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Do you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?
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Matthew Campbell, Leeds Beckett University There is a widespread belief that sugar is the sole cause of diabetes. After all, the disease is characterised by high levels of sugar in the blood.…
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Africa: Largest Cholera Vaccine Drive in History to Target Spike in Outbreaks
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), May 7, 2018/ A spate of cholera outbreaks across Africa has prompted the largest cholera vaccination drive in history, with more than two million people across the continent set to receive oral cholera…
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New data from Africa allays fears of bowel obstruction from rotavirus vaccine
ABUJA, Nigeria, April 19, 2018-An evaluation carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centre for Disease Control (CDC), and country partners shows that administering monovalent rotavirus vaccine to African infants does not…
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Responding to Needs of Families Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder
DHAKA, Mar 29 2018 (IPS) - Shuchona Foundation is a not-for-profit policy advocacy, research, and capacity-building organization specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and mental health. It is the culmination of the efforts to…
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‘Opportunity missed’ to improve type 2 diabetes care
By Marie-Louise Connolly-More than £1m is spent on diabetes care every day in Northern Ireland
A clear opportunity has been missed to improve care for people living with type 2 diabetes in Northern Ireland. Failure to fully implement a…
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Nigeria battles its largest Lassa fever outbreak on record
ABUJA, Nigeria, February 28, 2018-Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has reached record highs with 317 laboratory confirmed cases, according to figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) this week. Although endemic to…
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Zambia: MSF Data Published in New England Journal of Medicine Stresses Effectiveness of Single-Dose…
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 8, 2018-Mareeg-Recent data from Zambia’s 2016 cholera epidemic found that giving people just one of the currently-recommended two doses of the oral cholera vaccine was nearly 90 percent…
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International Atomic Energy Agency Helps Uganda Restart Vital Radiotherapy Services for Cancer…
KAMPALA, Uganda, January 19, 2018--Uganda today inaugurated a new radiotherapy machine to resume essential treatment services for cancer patients after the country’s only previous such equipment broke down in 2016. The International Atomic…
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WHO Director General Dr. Tedros visits Kenya
His short visit will include a courtesy call and meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta, Health Cabinet/Ministry, signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNEP, and a visit to Kiambu Hospital NAIROBI, Kenya, January 9,…
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Seeing Through Big Tobacco’s Smokescreen
by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Tabaré Ramón Vázquez-Mareeg.com-GENEVA – We all know how bad tobacco is, that it kills millions of people every year, and that it harms many more. We also know that tobacco companies have consistently lied…
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AIDS, NCDs, and the ABCs of Organizing
by Kent Buse,Laurel Sprague-Mareeg.com-GENEVA – Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease, are responsible for 70% of all deaths. There is incontrovertible evidence that tobacco…
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Danish Smartphone App for Midwives and Future Mothers Launched in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana, December 8, 2017-Mareeg.com-Every year 30,000 infants lose their lives due to complications related to birth or pregnancies – and this is in Ghana alone. A new application for smartphones aims to lower this number…
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