Global Health
Global health issues that are not specifically related to Africa healthcare but may direct or indirect impact on Africa Healthcare.
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(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff. …read moreKilling Pain: Benzo 'Boost' Can Be Deadly
(MedPage Today) — Adding a benzodiazepine to an opioid painkiller can increase the effect of the opioid, or in the language of ...Killing Pain: Tranquilizer Nation Timeline
(MedPage Today) — The tranquilizer saga is not new — it began in the height of the Cold War and lasted into ...Killing Pain: Xanax Tops Charts
(MedPage Today) — Alprazolam, more popularly known by its brand name — Xanax–is America’s favorite tranquilizer and one that is often used ...Fewer Obese Toddlers Seen in Latest NHANES Report
(MedPage Today) — Overall obesity prevalence remained flat in the U.S. over the last decade, but there was a decline for kids ...Vasectomy Issue in Africa Health
By Lawrence Mbae. After Dr Charles Ochieng, a father of two had a vasectomy five years ago; his family wondered what had ...Healthcare:Datawind Supplies Tablets To World Vision
Datawind says it is working with World Vision Canada to supply the UbiSlate Android powered tablets for trial use in the development ...New testing technology can detect HIV two weeks after exposure
New ground breaking technology used to test for the human immunodeficiency virus will help slow the spread of the disease. Right now ...Yorkshire technology bestows the power of speech
Patients with severe speech impairment could soon have a voice, thanks to a new technology developed at the University of Sheffield. The ...Kenya: Cooperation in global fight against malnutrition.
By Lawrence Mbae: The UN System Network for Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) held its first meeting in Africa from 26-28 August in ...