As Liberia nears the end of the Ebola outbreak with days left to be declared Ebola free, many foreign interventions are gradually being rolled out. The latest intervention to come to an end is the American Public Health Service managed Monrovia Medical Unit which was on Thursday decommissioned.
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Indian-origin team develops novel gel for biomedical research
May 4, 2015 0
A team of Indian-origin researchers from the Harvard University has developed a novel, truly biocompatible hydrogel that can speed up research and development of several promising applications in tissue engineering.
Daily hour of TV boosts children’s weight – Study
May 4, 2015 0
Even a little bit of television viewing goes a long way to potentially hurt a child’s health, according to new research. Kindergartners and first-graders who watched even an hour of television a day were more likely to be overweight or obese, according to new research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Diego.
Breastfeeding could reduce a woman’s chance of breast cancer
May 4, 2015 0
Breastfeeding reduces a woman’s risk of dying from breast cancer by more than a quarter, according to a study. It was also found to cut the likelihood of the disease coming back by 30 per cent. …
‘World’s fattest man’ Paul Mason ready for New York surgery
May 4, 2015 0
A man once dubbed the world’s fattest has said having a fiancee has given him new responsibility and fear as he waits for life-changing weight loss surgery. Paul Mason, 54, from Ipswich, used to weigh 70 stone (440kg) but has lost about 45 stone (285kg).
Most countries woefully unprepared to fight resistant superbugs, says WHO
May 4, 2015 0
Test tubes filled with samples of bacteria to be tested are seen at the Health Protection Agency in north London March 9, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett. Only 34 countries have national plans to fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance, meaning few are prepared to tackle “superbug” infections which put even basic healthcare at risk, the WHO said on Wednesday.
Sierra Leone: CSOs Want Free Healthcare Included in the Constitution
May 4, 2015 0
As the eighty-man committee selected to review the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone continues its work, Save the Children International and partners have presented a recommendation to the Constitutional Review Committee for the free healthcare initiative to be included in the revised constitution.
‘First natural birth’ for diabetic woman with artificial pancreas
May 4, 2015 0
A diabetic woman has become the first in the world to give birth naturally after using an artificial pancreas while pregnant, experts have said. Catriona Finlayson-Wilkins, 41, of Knapton, Norfolk, gave birth to son Euan on Tuesday at the Norfolk and Norfolk University Hospital.
