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Sweat – A necessary bodily function?
Sweating can be uncomfortable, especially during a job interview, a presentation, or even a romantic encounter. Notwithstanding the considerable discomfort linked to this biological...
Botswana moves to tackle complex HIV situation
Botswana government has approved to reduce the age through which
individuals would be deemed capable of giving informed consent for HIV
testing as part of a...
Zimbabwe: Man in court with own intestines in bag
Shortfalls in Zimbabwe's health sector was highlighted last Wednesday, when a man awaiting trial for stealing motor cycles turned up in court holding his...
HIV/AIDS: UN report show decline in Africa, increase in Europe and Asia
United Nation's programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS has announced that HIV-AIDS infections have reduced in Africa, but are increasing in Eastern Europe and central Asia....
Mass immunizations begin as fear of polio outbreak hits Uganda
In response to the number of polio cases detected in the Bugiri district, in
eastern Uganda in mid-October 2010, the Ministry of Health, WHO and
UNICEF...
Mobile clinics in Southern African region to fight HIV-AIDS
Southern African region which carries the highest burden of the deadly HIV-AIDS in the world is planning to launch a string of mobile HIV/AIDS...
Female circumcision and Ugandan politics
Although Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM) has been condemned by international bodies as an abuse of human rights, a vast majority of people from the...
Are anti-wrinkle creams effective?
Do anti-wrinkle creams really do what they say? The French consumer magazine 60 millions de consommateurs (60 million consumers) has expressed strong doubts after...
Vaccinations and sexually-transmissible infections
Genital herpes, syphilis, chlamydia … These so-called “sexually-transmissible infections” (or STIs) are not at all the same as HIV/AIDS. Some can be prevented by...
Massage good or bad for our health?
Massage is widely used by sportsmen and women after competing, but does it really aid muscular recuperation?
But in fact, comparative studies have yet...
Lemon: A true elixir of health
Citrus limon or the lemon is a fruit we’re all familiar with but perhaps know very little about.
Like other citrus fruits, the lemon...
Malaria-resistant mosquitoes the key to malaria eradication?
A team at INSERM (the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research) has identified a gene that makes certain mosquitoes malaria resistant.
According...
Mapona: An all-Black porn film to fight HIV/AIDS
Armed with condoms and HIV prevention tools, Tau Morena, a pornographic film producer from South Africa, has decided to take his battle against AIDS...
Benin: Flood victims get swift international response
The World Food Program (WFP) and aid groups CARE and Caritas have moved to distribute food to thousands of homeless affected by flooding in...
Toxic counterfeit drugs poisoning hundreds of thousands
Counterfeit medicines are a serious problem afflicting some 90 countries worldwide, and they kill an estimated 700,000 people annually. The key to fighting the...
Swine/H1N1 Flu resurfaces in Southern Africa
The southern African nation of Zimbabwe’s health infrastructure has come under the spotlight after a new outbreak of the deadly influenza H1N1, commonly known...
African Health Care needs “Paradigm Shift”
A “paradigm shift” is needed in health care in Africa to include greater focus on the prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases like diabetes...
International Donors Must Fund Female-Controlled HIV Prevention Gel
After over twenty years of searching in the scientific wilderness, researchers have developed an effective vaginal microbicide gel that can block HIV transmission. ...
Ethiopia, Ghana and ten African countries get medical education grants
The United States will invest $130 million over the next five years to transform African medical education and increase the number of health care...
Wholegrain cereals and the heart
According to an American study, regular consumption of wholegrain cereals reduces the risk of cardiac insufficiency (heart failure).
Rich in vitamins, minerals, fibre and...
Balanced diets and sandwiches
Often eaten ‘on the hoof’, sandwiches are not necessarily a balanced meal.
However, a few tricks can help you turn the humble sandwich into...
Yoga to combat fatigue among cancer patients
Supportive care is becoming increasingly important in the treatment of cancer. And its evaluation is developing. At the Conference of the American Society of...
Iron deficiency: Why we suffer from it
Daily iron requirements are particularly high for women before they reach the menopause. This is of course due in part to the blood loss...
Endometriosis: A mystery pain and the female sexual organ
Intense pain during periods, when urinating or during sexual intercourse, often associated with difficulty conceiving a baby … this is the unfortunate lot of...
Zimbabwe: Male prisoners to get condoms
People doing jail time in Zimbabwe’s overcrowded and squalid prisons may soon be receiving an array of contraceptives in a bid to prevent...
Human Growth Hormone Shows Promise in Treating Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms
Human growth hormone can be used successfully to treat some symptoms of cystic fibrosis, but its impact on the disease itself remains unknown, according...
Corruption: Zimbabwe health workers creating artificial HIV drug shortages
A private grouping of lawyers in Zimbabwe has claimed that there is rampant corruption at government hospitals and municipal clinics as HIV and Aids...
Uganda: Shocking numbers of underage girls give birth on streets
Statistics from a recent survey carried out by a Ugandan NGO has revealed that a shocking number of over one hundred and thirty babies...
The bright spots of Millenium Development Goals in Africa
Various reports by the United Nations and other international organizations have shown that Africa is facing enormous challenges in achieving the world's anti-poverty Millennium...
New Publication Transcends Language Barriers to Share Untold Stories of Gay Men Living with HIV around the World
September 21, 2010 (Oakland, California) – The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) today launched their new online multimedia publication, SENSE, spotlighting the...