Health
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WHO raises concern over spread of human cases of bird flu
A top World Health Organisation official warned there’s an increasing threat of human-to-human bird flu transmission Thursday (18 April), as…
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Children used as ‘guinea pigs’ in UK clinical trials
The true scale of the number of medical trials using infected blood products on children in the 1970s and 80s…
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Employment placements: GUNMA issues one-month ultimatum to Finance Ministry
The Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association (GUNMA) has given the Ministry of Finance (MoF) a one-month deadline to respond…
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FDA: There’s no batch of contaminated Johnson & Johson cough syrup in Ghana
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has put in place measures to ensure A batch of the children’s cough syrup…
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South Africa recalls J&J’s cough syrup sold in six African nations after suspected toxicity
South Africa‘s health regulator said on Saturday it is recalling batches of Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ.N), opens new tab children’s…
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Nigeria becomes first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the “revolutionary” new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the…
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Nigeria recalls ‘toxic’ children’s cough syrup
Nigeria’s drug regulator has recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children’s cough syrup after tests showed it contained “an…
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Not having sex for a long time: Are there side effects?
Celibacy refers to the practice of not having sex. Having sex regularly may have some health benefits, such as for…
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Volta Region: Over two million residents to benefit from free insecticide-treated bed nets
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Volta region is set to distribute a total of 1,205,625 long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to 466,857 registered…
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