2015年2月11日 星期三

2015-02-12 Nigeria Health


DailyPost Nigeria
   
Bird flu will be eradicated soon - FG   
DailyPost Nigeria
bird flu The Federal Government yesterday reaffirmed its resolve to eradicate bird flu in the country soon through multiple approach. This was disclosed in Abuja by Dr Ademola Raji, Director, Animal Production and Husbandry Services, Federal Ministry of ...


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Med Device Online
   
'Soft micro-robots' could do biopsies, deliver drugs   
The Guardian Nigeria
AT The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, a team working in a new area called soft robotics is developing tiny, self-folding devices that could one day be used to perform biopsies or precisely deliver drugs inside living tissue. Soft robotics is a new area of ...

Tiny robotic 'hands' could improve cancer diagnostics, drug delivery   Space Daily
Soft-Robotic "Hands" Could Assist With Cancer Biopsies And Other Surgeries   Med Device Online (press release)

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UNICEF Connect
   
UNICEF, others urge health workers to mobilise against FMG   
The Guardian Nigeria
THE United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have called for global efforts among health workers, including midwives, nurses and gynaecologists, to mobilise against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ...

Photo of the Week: Ending FGM   UNICEF Connect (blog)
To eradicate FGM we must tell the victims' stories, says North West MEP   Mancunian Matters

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Washington University in St. Louis News
   
Study: HPV vaccine not leading to risky teen sex   
Chron.com
A new study shows that teens who have received an HPV vaccine do not engage in more risky sex. The human papillomavirus, or HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. The disease can lead to genital warts and several types of ...

HPV Vaccine: Not Linked to Risk on Teen Sex   Health Aim
Study finds no link between HPV vaccination, increase in STIs   The Guardian Nigeria
Medical Minute: HPV Vaccine Fears   WDIO-TV
New Haven Register   
Examiner.com   
Washington University in St. Louis News   
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Jigawa introduces new method of polio vaccine administration   
Nigerian Tribune
THE Jigawa State ministry of health has introduced a new method of administering polio vaccine with higher percentage of effectiveness. Inaugurating the new method in Dutse General Hospital, the state Commissioner of Health, Dr Tafida Abubakar, said the ...


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Nigerian Tribune
   
Why bitter kola protects diabetics from kidney damage   
Nigerian Tribune
Do you as a diabetic want to protect your kidneys from damages that may arise from high blood sugar, endeavour to daily take bitter kola. Daily intake of bitter kola protects against diabetic kidney damage that could arise from the high blood sugar induced ...


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Beauty Tricks: 7 easy steps to help your nails grow longer   
Pulse Nigeria
We don't always have to resort to artificial nails to get the perfect manicure, with the right care nails can be groomed to great lengths as well. Published: 11.02.2015; Onnaedo Okafor. Print; eMail · Natural nails can also be wrapped and designed play.
Inventor and Entrepreneur, Jeff Budden, Files Patent Application On Nail Growth ...   Press Release Rocket

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Los Angeles Times
   
For most strokes, clot-retrieval device boosts effectiveness of drug treatment   
Los Angeles Times
In most patients suffering a potentially devastating ischemic stroke, the added use of a medical device designed to retrieve the blockage and restore flow of blood to the brain reduces rates of death and disability, four new studies have demonstrated. The latest ...

Stroke treatment improves patients' chances of avoiding brain damage   The Guardian
New procedure a 'major breakthrough' in stroke treatment: Canadian study   The Globe and Mail
Removing stroke-causing clots from the brain boosts recovery   Chicago Tribune
NEWS.com.au   
CTV News   
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NBCNews.com
   
Obama orders pullback of troops fighting Ebola in West Africa   
Business Standard
US President Barack Obama has announced withdrawal of all but 100 American troops deployed in West Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic, ending a 10-month mission. "I'm announcing that by April 30, all but 100 who will remain to help support the ongoing ...

Obama, Sacra Address US Role in Ebola Crisis   NECN
Obama vow to 'extinguish' Ebola despite troop withdrawal   The Sun Daily
Top UN development official starts visit to Ebola-hit countries   Xinhua
Voice of America   
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The Indian Express
   
Smoking Thins the Brain, and That's Not a Good Thing   
The Epoch Times
Brains scans of elderly smokers shows accelerated rates of cortex thinning. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia commons). More in Health News. A woman sleeps on top of her luggage at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Monday. The 30-Minute Solution to ...

Science says smoking thins the 'thinking' part of your brain   Business Insider Australia
Forget losing weight, smoking thins out your brain   Caboolture News
Study: Long-term smoking leads to cognitive decline   Jerusalem Post Israel News
New York Daily News   
Newsmax Health   
Yahoo Health   
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