2015年1月5日 星期一

2015-01-06 Namibia Health


24-member Okankolo family starving   
Namibian
Photo:Oswald Shivute PREPARING THE WORMS ... Anna Kristofina David (second from right in blue) prepares worms to sell. A STARVING 24-member San family at Onekotali village near Okankolo in Oshikoto region has called on the government for ...


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Omaheke Farmers Hold Breath Over Rain   
New Era
Concern is mounting among communal farmers in Epukiro Constituency in Omaheke Region, as dry conditions persist with hardly any signs of rains coming soon. Matjituavi Tjerivanga, who had engaged in farming in the area for more than 35 years, says ...


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CBS Local
   
Flu Is Becoming Widespread Throughout Md., US   
CBS Local
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Flu epidemic. The CDC released new numbers Monday showing the flu is widespread in most of the country, including here in Maryland—and doctors say this strain can be more dangerous. Meghan McCorkell has more on how local ...

Flu is 'widespread' in 43 states as deaths and illnesses mount, CDC says   Los Angeles Times
Best cold remedy still common sense   National Monitor
Flu-related ER visits way up in Miami-Dade   MiamiHerald.com
DesMoinesRegister.com   
The News-Press   
CTV News   
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Irish Examiner
   
'Fake meal' pill set to fight obesity   
Irish Examiner
The pill tricks the body into thinking it has consumed a large amount of calories — as if a person has just eaten a substantial meal. In early tests on mice, it effectively halted weight gain, lowered cholesterol, controlled blood sugar and reduced levels of ...

New Pill Tricks The Body Into Thinking It Has Had A Meal, Allowing It To Burn Fat   Headlines & Global News
In the Future, Ghost Meals Could Help You Lose Weight   TakePart
New diet drug might be the tricky answer to obesity   National Monitor
BioScholar News   
Calcutta Telegraph   
Popular Science   
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NBCNews.com
   
Rotating Night Shift Work May Raise Risks of Heart Disease, Lung Cancer: Study   
U.S. News & World Report
MONDAY, Jan. 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Working rotating night shifts may pose a threat to your health, a new study suggests. The study defined rotating shift work as at least three nights spent working each month, in addition to days and evenings worked ...

Study finds whole grains help extend life   UPI.com
Whole Grains Could Help You Live Longer   Huffington Post
Eating Whole Grains Linked to Living Longer   Nature World News
ScienceBlog.com (blog)   
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Youth Health Magzine
   
Link Between Cold Weather & Colds Is No Medical Myth, According To Study   
Huffington Post
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Whether cold temperatures have anything to do with catching a cold has long been a question that supposedly separates believers in old wives' tales from the scientifically savvy. But while the cold-cold ...

Does chilly weather really cause a cold?   Los Angeles Times
Common cold 'prefers cold noses'   BBC News
Heed your mother's warning: cover up or you'll catch a cold   The Independent
The Globe and Mail   
The Times (subscription)   
Youth Health Magzine   
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Daily Times
   
Corn syrup more toxic than table sugar in female mice: study   
Reuters
(Reuters) - Corn syrup was found to be more toxic to female mice than table sugar, shortening their lives and cutting their rate of reproduction, according to a study by University of Utah researchers published online in a scientific journal on Monday.
High-Fructose Corn Syrup More Harmful Than Sucrose In Mice; May Have ...   Medical Daily
High fructose corn syrup worse than table sugar - new study   Food Consumer
Fake sugar means processed food could be TWICE as dangerous as natural nosh   Mirror.co.uk
Pune Mirror   
Examiner.com   
The Utah People's Post   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Will a smartphone-free bedroom help your kid sleep longer?   
Los Angeles Times
If you want your kid to sleep better, consider taking the smartphone away from them at least an hour before they fall asleep. lRelated Reading from tablets before bed alters sleep cycles · Science Now · Reading from tablets before bed alters sleep cycles.
Study Finds Sleeping With Smartphone Is Not So Smart   Diabetes Insider
Smartphones in bedrooms may affect your child's sleep   Capitalberg
Children with smartphones in bedrooms 'sleep less'   AsiaOne
Reuters   
Consolidate Times   
Brattleboro Reformer   
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CTV News
   
Women crave cigarettes more during periods: study   
CTV News
Women have a harder time quitting smoking than men, and their menstrual cycle may be one of the reasons why, new research suggests. According to study published in Psychiatry Journal, women crave cigarettes more strongly during their periods.
Scientists discover best time to give up smoking is immediately before your period   Daily Mail
Women quitting smoking should time it with periods: study   New York Daily News
Women crave cigarette strongly during periods   Times of India
OnMedica   
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Daily News & Analysis
   
Britain says has strengthened Ebola screening after first case   
Daily News & Analysis
Britain has tightened steps for dealing with possible Ebola patients, its health minister said on Monday, after screening at London's Heathrow airport failed to detect the disease in a nurse who is now critically ill. Over the past year, the world's worst ever ...

Ebola survivors in W-Africa to share stories via mobile app, to help fight stigma   BusinessDay
Ebola death toll tops 8000: World Health Organization   Economic Times
UN: Ebola has killed 8153 in West Africa, over a dozen elsewhere; mortality rate ...   Minneapolis Star Tribune

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