Huffpost Healthy Living March 10, 2015 Posted: 03/02/2015 3:58 pm EST Updated: 03/02/2015 4:59 pm EST follow us on twitter: @ GoAfricaNetwork In mid-February, the government released a scientific report that will shape its 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Think of it as America’s basic nutrition policy. Most people who read the report would have […]
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follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork TIME HEALTH CANCER Jan. 20, 2015 The sun is the biggest culprit in causing skin cancer, but there’s a beverage that may thwart some of the tumor-causing effects of ultraviolet rays You may grab a cup (or two) of coffee every morning to help you wake up and face the
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k follow us on twitter: @ GoAfricaNetwork FEBRUARY Drink up, coffee lovers: Neurologists say a healthy appetite for coffee may reduce your risk of developing multiple sclerosis. We’re not talking a cup or two of joe in the morning. Even a triple espresso might not be enough to register a difference. In a new study,
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follow us on twitter: @ GoAfricaNetwork TIME Statins can lower cholesterol and even tamp down inflammation to keep the risk of heart disease down. But these commonly prescribed drugs may increase the risk of diabetes, and by a considerable amount drugs that are among most prescribed drugs in America. In a study published in Diabetologia,
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follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork 9:45 a.m. EST March 4, 2015 Drug companies who sell testosterone supplements will be required to warn patients that the products may increase the risk for heart attacks and strokes, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. The agency will require manufacturers of testosterone therapy, available by prescription, to include
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Follow Us On Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork A panicky response in the West may worsen conditions in west Africa Oct 11th 2014 | From the print edition THE death toll from Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three most affected countries in west Africa, now stands at around 3,900. Among cases diagnosed outside Africa, the
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Follow Us On Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork A long-touted health-care revolution may at last be about to arrive Oct 11th 2014 | ROME | From the print edition THE idea of telemedicine—health care provided using telecommunications equipment—has a lengthy history. Radio News, an American magazine, devoted its cover to a patient at home consulting a doctor in
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Follow Us On Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have been struggling since March to stop what has become the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded. The disease is causing widespread fear and disruption in West Africa, and shows no signs of being brought under control.
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Follow Us On Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Montserrado County in Liberia, which includes the capital, Monrovia, recorded over 300 new cases in the week ended Oct 21. One of the country’s challenges has been the lack of laboratories to test for Ebola. The United States Navy opened a new mobile laboratory in Monrovia earlier this month. Note:
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