Faith-based project against paediatric HIV launched in Côte d’Ivoire
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Faith-based organizations play a key role in all areas of the HIV response and provide a significant part of HIV-related health care…
Unusual: Kenyan, Ugandan men who fight for a share of breast milk
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Jane’s* husband likes breast milk. “He says he likes the taste of it, and that it helps him in terms of his…
Time to ditch the sausages? Eating meat or poultry just three times a week can increase your risk of heart disease, pneumonia and diabetes, study warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Regular meat-eaters are more likely to suffer from chronic health conditions than those who shun or ration animal products Read More
NIH halts trial testing blood plasma in COVID-19 patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday that it has halted a trial of convalescent blood plasma in treating…
Covax scheme rolls out millions of Covid-19 vaccines in Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Millions of coronavirus shots from the global Covax scheme arrived in Nigeria, DR Congo and Angola on Tuesday, as African countries ramped…
Sweden heading for coronavirus third wave, health chief warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sweden’s Public Health Agency has warned the country is heading for a third coronavirus wave, with greater restrictions possibly Read More
Brazil variant causes Covid reinfections in up to 61%, say scientists
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Brazil variant is able to evade “natural immunity” in up to 61 per cent of people who previously had Covid-19 and cause a reinfection, Read…
Large group of HIV ‘elite controllers’ discovered in Congo could help scientists to find vaccine
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Hundreds of HIV “elite controllers” have been found living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in what scientists are calling Read More
Eating meat linked to wide range of illnesses – study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Eating meat regularly could carry a higher risk of a wide range of common illnesses, a new study suggests. Read More
Vitamin B12 deficiency: Swollen tongue, lesions or a warm face could indicate low levels
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal foods, including meats, fish, poultry, eggs and dairy. Read More