Despite hitches, breastfeeding still significant to baby’s health
Mothers all over the world have been reminded about the importance of breastfeeding as the…
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New health research ‘explainer’ tool
The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, based at the University of Glasgow, today…
Asthma pill ‘promising’ for people with severe symptoms
An experimental pill could help adults with severe asthma, an early study in The Lancet…
US health researchers launch Zika vaccine clinical trial
US government researchers said on Wednesday they have begun their first clinical trial of a…
First scientific conference of midwives opens
The first Scientific and General meeting of the Fellowship of the Ghana College of Nurses…
Filarial worm infections double the risk of HIV infection
Since the start of the HIV epidemic, there have been speculations as to why HIV…
Scientists seeking blood donations from people exposed to arboviruses for dengue, Zika vaccine research
Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine are conducting studies that…
Tanzania to host East African community heart institute
Tanzania has been picked to host the proposed regional heart institute that will serve the…
Vaginal ring will help women take control of their sexual health
The fact that over half of the 35 million people living with HIV in sub-Saharan…
Four scientists win a prize for aiding health, nutrition
Four scientists — three of them in Africa — have won US$250,000 for combined success…