Health
Somalia journalist dies following shelling
A Somali reporter shot by unknown gunmen last week has died from his wounds, colleagues said Monday.
Mohamed Mohamud Turyare, who was shot as he...
Five dead in Uganda due to killer disease
A deadly virus known as the Marbourg has spread in the capital city of Uganda Kampala after a woman travelling to the city has...
Police shot Striking mineworker in Rustenburg to dead
A mineworker at the Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) mine in Rustenburg has been shot dead at the hill on Thursday night.
This incident took...
Armed rebel groups Hinders the fight against cholera in Nyamilima
The population of Rutshuru in North kivu has recorded eighty cases of cholera attack at the Nyakakoma health center since September 24.
Ten cases...
Guinea government still remain voiceless on the culprits of September, 28 massacre
The culprits of the massacre of over thousnads of people who took part in a political rally in a stadium at Conakry, the capital...
Professor Gottlieb honored by Queen Elizabeth II
The Cameroonian Professor emeritus, Gottlieb Lobe Monekosso, former Minister of Public Health and Director of the World Health Organisation for Africa Region, has been...
Namibia: Baby-dumping rates soar among school girls
Female college students across Namibia have caused a stir by holding a mini summit to discuss infanticide and baby dumping amid reports that figures...
Discovering the birth of France’s first “child donor”
Umut Talha, born on 26 January 2011 at the Antoine Béclère de Clamart Hospital near Paris, is the first “child donor” – NOT “medicine...
Ivory Coast’s battle for antiretroviral drugs
The political situation in Ivory Coast remains complex and now the country is facing problems with the supply of medicines. Indeed, a serious problem...
Cigarettes: Smoking out your life
Just one cigarette and the risk of developing lung cancer is already at your door! According to an American study, less than 30 minutes...
Listeria: A biological hacker in the human immune system
It appears that a bacterial protein may be able to penetrate the cell nucleus and reprogramme the genes responsible for activating our immune system....
When a mother’s voice soothes a baby
Is there really any point in mothers-to-be to talking to their unborn child during pregnancy? According to Canadian researchers, the answer to this is...
Drug addicts turn to HIV drugs for lethal mix
Drug peddlers in South Africa have introduced a new deadly drug whose ingredients contain life-prolonging antiretrovirals for people infected with HIV, a move that...
Clean water for rural Ethiopia
After Lori Pappas first arrived in the Omo River Valley in southwestern Ethiopia three years ago, the first thing she did was conduct a...
Southern Sudan lacks latrines and toilets
Over 80 per cent of south Sudanese have no acess to proper latrines and toilets, a survey conducted by Southern Sudan Center for Census,...
Ghana: Pure Home Water for the north
According to the World Health Organization, diseases associated with unsafe water claim the lives of about 2 million people worldwide every year, most of...
Nail biting opens the door to infection
Do you bite your nails? It’s a bad habit, and it’s not without its dangers either. “Light onychophagy” (as doctors call it) is not...
Childproofing the kitchen is essential
For children, every room in the house is a playground and ripe for exploration, and the kitchen is no exception. But with all the...
Declare war on allergens in the home
Up until the age of 12 months, the main allergens your child is likely to be exposed to are eggs, groundnuts and cow’s milk....
What is selenium and where is it found?
Selenium is a trace element essential to our metabolism, a vital constituent of certain antioxidant enzymes that plays a role in the fight against...
Texting helps monitor HIV/AIDS in Kenya
Between May 2007 and October 2008, an experiment was conducted in Kenya that involved sending a weekly text message to patients on antiretroviral drugs...
Early Menopause: What are some of the causes?
As its name implies, early menopause is menopause that occurs at an earlier than average age. It brings with it the same effects as...
Prostate cancer: What is the best fight?
Is it possible to ward off the risk of death from prostate cancer by taking regular exercise?
According to certain American doctors, walking, running,...
Cigarette Smoke’s 30 minute grace period
Polycyclic hydrocarbons are well known as being carcinogenic. They carry formidable cancerization factors right along the route that the tobacco smoke follows, including the...
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe going blind?
Veteran Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe was last Friday (February
11) evening whisked to Singapore for “ an urgent eye review” amid
reports that he could...
Contraception after childbirth: Condoms, pills or contraceptive implants?
Although the idea of talking about contraception just after giving birth may seem strange, experts have highlighted its importance.
According to gynaecologist Katty Ardaens,...
Stroke, what are the risk factors?
Each year, 130,000 people in France alone suffer a cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke). The frequency of strokes increases with age, as the arteries...
Beware of cancer friendly pollutants at home!
How do you rid your house of the pollutants found in adhesives, paints, floor, wall and ceiling coverings, furniture and treated and natural woods,...
Treating serious or superficial burns
Burns, whether superficial or deep, should not be taken lightly given that they are prone to complications and superintfections. A few tips on what...
Night shifts and sleep patterns
Between the ages of 25 and 45, it is not unusual for people to do night work with staggered or irregular hours. Working...