Study finds dramatic gains in life expectancy for people with HIV in Latin America
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In 2003 in Haiti, a 20-year-old in treatment for HIV could have expected to live to 34. Read More
Africa: Nigeria Ranks 1st in Africa, 6th Globally Among High Tuberculosis Burden Countries
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria has been ranked 1st in Africa and 6th globally among the high Tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, and on the list of…
Why women are NINE TIMES more likely to die from 'broken heart syndrome' but Asian females are no more at risk than men - as scientists finally find a treatment
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePhysiological differences between the sexes mean woman are nine times more likely to die from a broken heart than men, scientists claim. …
Is shingles a new Covid vaccine side effect? Six people with autoimmune conditions in Israel developed the painful red rash after getting their Pfizer shots
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteShingles may be a rare side effect of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, a new study claims.
Just 32 Britons have been hospitalised with coronavirus after being vaccinated, 'extraordinary' findings show
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJust 32 people in the UK were hospitalised with Covid-19 after receiving a vaccination for the virus, according to ‘extraordinary’ real-world data. …
Noncalcified coronary plaque burden higher in people with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and without known cardiovascular disease have two to three times the noncalcified coronary plaque burden…
Are Back Pain and HIV Connected?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s estimated that about 1.2 million people in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Read More
Sugar Tax Latest: We mapped the landscape for taxes in seven countries
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePreventing diet-related noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and decreasing the burden on fragile healthcare systems is an urgent priority for governments Read…
Disrupted sleep can increase risk of death, study suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisrupted sleep could contribute to a higher risk of death, according to a study. Read More
Covid pills which stop infected people getting seriously ill could be available to take at home this year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnyone who tests positive for Covid-19 could be given a pill to reduce the risk that they end up seriously ill under new…