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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Health / Medical

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Health / Medical

Cholera can kill you within hours if left untreated: how to recognise the symptoms and protect yourself

        By Samuel Kariuki, Kenya Medical Research Institute   Cholera is a deadly disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, associated with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water. But it has also been found in seemingly clean places, including affluent neighbourhoods, hotels and restaurants with poor hygiene practices such as handling food with dirty hands and using contaminated water to wash utensils and prepare food. […]

todayJune 10, 2024 37

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Veneers, implants and agonising pain: the risks of cosmetic dentistry are nothing to smile about

UK reality star Katie Price has been open about her quest for ‘Turkey teeth’ Go My Media/Shutterstock     By Adam Taylor, Lancaster University     How much would you be willing to pay for a perfect movie star smile? For some, trying to achieve dazzlingly white, uniformly straight teeth without a Hollywood budget comes at a cost to their health as well as their wallet. The UK social media […]

todayJune 7, 2024 29

Africa

Foreign healthcare volunteers in Africa can harm local relationships – Zambian study

        By James Wintrup, Chr. Michelsen Institute     Thousands of global health volunteers, most from the United States, travel to Africa every year. These volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and have varying levels of experience. They include surgeons, anaesthesiologists, nurses and medical students. They arrive with the ambition to improve health outcomes in Africa and learn about “global health”. In my research I have studied the […]

todayJune 6, 2024 35

Health / Medical

For women with antenatal depression, micronutrients might help them and their babies – new study

Getty Images     By Julia J Rucklidge, University of Canterbury; Elena Moltchanova, University of Canterbury; Roger Mulder, University of Otago, and Siobhan A Campbell, University of Canterbury     Antenatal depression affects 15% to 21% of pregnant women worldwide. It can influence birth outcomes and children’s development, as well as increase the risk of post-natal depression. Current treatments like therapy can be inaccessible and antidepressants can carry risks for developing […]

todayJune 5, 2024 26

Health / Medical

SA hosts 8th South African TB conference to tackle TB crisis

  South Africa is hosting the Eighth South African TB Conference at the International Convention Centre in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. The four-day event seeks to reduce new TB infections and deaths while tracking progress towards the United Nations' 2025 targets. South Africa is among 30 high-burden TB countries contributing 87-percent of global cases. Health Department spokesperson Foster Mohale says the conference calls for united action to fight the pre-ventable infectious […]

todayJune 4, 2024 41

Africa

South Africa: new Drakensberg nature reserve will protect ancient rock art, wildlife, livelihoods, grasslands and water

          South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains have a new 6,500 hectare nature reserve. The new Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve is working with communities and will preserve ancient rock art, vital grasslands and water sources for millions of people. It connects a neighbouring world heritage site to another nature reserve, expanding a huge transnational protected area from South Africa to neighbouring Lesotho. Most importantly, it will open a […]

todayJune 4, 2024 18

Health / Medical

Shares slump for drugmaker GSK on Zantac ruling

      Shares in British pharmaceutical group GSK tumbled Monday after a US court paved the way for legal action by tens of thousands of patients who allege the heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. The over-the-counter treatment, known also by its non-commercial name ranitidine, was manufactured by several rivals including the French group Sanofi and US drugmaker Pfizer before it was withdrawn in 2019. "GSK disagrees with the ruling […]

todayJune 3, 2024 24

Health / Medical

Pharma firm urged to share new ‘game-changer’ HIV drug

          By Daniel Lawler Paris, May 30, 2024 (AFP) - More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities on Thursday called for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly disease. The drug lenacapavir could be a "real game-changer" in the fight against […]

todayMay 30, 2024 63

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