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‘Heart Attack Risk’ For Common Painkillers

A fresh study suggests there may be a link between taking high doses of common anti-inflammatory painkillers – such...

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‘Heart Attack Risk’ For Common Nsaid Painkillers

Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of statistics at The Open University, said the paper threw some light on possible...

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Efua Dorkenoo’s Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation, An Unfinished Business

Efua Dorkenoo’s campaign against female genital mutilation, an unfinished business A SPECIAL NOTE: In New York, this...

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Cheap Drug Tackles Death In Childbirth

Severe bleeding after childbirth is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide A cheap drug has been shown to stop...

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Ebola ‘super-Spreaders’ Cause Most Cases

The majority of cases in the world’s largest outbreak of Ebola were caused by a tiny handful of patients, research...

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Ebola ‘super-Spreaders’ Cause Most Cases

The majority of cases in the world’s largest outbreak of Ebola were caused by a tiny handful of patients, research...

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Disease ‘superspreaders’ Fueled the Ebola Epidemic

Disease 'superspreaders' fueled the spread of the devastating Ebola epidemic in 2014, a new study claims. The West...

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Small Percentage of People Spread Most Ebola Cases

Most of the people infected with Ebola in the West Africa epidemic that began in 2014 got sick through contact with a...

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GM Malaria Vaccine ‘milestone’

A malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a "critical milestone" in human safety trials,...

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Medical Students To Be Trained In Communication

Dr Ebenezer Badoe, a Neuro Paediatrician at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, says medical students will have...

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Cerebral Palsy Management Must Be Holistic – Dr Badoe

Dr Ebenezer Badoe, a Neuro-Peadiatrician at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has reiterated the need to implement a...

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Women Nearing Equality With Men In Alcohol Consumption

Women have all but caught up with men at knocking back alcohol, a global study of drinking habits shows. The analysis...

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Govt To Mainstream Disability Issues Into Development Process – Minister

Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection has announced government’s commitment to...

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Nigeria, India Top List of Countries At Greatest Risk of Zika Virus

Nigeria has emerged as one of the countries at greater risk of Zika virus transmission. According to a new study...