en-zw-hotdailynews: 2015-09-22 Zimbabwe Health

Zimbabwe National HIV Survey Set to Target 15000 Households
VOA Zimbabwe
The Ministry of Health and Child Care will in October embark on a national door to door HIV and AIDS survey to assess the state of the pandemic in Zimbabwe. The $3 million survey known as Zimbabwe Population Based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA) ...

ZIMPHIA: TAKING ON STIGMA   The Zimbabwe Daily
Beautifying the face of HIV   The Observer (blog)
Uganda holds HIV beauty pageant to fight stigmatization   Deutsche Welle
Royal Gazette
Manila Bulletin
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The Zimbabwe Daily

Zim launches Measles Rubella vaccination campaign
The Zimbabwe Daily
At least 5 million children aged between nine months and 15 years are set to be vaccinated against Measles Rubella. Health and Child Care Minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa. Children between six months and 59 months will also receive Vitamin A ...

Govt vaccination targets 5m children   The Herald

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AsiaOne

Jury still out on e-cigarettes as cessation aid, US doctors say
AsiaOne
There isn't enough evidence yet to say whether e-cigarettes are safe or effective for helping people quit smoking, new US guidelines on tobacco cessation conclude. The conclusion, issued by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today as a part ...

Parents Who Smoke Are Much More Likely To Raise Teen Smokers   Medical Daily
Updated U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Will Mean More ...   EIN News (press release)
Smoke‐free areas a natural step towards becoming a truly smoke‐free country   The Press
WABC-TV
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Daily Beast

Martin Shkreli Is Big Pharmas Biggest A**hole
Daily Beast
Thanks to Martin Shkreli, life-saving drug Daraprim will now cost $750 per pill—up from $13.50. And no one, not even the FDA, can stop him. Shop ▾. Hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli is 32 years old but he's acting half that age on Twitter today after ...
CEO who raised price of AIDS drug more than $700 calls journalist a 'moron ...   New Zealand Herald
Here's why Turing Pharmaceuticals says 5000% price bump is necessary   Fortune
Martin Shkreli buys rights to AIDS medication and jacks up prices 5500%   Daily Mail
The Guardian
Washington Post (blog)
Raw Story
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The News International

Smoking can double the risk of developing dementia
Irish Examiner
Smoking can double the risk of dementia, and campaigners are warning the number suffering from the condition will treble within a generation. The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and Ash Ireland warned that while diseases such as cancer, stroke, and heart ...

“Keep the brain active”   The Hindu
Aspirin relative might help Alzheimer's   The San Diego Union-Tribune
Opinion: Focus support on strengths, not weaknesses   Vancouver Sun
Telegraph.co.uk
Basildon Recorder
The Guardian
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AP Investigation: WHO Ebola effort faltered in African city
Washington Post
KENEMA, Sierra Leone — Highly contagious corpses rotted in the rain amid a shortage of body bags. Nurses turned to plastic packaging as protective gear ran out. Even some of the chlorine provided to Sierra Leone's Kenema Government Hospital last year ...

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