en-ng-hotdailynews: 2015-04-01 Nigeria Health

US trains 160 health officials to combat Avian Flu
The Punch
The United States Agency for International Development has trained over 160 Nigerians on the prevention and control of avian flu. The U.S. Consul General in Lagos, Mr. Jeffery Hawkins, who spoke at a workshop organised for participants from the Federal ...

Institute culls 'sentinel chickens' as avian flu detected   Taipei Times

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Africa has brought TB epidemic under control
The Swazi Observer
AVAILABLE information indicates that significant progress is being made to bring the TB epidemic under control in Africa. The region, according to outgoing World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative Dr Owen Kaluwa has halted the previously ...

Local initiatives improving TB detection and treatment   The Observer (blog)
'Over 600000 new TB cases occur in Nigeria'   National Mirror

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From a medieval text, a weapon against a modern superbug emerges
Los Angeles Times
At the University of Nottingham in Britain, researchers have rediscovered an ancient medicinal elixir that appears to fight a very modern scourge: a deadly drug-resistant bacterial infection rampant in hospitals. The discovery melds medieval potion-making with ...

1000-Year-Old Eye Infection Salve May Kill MRSA Super Bug, Study Shows   ABC News
1000-year-old Anglo Saxon remedy kills MRSA superbug that resists modern ...   Syracuse.com
1000-year-old concoction could be remedy for superbug   New York Post
CBS News
New Zealand Herald
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Paracetamol useless for low back pain
ABC Online
Ineffective paracetamol The commonly-prescribed drug paracetamol does nothing to help low back pain, and may affect the liver when used regularly, a large new international study has confirmed. Reporting in today's issue of the British Medical Journal ...

The drugs don't work – medication for back pain is no better than placebo   Brisbane Times
Share this story   Herald Sun
Paracetamol 'no good for back pain'   BBC News
The Times (subscription)
The Australian (blog)
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OUR VIEW: Apple a day may not keep doctor away
Gadsden Times
Say it ain't so. Don't disillusion us by spoiling one of the most repeated and honored of adages. Unfortunately, there's no preventing it. Research findings published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine cast doubt on whether an apple a day keeps the doctor ...

Sorry, Mom: An Apple a Day Does Not Keep the Doctor Away, Says Research   MTV.com
Apple a day keeps pills (but not doctors) away   The Times (subscription)
A small apple a day keeps the pharmacist at bay   The Globe and Mail
National Post
Daily Mail
Examiner.com
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Low Income Affects Children's Brains
American Register
As per a new study published by University of Southern California, poverty affects growth of children's brain. Children who grow in affluent environment have bigger brains than the ones who live in poverty. Advertisement. Researchers and neuroscientists ...

Study shows connection between wealth, brain development   Hawaii News Now
Study: there's a correlation a child's brain size and how much their parents make   wtvr.com
Poverty Affects Children's Brain Growth: Californian Study   Yibada (English Edition)
Health Aim
Science Times
Washington Post
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Low sperm count? Blame it on pesticide
Times of India
Researchers found those men that ate fruit and vegetables high in concentrations of pesticide had on average a 49 per cent lower sperm count. Pesticide residues on some fruits and vegetables could be harming men's fertility, a study has claimed.
Pesticides on fruits, vegetables linked to lower sperm counts in men: study   The Globe and Mail
Probe sees link between semen quality, pesticides   Taipei Times
Pesticides on fruits, veggies linked with poorer semen quality   Reuters
Times LIVE
Irish Examiner
Business Standard
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Landmark buildings to be lit up in blue for autism awareness
The Hindu
Lalitha Mahal Palace and Crawford Hall of the University of Mysore in the city are among the landmark buildings in the world that will be lit up in blue on Thursday to throw attention on autism, a pervasive development disorder that affects millions of people.
Pa. teacher challenges residents to eat a doughnut for autism awareness   Herald-Mail Media
'Light It Up Blue' to raise autism awareness   St. George Daily Spectrum
Store Shines A Light On Autism   Yankton Daily Press
KGNS.tv
Chanute Tribune
WTRF
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3D scans can now reveal a person's biological age
Daily Mail
But our biological age – which can vary significantly from our real age – often remains a mystery. Now scientists say they can accurately estimate biological age by creating a 3D scan of wrinkles and other facial features. Scientists say they have discovered a ...

What 3D Facial Imaging Can Reveal About Your Aging Process   Huffington Post
3D Scanning Could Detect Premature Aging   jilard.com
Simple Facial Scans Reveal How Fast a Person Is Aging   Discover Magazine (blog)
American Live Wire
Live Science
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E-Cigs Tied to Drinking, Other Risky Teen Behaviors
Philly.com
TUESDAY, March 31, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Electronic cigarettes are used by both smoking and nonsmoking teens, and are associated with drinking and other risky behaviors, a new study finds. "We found that e-cigarette access is strongly related to ...

Call for stricter controls on e-cigarettes as teenage use grows   The Independent
20% of teens have accessed E-cigs   NEWS.com.au
Fears e-cigs are gateway to real cigarettes after teens get taste for nicotine   Daily Mail
Scottish Daily Record
WebMD
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