2015年5月15日 星期五

2015-05-16 Nigeria Health


Wall Street Journal
   
At least 28 children killed by lead poisoning in Nigeria | Reuters   
Firstpost
ABUJA At least 28 children under the age of five have been killed by drinking stream water contaminated with lead in Nigeria's Niger state, health minister Fidelis Nwankwo said, and officials blamed the contamination on illegal mining. Villagers "were mining ...

Nigerian Children Dying of Lead Poisoning From Gold Mining in Latest Outbreak   Wall Street Journal

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The Guardian Nigeria
   
Don't Buy Fortified Foods Exposed To Sunlight, NAFDAC Warns Consumers   
The Guardian Nigeria
IN a bid to reduce cases of micronutrient deficiency, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against buying fortified foods improperly stored in markets, especially those exposed directly to sunlight.
NAFDAC set to clamp down on processed food makers that fail micronutrient ...   WorldStage

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FMC Owerri Workers Begin 3-Day Warning Strike   
Vanguard
Owerri — Staff of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, have commenced a three-day warning strike to protest the ongoing plan by the hospital management to privatize some of the units and departments in the establishment. Vanguard gathered that the current ...

Hospital Workers, MD Disagree On Planned Units Privatisation   The Tide

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Biotechin.Asia
   
Latest HPV Vaccine prevents 80 % of Cervical Cancers   
Biotechin.Asia
Worldwide, cervical cancer is both the fourth most common cause of cancer and the fourth most common cause of death from cancer in women. Cervical cancer is mainly known to be caused by some types of human papilloma virus (HPV). Two vaccines have ...

Cervical cancer 101   Manila Standard Today
Selling the Fear of Cervical Cancer: The New Gardasil Vaccine: Is It Right for ...   Center for Research on Globalization
7 Signs Of Cervical Cancer That Women Need To Observe   Information Nigeria

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Las Vegas Review-Journal
   
Babies would rather talk to other babies than talk to you   
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Babies want to listen to other babies more than they want to listen to their parents. Babies would rather talk to other babies than talk to you. 7594530_1.gif. image. By HERB SCRIBNER DESERET NEWS. Babies want to listen to other babies more than they ...

Babies Prefer Baby Sounds Over Adult Voices   HealthCentral.com
Pre-babbling babies prefer baby sounds to adult sounds   Medical News Today
Shhh, mummy! Babies prefer each other's voices   Daily Trust

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360Nobs.com
   
Bacteria that cause typhoid fever showing resistance to antibiotics   
Newsday
Multi-drug resistant bacteria that cause typhoid fever are on the move around the world and replacing strains that once were susceptible to antibiotics, researchers have found in a new analysis. To prevent further expansion of the multi-drug resistant bugs, ...

Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid Tracked & Targeted For Vaccination   Asian Scientist Magazine
Scientists 'amazed' at spread of typhoid 'superbug'   Daventry Express

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UN News Centre
   
UN chief calls for commitment to improve health of women, children, adolescents   
GlobalPost
NEW YORK, May 14 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for stepped-up commitments to improve the health of women, children and adolescents worldwide with an updated global strategy in this regard. Ahead of the UN's ...

Ban Ki-moon's troubling   Jakarta Post
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says 800 women still die daily from ...   Codewit World News
Ban kicks off meeting to boost commitment to 'Every Woman, Every Child' initiative   UN News Centre

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The Guardian Nigeria
   
Stem Cells Can Repair Damaged Spinal Cord, Says Scholar   
The Guardian Nigeria
THERE seems to be a ray of hope for persons suffering from terminal diseases through recent major breakthroughs in stem cell technology. Persons diagnosed with diabetes, Parkinson's disease, cardiac failure and those suffering from irreparable injury as ...

Stem-Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Orthopedic Treatment   India West
Stem Cells Protected in Hydrogel Can Repair Brain Damage: Study   News Every day
Injectable gel makes inroads against blindness and stroke   The Globe and Mail
Medical News Today   
U of T Engineering News   
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Irish Independent
   
Surgeons leave mobile phone inside new mum after C-section   
Irish Independent
A new mum who welcomed a baby after a Caesarean section discovered that surgeons had left a mobile phone inside of her when it began to vibrate hours afterwards. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
Doctor 'leaves' phone inside patient's belly   The Nation
Jordanian doctor left cell phone in women's abdomen after C-section: report   New York Daily News
Doctor leaves mobile phone inside woman after delivering baby   News24 Nigeria
The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)   
CNET   
LifeNews.com   
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People Magazine
   
Rancher Recovers from Traumatic Brain Injury with Sudden Gift for Poetry and ...   
People Magazine
Leigh Erceg majored in physical education in college. She loved NASCAR and riding ATVs and worked on a ranch in a remote area of northwest Colorado. Today, she doesn't care about any of those things. She's now an avid artist, poet and mathematician.
Colorado rancher woman, Leigh Erceg, falls down ravine and becomes artistic ...   Metro
Colorado Rancher Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury, Becomes Accidental Genius   ABC News

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