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2015-06-01 Ghana Health


Citifmonline
   
MOH inaugurates governing board of pharmacy council   
Citifmonline
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has inaugurated a Health Facility Regulatory Agency (HEFRA) Council to regulate public and private health care facilities to enhance a healthy population. Mr Alex Segbefia, Minister of the Sector said the country needs a health ...


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BBC News
   
Beijing public smoking ban begins   
BBC News
Public smoking in China's capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law. China has over 300 million smokers and over a million Chinese people die from smoking-related illnesses every year. Smoking bans already existed in China, but ...

Report: Smoking kills 8000 Israelis a year, including 700 passive smokers   Haaretz
Tough public smoking ban begins in Beijing   Deutsche Welle
Smoking kills: 54k in Aurangabad district facing premature death   Times of India
The Globe and Mail   
Irish Examiner   
The Hindu   
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India Gazette
   
Breakthrough reported in treatment of spinal cord damage   
India Gazette
LONDON, UK - A group of drugs being tested for cancer treatment have been shown to present promising results for spinal cord injury in mice, according to a new report. The cancer drug called Nutlins was administered to mice as part of a cancer study, but ...

Spinal cord injury may respond to cancer drug   BBC News

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Mother Plans To Breastfeed Daughter Till Age 10, Still Breastfeeding Her At Age 6   
Information Nigeria
Extended breastfeeding is highly unusual in today's world, which is why 6-year-old Amina's case is making headlines. At age 52, her mother – belly dancing expert and human rights activist Maha Al Musa – is one of the oldest women in the world to be ...

Resilient: This 52-year-old mother plans to breastfeed her 6-yr-old till she's 10   Pulse.com.gh

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Starr 103.5 FM
   
Stop “criminal” Ebola vaccines trial in Ghana - Coalition   
Starr 103.5 FM
The Coalition for Ghana's Independence Now (CGIN) has said it is “disappointed” in the Ghana government for allowing its citizens to be used for an Ebola vaccines trial. A few days ago, Starrfmonline.com broke the news that the University of Health and ...


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GhanaWeb
   
Don't consume sick birds, public advised   
GhanaWeb
The Acting Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Michael Adjabeng, has cautioned the public not to rush to kill, prepare and consume sick birds in their farms or at home due to the avian influenza or bird flu scare in Accra.

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Graphic Online
   
Ghana records 25% reduction in under-five deaths...over seven years   
Graphic Online
Ghana's latest Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) conducted in 2014 and released this year has seen the country making giant strides in many priority maternal and child health indicators but with worrying regional, age, rural-urban variations in ...


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Fox News
   
92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to finish marathon   
The Hindu
A 92-year-old cancer survivor rocked her way into the record books on Sunday, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon. “I'm fine, they're really pampering me here,” Thompson said in a firm, joyful voice as people all around her shouted ...

This 92-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Just Became the Oldest Runner to Finish a ...   E! Online
Harriette Thompson, 92, completes San Diego marathon   CBC.ca
This 92-year-old just became the oldest woman to run a marathon   Washington Post (blog)
U-T San Diego   
USA TODAY   
BBC Sport   
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The Guardian Nigeria
   
Tobacco shops still operating near schools in Nashik   
Times of India
NASHIK: A year after a student survey revealed the presence of 10 tobacco shops near schools, the authorities and school managements have failed to close down 3-4 of them. Activists hoped that these shops operating in violation of SC orders will be shut ...

WHO, NHF, others want action against illicit tobacco trade   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
Probe illicit tobacco trade, Inonge directs ZRA   Zambia Daily Mail
UN chief calls for more efforts to end illicit trade in cheaper tobacco products   Xinhua
The Nation   
Hindustan Times   
Asian Tribune   
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The Times (subscription)
   
Schools should tell girls to try for a baby before 30, says fertility expert   
The Times (subscription)
Women should start trying for a baby before they turn 30 if they want to get pregnant, a fertility expert has advised. Geeta Nargund, a consultant gynaecologist, called on the government to include fertility lessons in the national curriculum so that girls knew that ...

Revealed: The magic age to have babies   NEWS.com.au
Women urged to try for a baby before 30   Sky News Australia
Start trying for a baby by 30, says top fertility doctor   Stuff.co.nz
The Satellite   
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