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All you need to know about the recent spread of scabies

Many students throughout the Netherlands have been diagnosed with scabies. Similarly in Norway southern hospital, a patient was admitted into hospital with a confirmed case of scabies. Subsequently, ten staff from the same hospital became infected. Dr Vel, a long serving staff in the hospital said he thinks this outbreak raises serious questions about cleaning. […]

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india reports deaths from Nipah virus

New disease alert: Nipah virus kills 14 in India

A Nipah virus disease (NiV) outbreak was reported from Kerala, India on 19 May 2018. This is the first NiV outbreak in South India. As of 31 May, there are 16 deaths, 16 confirmed cases and 12 suspected cases. The two affected districts are Kozhikode and Mallapuram. Nipah virus is currently on the World Health

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Eating an egg a day might reduce the risk of Cardiovascular diseases (CVD)- Study

In a study published in the journal Heart where more than 500,000 participants recruited were asked about their egg consumption between 2004 and 2008. The study which was led by researchers from perking University Health Science Centre was then reduced to participants who did not have prior diabetes, cardiovascular disease even cancer. The results gotten shows that

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Latest: Cholera outbreak kills 12 in North Eastern Nigeria.

  The latest cholera outbreak in the northeast Nigeria may have infected close to 134 people and killed 12 according to a medical official. “So far 12 people have died from the disease and there are many more cases”, said Ezra Sakawa, medical director of the general hospital for Mubi, the town where the disease has struck.

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What no one tells you about Air Pollution

Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, child malnutrition and malaria are often the Centre of attention when major public health issues are discussed in Africa. Meanwhile, we breathe in the real killer from household pollution, stoves, polluting fuels inside our homes and contaminated ambient air. New researches have shown that air pollution is responsible for most of the premature

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Surprising reveals on codeine abuse

photo credit: venture Africa Codeine is a short-acting narcotic that is prescribed by physicians and it mostly used for pain relief, couigh and diarrhoea treatment. It can be highly addictive and gives its users an overall feeling of pleasure and sense of high/calm. When codeine is used, it penetrates the brain and causes the release

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Most effective tactics to prevent measles

Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family of the genus Morbillivirus. It is one of the leading causes of death among children globally especially in developing countries, regardless of effective and safe vaccine that have been made available (World Health Organization, 2015). In 2014, WHO recorded that it

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MALARIA

Epic formulas on how to prevent malaria deaths in children

Malaria Prevention which is neglected by many is very essential, as malaria is still one of the leading causes of childhood death particularly in developing nations. Malaria can be prevented by using the A, B, C and D (awareness, bite avoidance, chemo-prophylaxis and diagnosis) approach, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO documented

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