Liberia: Ahmadiyya Muslims Present Checks to Fight Ebola
All Africa — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in the United Kingdom has donated two checks, totaling ten thousand British Pounds (£10,000.00) to the government of Liberia to assist in the […]
WHO: Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international health emergency
(CNN) — Global health experts Friday declared the Ebola epidemic ravaging West Africa an international health emergency that requires a coordinated global approach. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are battling […]
West African Healthcare Systems Swamped As Ebola Death Toll Tops 900
Source: Reuters and Huffington Post By Derick Snyder and Daniel Flynn MONROVIA/DAKAR, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Health workers in West Africa appealed on Wednesday for urgent help in controlling the world’s worst Ebola outbreak as the death toll climbed to 932 and Liberia shut a major hospital where several staff […]
Ebola crisis: Virus spreading too fast, says WHO
Source: BBC News The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, World Health Organization (WHO) head Margaret Chan has said. She told a summit of regional leaders that failure to contain Ebola could be “catastrophic” in terms of lives lost. But she said […]
‘Milestone’ for child malaria vaccine
Source: BBC News Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1,000 children who received the vaccine, an average of 800 cases of illness could be prevented. And in continuing trials it went on to provide protection some 18 months after the injections were given. Manufacturers GSK have now […]
'Milestone' for child malaria vaccine
Source: BBC News Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1,000 children who received the vaccine, an average of 800 cases of illness could be prevented. And in continuing trials it went on to provide protection some 18 months after the injections were given. Manufacturers GSK have now […]
Six seconds of exercise ‘can transform health’
Source: BBC Short six-second bursts of vigorous exercise have the potential to transform the health of elderly people, say researchers in Scotland. A pilot study involving 12 pensioners showed going all-out in very short bursts, reduced blood pressure and improved general fitness over time. The team at Abertay University believe […]
Six seconds of exercise 'can transform health'
Source: BBC Short six-second bursts of vigorous exercise have the potential to transform the health of elderly people, say researchers in Scotland. A pilot study involving 12 pensioners showed going all-out in very short bursts, reduced blood pressure and improved general fitness over time. The team at Abertay University believe […]
Human genome is over 90% ‘junk’ DNA -Oxford Study
RT: Less than 9.5 percent of human DNA is functional, according to Oxford University researchers. This overturns the mainstream theory that 80 percent of the human genome is of some […]
A Million People in USA Thought to Have HIV
The World Health Organization estimates 35 million people globally have the virus. More than 1 million people in the US are thought to be infected, with 18% unaware of their infections. HIV infection rate in the US falls by a third in a decade Source: BBC After examining cases from […]
The Importance of Eating Together
Source: The Atlantic After my mother passed away and my brother went to study in New Zealand, the first thing that really felt different was the dinner table. My father and I began eating separately. We went out to dinners with our friends, ate sandwiches in front of our computers, […]
One in three Alzheimer's cases preventable, says research
One in three cases of Alzheimer’s disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The main risk factors for the disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education, it says. Previous research from 2011 put the estimate at one in two cases, but […]
One in three Alzheimer’s cases preventable, says research
One in three cases of Alzheimer’s disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The main risk factors for the disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education, it says. Previous research from 2011 put the estimate at one in two cases, but […]
Junk food gets encoded in DNA of future children, scientists discover
RT: The next time you wolf down that Big Mac with large fries consider you may be affecting more than your own waistline. Scientists now say an unhealthy diet can […]
He lost 153 pounds, won his first triathlon
By Carter Maguire, Special to CNN updated 1:04 PM EDT, Mon July 7, 2014 Editor’s note: Do you have a weight-loss success story to share? Tell us how you did it and you could be featured in our weekly weight-loss story on CNN.com. (CNN) — The presents had been opened; the wrapping paper was stuffed […]
C-section 'linked to stillbirth'
Source: BBC News Women who have c-sections are 14% more likely to have a stillbirth in future than those giving birth naturally, say researchers. And c-sections raised the chance of an ectopic pregnancy by 9%, according to a study of more than 800,000 Danish first-time mothers. Prof Louise Kenny […]
C-section ‘linked to stillbirth’
Source: BBC News Women who have c-sections are 14% more likely to have a stillbirth in future than those giving birth naturally, say researchers. And c-sections raised the chance of an ectopic pregnancy by 9%, according to a study of more than 800,000 Danish first-time mothers. Prof Louise Kenny […]
Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system, study finds
Epigraph: The prescribed fasting is for a fixed number of days, but whoso among you is sick or is on a journey shall fast the same number of other days; […]
Canada's Health Care System Should Incorporate Alternative Medicine
By Dr. Divi Chandna Health care is something that most of us have opinions about. Having just celebrated Canada Day, there is nothing closer to a proud Canadian’s heart than […]
Canada’s Health Care System Should Incorporate Alternative Medicine
By Dr. Divi Chandna Health care is something that most of us have opinions about. Having just celebrated Canada Day, there is nothing closer to a proud Canadian’s heart than […]