Pharmacological Interventions for Sleepiness and Sleep Disturbances Caused by Shift Work

ABSTRACT ABSTRACT | SUMMARY OF FINDINGS | DISCUSSION | ARTICLE INFORMATION | REFERENCES Clinical Question  Are pharmacological interventions associated with better-quality sleep and alertness in shift workers? Bottom Line  Low-quality evidence shows that melatonin is associated with 24 minutes longer daytime sleep after the shift but not with faster falling asleep compared with placebo. There […]

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Food Antioxidants to Prevent Cataract

 follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA JAMA Ophthalmology Total Antioxidant Capacity of the Diet and Risk of Age-Related Cataract: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort of Women Susanne Rautiainen, PhD; Birgitta Ejdervik Lindblad, MD, PhD; Ralf Morgenstern, PhD; Alicja Wolk, DMSc Importance To our knowledge, no previous epidemiologic study has investigated the association between all antioxidants in

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Tazania’s natural gas reserves now stand at about 55 trillion cubic feet (tcf) following new deep sea discoveries off its southern coast.

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Tazania’s current natural gas reserves now stand at about 55 trillion cubic feet (tcf) following new deep sea discoveries off its southern coast. According to the East African nation’s energy minister, George Simbachawene, natural gas resources discovered in the country increased by  18 percent to 55.08 tcf in April 2015,

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Maersk, owner of world’s largest container liner, targets Nigeria and Kenya ports in Africa expansion push

Follow us On Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest shipping container line, is seeking to win contracts to build and upgrade ports in Nigeria and Kenya as the Danish company expands its African operations. Maersk is awaiting a final sign-off on a contract to help build a new port in Badagry in

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Flow Health’s Debut Aim to unify the Personal Health Record for patients

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork After the disappointing lack of adoption suffered by Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault, many observers declared personal health records (PHRs) a non-starter, while others predicted that any progress toward personal control over health data would require a radically new approach. Several new stabs at a PHR are emerging, of which

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Meet Nigerian Billionaire, Folorunso Alakija

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork From shaking up Nigeria’s fashion scene to striking it rich in the oil business, Nigerian billionaire Folorunso Alakija has tasted success in all walks of life. The former banking executive-turned-fashion designer-turned oil magnate is one of the west African country’s most accomplished businesswoman, boasting a long and successful career in

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Siemens Lands Biggest Power Contract in Egypt’s History

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Siemens, the largest engineering company in Europe, is set to construct gas and wind power plants in Egypt after the German engineering firm was awarded contracts valued at $9 billion for these projects, it emerged on Wednesday. Described as the biggest single order in its history, the contract is poised

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General Electric to Invest 10 Billion in Africa, Tragets Nigeria Rail Sector

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork General Electric (GE), a 123-year old American Conglomerate with operations in 130 countries around the world, is gearing up to further exploit the economic potentials inherent in sub-Saharan African markets, especially Nigeria and Ethiopia. At the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, GE said it would increase its capital

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Meditation Promotes Better Sleep in Older Adults

 follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA Mindfulness meditation improved sleep quality for older adults with moderate sleep disturbance compared with a structured program focused on changing poor sleep habits and establishing a bedtime routine (Black DS et al. JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8081 [published online February 16, 2015]).  

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Africa’s Top 20 most connected countries by user numbers

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork According to worldometers.info, the population within South Africa sits at just over 53 million individuals. To add to the figures, Nigeria currently has over 183 million individuals populating its city’s. Africa has always been viewed as a continent that isn’t very connected in terms of internet speeds and the number

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