstock). Print · Allie Healy | ahealy@syracuse.com By Allie Healy | ahealy@syracuse.com The Post-Standard Email the author ...

A drink a day may protect heart more than abstaining   Fox News
The benefits of boozing: Why are we obsessed with the health effects of alcohol?   The Independent
What a Daily Drink Might Do for Your Heart   dailyRx
Times of India   
CBS News   
NDTV   
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North Country Public Radio
   
Poverty, skin color, race raise asthma risk—US study   
Inquirer.net
MIAMI, United States – A US study out Tuesday including more than 23,000 children has debunked the long-standing belief that living in the inner city raises the risk of asthma. Instead, it found that being poor, African-American or Puerto Rican were more ...

Study shows asthma is not more prevalent in the inner city   Boston Globe
Inner City Life is Not Linked to Asthma, Study Suggests   Daily Science Journal
As the poor move from cities, asthma goes with them   USA TODAY
CBS News   
Diabetes Insider   
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9news.com.au
   
UK doctors transplant six-day-old baby's organs in milestone procedure   
9news.com.au
British doctors have turned a tragedy into a medical milestone by transplanting the organs of a deceased newborn. The six-day-old's kidneys and liver cells were donated to two other patients after the baby's heart stopped beating. Doctors say she was born ...

Terminally ill baby saves life of two in unique operation   Times of Oman
What does the UK's first organ donation from a newborn baby mean for the future?   Irish Examiner
Transplant first: Doctor describes first organ donation from UK newborn   BBC News
Business Standard   
The Independent   
The Times (subscription)   
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NDTV
   
Rivers govt kills birds over Avian flu threat   
Nigerian Tribune
Rivers State government has acknowledged the outbreak of Avian flu, commonly known as bird flu, in the state, saying that hundreds of birds have been eliminated in a privately -owned farm affected by the flu in Port Harcourt. Mr Emma Chinda, the state ...

Avian Influenza Confirmed in Idaho   KPVI News 6
Avian flu found in Canyon County   The Idaho Statesman
Avian flu virus found in Clallam County   Port Townsend Leader
The Spokesman Review   
Reuters   
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