2015年2月5日 星期四

2015-02-06 Ghana Health


Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
   
Policy to address health and safety issues at workplaces underway   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has expressed deep regret about recent fire outbreaks and collapse of buildings that have cause the loss of lives and property. The Ministry in collaboration with the Ghana Employers Association and BUSAC ...


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New York Times
   
Small Rise in New Cases Shows Ebola Hanging On   
New York Times
Officials from the United Nations and the World Health Organization expressed concern on Thursday over data showing the first weekly rise in new Ebola cases this year, countering the downward trend in the disease that has ravaged three West African ...

Secret Burials in Africa Thwarting Efforts to Stamp Out Ebola: UN   NBCNews.com
Window for Containing Ebola Outbreak Seen Narrowing   Voice of America
Downward Ebola trend suddenly reverses itself   USA TODAY
CIDRAP   
U.S. News & World Report (blog)   
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Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
   
Cancer kills 8.2 million people in a year globally   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Professor Edwin K.Wiredu, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), says cancer, which is a leading cause of death worldwide, kills 8.2 million people in a year. He also said GLOBOCAN estimates that 16, 600 cases of ...


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Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
   
6 Simple Tips To Help Fade Dark Knuckles   
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Having dark knuckles can be a difficult thing to deal with for women of colour. It could be that you have them naturally or they could have been induced either by bleaching, excessive tanning, exposure to extreme/hazardous washing agents etc. For a quick fix, ...


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CSPnet.com
   
FDA Commissioner Hamburg Stepping Down   
CSPnet.com
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg has announced that she is stepping down at the end of March after six years. In a letter emailed to FDA colleagues and employees, she discussed her time with the ...

Head of FDA announces plans to resign after six years at post   Bangor Daily News
FDA commissioner plans to step down in March   Houston Chronicle
FDA Commissioner Hamburg to Leave Agency in March   Natural Products INSIDER (blog)
Xconomy   
NPR (blog)   
MiamiHerald.com   
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Irish Examiner
   
E-cigarette vapor damages the immune system of mice, study finds   
The Verge
E-cigarettes are being pitched as potentially safer alternatives to traditional tobacco cigarettes, but it's starting to look like they may share some of the same deleterious effects. A new study out of Johns Hopkins University looks at e-cigarettes' effects on mice, ...

E-cigarettes 'may harm the lungs and immune system'   BBC News
E-cigarettes may harm lungs   Financial Express
E-cigarettes compromise the immune system: Study   Times of India
Brisbane Times   
Daily News & Analysis   
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RT
   
New smartphone dongle diagnoses HIV in just 15 minutes   
RT
A cheap new device that can be attached to a smartphone can reportedly diagnose cases of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and syphilis – and, amazingly enough, the test only takes 15 minutes to complete. Developed by researchers at Columbia ...

Smartphone dongle detects HIV in 15 mins   Times of India
Phones join war on HIV, syphilis   Times LIVE
Scientists develop smartphone senor that checks for infection diseases   Android Community
Medscape   
The Westside Story   
Chicago Tribune   
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Mirror.co.uk
   
Flu jabs 'almost useless' for 97% of people as virus has mutated   
Mirror.co.uk
The number of deaths this winter is expected to be the worst for 15 years as the vaccination has no effect on the most common strain of the virus. The vaccine was estimated to work in just 3% of cases in lab tests. And it has no effectiveness at all against the ...

Flu vaccine gives only 'low protection' in UK this winter, experts warn   The Guardian
Flu jab is a waste of time for 97% of patients   Daily Mail
Flu jab given to millions offers almost no protection   The Times (subscription)
CIDRAP   
Today.com   
Belfast Telegraph   
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Hamilton Spectator
   
More cases of measles expected in Ontario   
Hamilton Spectator
The highly contagious disease caused by a virus is circulating in Niagara and all residents are urged to get their vaccinations up to date. next play/pause pre 1/1. Hamilton Spectator. By Joanna Frketich. Too few Hamilton schoolchildren are vaccinated to give ...

Fifth Toronto measles patient was fully vaccinated   Toronto Star
5th case of measles diagnosed in Toronto   Toronto Sun
Fifth case of measles confirmed in Toronto   Newstalk 1010
The Globe and Mail   
CTV News   
CHCH News   
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Mashable
   
More babies get the measles as Disneyland outbreak spreads across US   
Mashable
Pediatrician Charles Goodman, left, explains to Frank Fierro, the father of 1 year-old Cameron Fierro, the need of getting the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine at his practice in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. Image: Damian ...

Tougher vaccine exemptions sought amid US measles outbreak   The Globe and Mail
Lawmakers want tougher vaccine exemptions amid measles outbreak   Reuters
Will California call all the shots?   U-T San Diego
Bloomberg   
Slate Magazine (blog)   
Daily Caller   
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