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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,...

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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 government and...

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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...

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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 help...

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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...

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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...

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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 nine...

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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...

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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 in South...

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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 of restful sleep...

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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,...

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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...

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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 a game...

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Minister Fingers ECG For ‘promoting Galamsey’

The Electricity Company of Ghana has been accused of contributing to illegal mining activities, popularly known as...

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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, said a UN...

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GHA Cautioned Against Cholera Outbreak

Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA) has urged the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to immediately roll out preparedness...

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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...

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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 himself, doctors...

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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 the...