en-zw-hotdailynews: 2015-03-03 Zimbabwe Health

Stamps blames Churches for HIV
New Zimbabwe.com
HEALTH Advisor to the President and Cabinet Dr Timothy Stamps has blamed the churches for the persistence of HIV related stigma and the country's failure to effectively deal with the pandemic. Stamps said by condemning the use of condoms the churches ...

Hackensack church boosts HIV/AIDS awareness during Sunday service   NorthJersey.com
Seeking neverland (Does hope need always be true?)   The Sangai Express

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South Africa 20 years on: A state in crisis
The Africa Report
As the 20th anniversary of post-apartheid democracy draws to a close, South Africa is marked by a deep sense of crisis. It applies to state governance at all levels: to key institutions that are under attack and being rendered dysfunctional; to growth prospects ...

Cancer emerging as a major public health problem in SA   Health24
Zuma panders to populism   Noseweek
Why South Africa seems to have one of the world's leakiest spy agencies   The Globe and Mail
StarAfrica.com
News24
Times LIVE
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Report warns of ebola-like 'epidemic'
Irish Examiner
Almost 30 countries are highly vulnerable to an ebola-style epidemic which could jeopardise the future of millions of children, a charity has warned. A report by Save The Children ranks the world's poorest countries on the state of their public health systems ...

Nearly 30 countries 'highly vulnerable' to Ebola-style epidemic: Charity   Channel News Asia
Ebola epidemic is 'wake-up call' for investment in universal healthcare   The Guardian
Nearly 30 Countries 'Highly Vulnerable' to Ebola-Style Epidemic: Report   NDTV
Reuters Africa
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Ebola nurse's lawsuit says Texas hospital lied about training (w/video)
Tampabay.com
DALLAS — The Dallas hospital that treated the first patient to be diagnosed in the United States with Ebola lied to Congress when it said its staff was trained to handle the deadly virus, a nurse who contracted the disease contends in a lawsuit filed Monday.
Ebola Nurse Sues Texas Hospital Where She Contracted Virus Treating a Patient   Slate Magazine (blog)
Ebola Patient, Nurse Says Hospital Used Her As “PR Pawn”   CBS Local
Most Surprising Allegations in Ebola Nurse Nina Pham's Lawsuit   ABC News
KERA News
New York Times
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Drinking three coffees a day may prevent a heart attack
The Australian (blog)
DRINKING coffee on a regular basis could reduce the risk of heart attack, according to a new study. Scientists found that people who drank between three and five cups daily were least likely to develop the clogged arteries that can cause heart problems.
Coffee Study: Five A Day Keeps Heart Disease Away   Sky News
Three coffees a day cuts risk of heart attacks: Drinking a moderate amount found ...   Daily Mail
Coffee prevents clogged arteries: study   Sydney Morning Herald
BBC News
Los Angeles Times
Live Science
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Origins of AIDS virus strains traced to gorillas
Channel News Asia
Two of four strains of the virus that can cause AIDS come from gorillas in southwestern Cameroon, an international team of scientists reported in studies published Monday in the United States. PHOTOS. Two gorillas are pictured in their enclosure at the zoo in ...

Gorilla Origins Of Two Aids Virus Lineages Confirmed: Study   Bernama
hiv-origins   The Seattle Times
Study finds gorilla origins in half of human AIDS virus lineages   The Malaysian Insider
Philly.com
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TIME

Eating Peanuts May Be a Low-Cost Way to Improve Your Cardiovascular Health
TIME
Eating peanuts could be associated with a longer, healthier lifespan and particularly a reduced risk of cardiovascular-related deaths such as heart attacks and strokes, a new study has found. Researchers from Vanderbilt University and the Shanghai Cancer ...

Study: Peanut Eaters May Live Longer   CBS Local
Peanuts may reduce risk of heart disease death: Study   Business Standard
Nuts, Including Peanut Butter, May Improve Longevity   Doctors Lounge
Diabetes Insider
Tech Times
Express.co.uk
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Intent on surviving another decade? Ace this test
Los Angeles Times
New research leaves little doubt about it: Fitness is powerful. A new study shows it's also a powerful predictor of whether an individual will live or die in the next decade. Is common food additive to blame for rising rates of bowel disease? Melissa Healy.
How long do YOU have left to live? Treadmill test predicts your chance of dying ...   Daily Mail
Treadmill test can predict your risk of dying in the next 10 years   National Monitor
Johns Hopkins Medicine developed formula to calculate death risk   Deccan Chronicle
610kvnu
Refinery29
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Changes linked to Alzheimer's disease evident even in young brains
Los Angeles Times
Scientists know that Alzheimer's disease gains a foothold in a patient's brain years before he or she first stashes car keys in the freezer, or gets lost coming home from the store. But a new study suggests that the changes in the brain that set the stage for ...

Alzheimer's Disease Protein Found In Young Brains   Tech Times
Removal of specific gene may slow Alzheimer's   WNYT
Alzheimer's signs found in young brains   U-T San Diego
NDTV
TIME
Healthline
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Pakistan police arrest parents refusing to vaccinate children
Sydney Morning Herald
Peshawar: Police in north-west Pakistan have arrested more than 450 parents for refusing to vaccinate their children against polio. Deputy commissioner of Peshawar Riaz Khan Mehsud said 471 parents were detained and sent to jail for refusing the vaccine.
KP police arrest 471 parents for refusing polio vaccine   The Nation
Pakistan: Antivaccine Parents Arrested   New York Times
Pakistan detains parents refusing kids' polio vaccine   Arab News
Daily Times
BBC News
Newsweek
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