Health
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Venezuelans suffer as malaria outbreak spreads in drug-short nation
The family was waiting with some 500 others under the scorching sun in the hope of receiving treatment.
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Babies learn what words mean before they can use them
Babies begin to learn words and what they mean well before they begin talking, and researchers are beginning to understand…
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Biotech firms race to recruit good bugs in war on cancer
Certain bacteria seem to help in cancer by priming immune cells and smoothing the path for immunotherapy drugs known as…
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Tsinjipai Community Health Post Handed to WHP Health Authority
Mothers from Tsinjipai [SIN-JI-PAI] village in Western Highlands Province can now use a nearby Community Health Post to deliver babies.
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Exercise linked to lower risk of premature death in older women
Older women who get more moderate to vigorous physical activity may be less likely to die prematurely than their counterparts…
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Eating more fiber tied to lower mortality with colon cancer
People who eat a high-fiber diet or increase their fiber intake after a colon cancer diagnosis may be less likely…
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Booster Dose Cervical Cancer Vaccination for Kopkop College Girls
A medical team from the NCD Health Services led by Sr. Helen Kaii were the last ones to take a…
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More Efforts Needed to Fight Infectious Killer
In a recently published report, the World Health Organization (WHO) states that tuberculosis or TB, as it’s commonly known, is…
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GSK and Gilead go head to head as HIV drugs enter new phase
Gilead Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline are heading for an HIV showdown, pushing rival treatment visions and competing products that are expected…
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Public Dental Facility Opens at Port Moresby General Hospital
CEO of the Port Moresby General Hospital, Dr Umesh Gupta, announced the opening of the state of the art Dental…
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