Insecticide Responsible For Deaths of 13 Children In Bangladesh
Controversial insecticide endosulfan, which has been banned by more than 80 countries, was responsible for the deaths of 13 children ...
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5 Best Essential Oils For Sunburn
Sunburn sometimes can be very painful. Fortunately, there are a number of remedies available for sunburn relief and, of all, essential oils work the ...
Top UN Delegation Visits Crisis-Hit Yemen
A high-level UN delegation arrived in Yemen on Monday, a UN source said, to visit areas held by both the ...
South African Child ‘virtually Cured’ of HIV
A nine-year-old infected with HIV at birth has spent most of their life without needing any treatment, say doctors in ...
Hospitals Overwhelmed As Sri Lanka Dengue Toll Nears 300
Sri Lanka announced Monday it was intensifying its war on dengue fever, with schools to shut across the island to ...
Swaziland Turns Around World’s Highest HIV Infection Rate
Swaziland, which bears the world's heaviest HIV burden, has halved the rate of new infections in five years by boosting ...
South African Child ‘virtually Cured’ of HIV
A nine-year-old infected with HIV at birth has spent most of their life without needing any treatment, say doctors in ...
South African Girl, 9, Is Third Child With HIV Remission
A South African girl has become only the third child to beat the AIDS virus into long-term remission -- almost ...
Women With HIV In Cameroon Still Stigmatised
Blandine, a 28-year-old mother of a baby girl, sits restlessly on a chair in a womens' health centre in Cameroon's ...
A Dangerous Route To Manhood
Naked, covered in white clay mud, and with his penis wrapped in leaves, Abongile Maqegu, 20, sits in a hut ...
Simple Ways To Help Beat Insomnia
Are you like thousands of people who can’t sleep? Or do you seem to have trouble get a full night ...
Nine Lifestyle Changes Can Reduce Dementia Risk
One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according ...
Man Plays Guitar During Brain Surgery
An Indian musician played the guitar on the operating table to help doctors treat involuntary muscle spasms in his fingers. ...
Cheap 3D Printed Prosthetics Could Be Game Changer For Nepal
Ram's new hand was manufactured on a 3D printer in Nepal's capital for just $30, an innovation that could be ...
Minister Fingers ECG For ‘promoting Galamsey’
The Electricity Company of Ghana has been accused of contributing to illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey, in the ...
Amid Turning Tide, AIDS Claimed 1 Million Lives In 2016
AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, ...
GHA Cautioned Against Cholera Outbreak
Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA) has urged the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to immediately roll out preparedness and response plans ...
Australia Helps Sri Lanka As Dengue Toll Hits 250
Australia will join Sri Lanka in its war on dengue fever, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, as the virus ...
World’s First Child Double Hand Transplant A ‘success’
The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress ...
Vietnam To Rescue 1,000 Bears In Bid To End Bile Trade
Vietnam agreed Wednesday to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end ...