Aid efforts to help communities struggling to recover from drought compounded by continuing conflict, aggravated by al-Shabaab Somalia faces a new humanitarian crisis with more than 2 million people now threatened by severe hunger, aid agencies say. A further 3 million people are uncertain of their next meal, latest ... Read More »
Nigeria marks three years without a wild polio case, meaning Africa could be declared free of the disease in 2020 Africa is on the verge of being declared polio free, after three years without any recorded cases of the disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Nigeria marked ... Read More »
Large trial held in Iran of inexpensive medication combining four common drugs A cheap, single pill taken once a day that combines four common drugs is safe and reduces the risk of events such as heart attacks, strokes and sudden death in people over the age of 50, research ... Read More »
Experts find no proof minuscule particles are a threat to health but say more research is needed Microplastics are increasingly found in drinking water, but there is no evidence so far that this poses a risk to humans, according to a new assessment by the World Health Organization. However, ... Read More »
US scientists say their blood test can be 94% effective in spotting those at risk of the illness A blood test that can detect signs of Alzheimer’s as much as 20 years before the disease begins to have a debilitating effect has been developed by researchers in the US. ... Read More »
A health official said that a second case of Ebola was detected on Tuesday in the city of Goma. Officials are worried that the virus could establish a foothold in the densely populated area close to the Rwandan border. The first Ebola case in Goma was detected in mid-July, prompting the World ... Read More »
Seawater could be turned to ice and pumped on glacier generating trillions of tonnes of snowfall Vast snow cannons could be used to repair the West Antarctic ice sheet and prevent catastrophic sea level rise, leading climate scientists have suggested. Seawater could be turned into ice and then pumped onto the glacier, generating ... Read More »
Protein tau may spread more rapidly in female brains than males’, adding to range of factors The reason women appear to be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than men might be due to a number of genetic, anatomical and even social influences, researchers have suggested. Recent figures ... Read More »
Organisation calls for more funds as 2,512 cases are confirmed in the region The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization has declared, calling for more funds and support to close it down. The second ... Read More »
Stargazers around the world have enjoyed a view of a global lunar eclipse, delighting people from Dehli to Dublin. The partial eclipse was visible in nearly every part of the world except for North America and the polar climes of Greenland and northern Russia. In Australia and Asia, the eclipse ... Read More »
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