2014年12月12日 星期五

2014-12-13 Zimbabwe Health


Nkayi Mortuary Not Working for the Past Six Years   
AllAfrica.com
NKAYI Rural District Hospital mortuary has not been operating properly for the past six years, forcing villagers to resort to traditional methods of preserving bodies. The more well-to-do villagers have to travel over 120 kilometres to the nearest mortuary facility.

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VOXXI
   
Venezuelan beauty queens: But at what cost?   
VOXXI
Venezuela has turned out six Miss Worlds, seven Miss Universes, six Miss Internationals and two Miss Earths, and the nation is known across the globe as a place of beautiful women. But just how real is the beauty presented by Venezuela to the world–and ...

Butt implants at 12, intestines removed by 16   Chronicle
Beauty Shop of Horrors! How Children Are Getting Butt Lifts and More in Quest ...   Extra
Inside Venezuelan 'beauty factories' where girls go to become Miss World   Daily Mail
The Inquisitr   
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New Plant Breeding Academy Graduates To Improve Africa's 'Orphan' Crops   
EIN News (press release)
(NAIROBI, Kenya, December 11, 2014) --- The African Plant Breeding Academy, run by the University of California, Davis, in collaboration with Mars Incorporated and their global partners, today graduated its first class of plant breeders in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Daily Times
   
Proved at last: Men are idiots   
The Seattle Times
A whimsical statistical study published in the British Medical Journal's Christmas issue uses a database of bizarre and often fatal behavior to apply scientific scrutiny to what it calls Male Idiot Theory. By Melissa Healy. Los Angeles Times (TNS) ...

Darwin Awards show men come first in dying to be stupid   Irish Independent
Males trump females in 'idiotic' deaths   Irish Examiner
Darwin Awards show men are dead stupid - and here's why   Mirror.co.uk
Economic Times   
Los Angeles Times   
TVNZ   
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IBNLive
   
Ebola toll in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia reaches 6583: WHO   
IBNLive
Dakar: The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the three worst-hit countries in West Africa reached 6,583 as of December 10, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Updated figures on the WHO website showed that 18,188 cases have been ...

Sierra Leone forced to cancel Christmas as Ebola spreads   Irish Independent
Ebola death toll climbs to 6583   DAWN.com
Australian Ebola hospital opens but returning senator calls for greater contribution   Sydney Morning Herald
Los Angeles Times   
Reuters Africa   
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BBC News
   
Poor water and hygiene 'kills mothers and newborns'   
BBC News
Leading health experts say many mothers and newborns are dying because of a lack of sanitation, safe water and hygiene while giving birth. Sanitation has been overlooked in poor countries despite the connection between health and hygiene being known ...

Water Sanitation: Dirty Hospitals Still Killing New Mothers And Newborns   American Live Wire
Report: 300000 Die Worldwide in 2013 Childbirths   Voice of America
Research: Improve water and sanitation in clinics to reduce maternal deaths   Bangor Daily News
Businessweek   
Reuters Africa   
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Healthcare Global
   
Universal Health Coverage Day: Poverty Should No Longer Mean Poor Health   
Healthcare Global
A new global coalition of more than 500 leading health and development organizations worldwide is urging governments to accelerate reform that ensure everyone, everywhere, can access quality.
First-ever Universal Health Coverage Day urges “Health for all – everywhere”   SKNVibes.com
Universal Health Coverage: A Smart Investment   Huffington Post (blog)
New coalition urges governments to fast track healthcare reforms   The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
Eyewitness News   
StarAfrica.com   
The Guardian   
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Medical Daily
   
More Like Yawn To 5: Americans With An Earlier Work Day Sacrifice More Sleep   
Medical Daily
Employees with an early morning start time sleep worse than those with a more flexible schedule. Scientists suggest more companies adopt a flexible policy for the sake of their employees' sleep and health. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock. Comment. Share on ...

Many US Workers Sacrificing Sleep For Work Hours, Long Commutes   Newsroom America
Work, Long Commutes May Cut Sleep   dailyRx
Study finds work might be the biggest 'sleep thief'   CTV News
Business Standard   
AskMen (blog)   
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MarketWatch
   
Flu shots not perfect match, but may help   
MyWebTimes.com
The Livingston County Public Health Department is announcing it's not too late to get a flu shot. Even though this year's vaccine may not be a perfect match for one of the influenza bugs buzzing around right now, it will help prevent severe complications ...

H3N2 flu strain seen in majority of confirmed cases in Alberta this season   CBC.ca
Canada's flu cases up sharply, 3 weeks running   CTV News
North Texas Flu Numbers on the Rise   NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
KTVN   
KATC Lafayette News   
KEVN Black Hills Fox   
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NDTV
   
Food Rules Aim To End Allergy Guessing Game   
Sky News
EU regulations aim to make life easier for people who are anxious about eating out because they have food allergies. 19:06, UK, Friday 12 December 2014. Play video "Food Allergies: A Case Study" ...

Food Allergy Laws Enforced in Britain Restaurants   NDTV
New food law will change allergy-sufferer Lorna's life   Belfast Telegraph
Call to follow allergy policies   Daily Mail

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