Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liberia to vaccinate 100,000 children
Health officials in Liberia have launched a campaign to vaccinate some 100,000 children against pneumonia.
Jan 9, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Death of an adult son increases depressive symptoms in mothers, but not fathers
Mothers – but not fathers – exhibited symptoms of depression and experienced declines in overall health after the death of an adult son, while the death of a daughter had no such effect on either parent, according to ...
Dec 4, 2013
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Health
Never too young to talk about death?
Talking to children about death is a difficult and delicate task, but it is sometimes also necessary. While many adults shy away from discussing the loss of a friend or relative with children, some health professionals argue ...
Nov 8, 2013
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Health
Niger leads pack making progress on child mortality: NGO
Niger has made the most progress worldwide on reducing child mortality since 1990, according to a study out Wednesday.
Oct 23, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
South Africa reverses mortality trend in children under 5
Over the past decade, South Africa has made a dramatic reversal in child survival—mainly because of improvements in HIV/AIDS care, reports a study in AIDS, official journal of the International AIDS Society.
Oct 7, 2013
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Health
Understanding India's rape crisis
On Sept. 13, a judge sentenced four men to death for the gang rape and resulting death of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi, and the verdict sparked public demonstrations in support. That brutal crime, and a string ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Health
Best-case scenario suggests that just one in five countdown countries can meet targets for cutting child mortality
A comprehensive new analysis of interventions to reduce maternal and child deaths in developing countries, published in The Lancet, reveals that if current trends continue, just nine Countdown countries will meet internationally ...
Sep 19, 2013
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Health
Developing and delivering interventions for pregnancy to reduce mother and child deaths
A global group of experts has established research priorities addressing care for women prior to pregnancy, in a consensus statement published in PLOS Medicine this week. Sohni Dean and Zulfiqar Bhutta from the Aga Khan University, ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early, severe flu season caused big rise in child deaths: CDC
(HealthDay)—This past flu season started earlier, peaked earlier and led to more adult hospitalizations and child deaths than most flu seasons, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
Jun 14, 2013
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Health
Chinese people spend a greater proportion of their lives in good health than people in other G20 countries
However, the incidence of stroke, ischaemic heart disease, road injury, diabetes, and some cancers all increased in incidence during the same period, and poor diet, tobacco use, and high blood pressure all now present substantial ...
Jun 6, 2013
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