[ad_1] By PAULINE KAIRU Each year, an estimated 400,000 children below the age of 19 years develop cancer globally but the likelihood of surviving depends on the country they live in. Up to 80 percent of children who develop cancer in high-income countries are likely to survive but only 20 percent in low-income countries. During…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 16:19, February 20, 2023 CHONGQING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — A Chinese medical research team has developed a patented model using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to speed up and automate blood analysis, allowing laboratories to provide faster and more accurate feedback to doctors. Hospital laboratories generally evaluate millions of blood cells for disease diagnosis…
Mbeki By Louis Achi Former South African President, Mr. Thebo Mbeki addressing media executives in Abuja on Commonwealth Observers Mission concerns on February 20, 2023. The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group to Nigeria, H.E. Thabo Mbeki, has averred that the upcoming weekend election in Nigeria will not only be significant to Nigeria and Africa,…
[ad_1] 50 unused Windows XP logos were recently revealed Though the logo for the much beloved Windows XP is now considered iconic, it could have ended up looking a lot differently. Windows XP introduced the 3D spin on the classic OS logo back in 2001, but according to Creative agency Frog Design and reported on…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 13:37, February 20, 2023 ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — The China-aided Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters serves as an important platform for African countries to contain pandemic in a well-coordinated manner, a senior African Union (AU) Commission official has said. AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue…
[ad_1] Yusuff Moshood A new study has suggested that mild or moderate alcohol intake could be associated with a reduction in a person’s risk of dementia, whereas heavy drinking is linked to an increased risk. Dementia, accordong to the World Health Organisation, is an umbrella term for several diseases affecting memory, other cognitive abilities and behaviour…
[ad_1] Health stakeholders and experts in Nigeria have called on the Nigerian government to make maternal care and family planning services free for every woman of reproductive age in order to reduce the high burden of maternal and infant mortality in the country. Latest statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that Nigeria accounts…
[ad_1] The Adentan Circuit Court has granted GH¢200,000 bail to 45-year-old Tiler, for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman, at Pure Water, near Ashongman, Accra. Kwadwo Asare charged with carnal knowledge of a mentally challenged woman, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah, asked Asare to produce three sureties one to…
[ad_1] Wellness & Fitness Obesity black market drugs Monday February 20 2023 In Kenya, weight-loss drugs sold in the black market are turning traders into millionaires. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK From pharmaceutical companies, and downtown traders, to online sellers, the race to get a slice of the obesity market is cutthroat. Globally, Morgan Stanley Research…
[ad_1] The Nigeria Medical Association and Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria say the new naira policy has worsened the healthcare situation in the country as people find it difficult to access services and drugs due to naira scarcity. The Kwara NMA Chairman, Dr. Ola Ahmed, said this during an interview with newsmen in Ilorin, adding that…
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