Health
Niger floods leave at least 54 dead, 200,000 displaced
Flooding unleashed by three months of torrential rain in Niger has killed at least 54 people and left nearly 200,000 displaced, the UN said Friday.
Sep 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN: Malaria outbreak kills over 4,000 in Burundi this year
An outbreak of malaria has killed over 4,000 people in Burundi so far this year, the United Nations said Wednesday, a dramatic rise over the 700 victims the government announced just two weeks ago.
Mar 29, 2017
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Health
Experts warn of health threats from climate change
(HealthDay)—More heat waves, food shortages, and the rapid spread of some infectious diseases may occur in the future due to climate change, experts warned at the Climate & Health Meeting, held on Feb. 16 in Atlanta.
Feb 20, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Yo-yo dieting might cause extra weight gain
Repeated dieting may lead to weight gain because the brain interprets the diets as short famines and urges the person to store more fat for future shortages, new research by the universities of Exeter and Bristol suggests.
Dec 5, 2016
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Health
Yemen health services 'nearing collapse', says MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday that health services in Yemen were "nearing collapse", with pregnant women dying for lack of transport and hospitals under fire from snipers.
Aug 4, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Gender difference in vital cell count of HIV patients
Male HIV patients in rural South Africa reach the low immunity levels required to become eligible for antiretroviral treatment in less than half the time it takes for immunity levels to drop to similar levels in women, according ...
May 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO approves experimental Ebola drugs (Update 2)
The World Health Organization authorised Tuesday the use of experimental drugs to fight Ebola as the death toll topped 1,000 and a Spanish priest became the first European to succumb to the latest outbreak.
Aug 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
West Africa feels knock-on effects of battle against Ebola
West Africa was counting the cost of measures to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic on Sunday, as unprecedented restrictions caused snarled transport, food shortages and soaring prices.
Aug 10, 2014
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Health
China two-child policy not imminent: official
China's health ministry on Thursday dampened speculation that the country could dump its one-child policy and allow families to have two.
Mar 6, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Food insecurity leads to increased incidence of tuberculosis in Zimbabwe
The rise of tuberculosis (TB) in Zimbabwe during the socio-economic crisis of 2008-9 has been linked to widespread food shortage, according to a new study led by Canadian researchers from the University of Toronto Dalla Lana ...
Feb 5, 2014
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