Category: Education
School program launched in Ethiopia to treat parasitic worms
Ethiopia has launched a school program to treat parasitic worms in children. It hopes to eradicate 80% of worm infections in children by 2020. 10 million children are at risk for schistosomiasis which is caused by a parasite in water […]
Ebola leaves children traumatised in Sierra Leone
Associate Professor of Child Health and Human Rights Theresa Betancourt said that children and families in Sierra Leone are suffering from “massive trauma”. She said that there are 50,000 children currently living on the streets in Sierra Leone and that […]
Alcohol claims lives of middle-aged men more than any other group
A report released Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that three-quarters of those who die from alcohol-poisoning were those 35 to 64, most of them men. This comes as a surprise as they had thought that […]
Having poor health may lead to homelessness, study says
A US study has found that people who had chronic illnesses such as heart disease and heart failure are twice as likely to become homeless. The study, by the Yale School of Public Health concentrated on 2, 066 people who […]
Playing video games increases high risk-taking behaviours
A new study published in the journal Injury Prevention has found that playing video games causes people to act in a risky manner, such as ignoring the red light, speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road and using […]
WHO: Ebola might be slowing down in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization has reported that Ebola might be slowing in down in Sierra Leone, even though the country remains the most hard-hit by the disease. “There are signs that case incidence may have leveled off in Sierra Leone, […]
More exercise, less TV, for better colon cancer survival chance
A new study has found that increased activity by people who have just recovered from colon cancer yields greater chance of survival. The study cautioned survivors of colon cancer to reduce their television time and to take up exercise instead. […]
Brain stimulation that reduces anxiety
Researchers have found a brain stimulation that help patients with anxiety and depression. The findings, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, found that 20 minutes of “targeted electrical stimulation” to the frontal context reduces anxiety. “It works by having people […]
Adult ADHD explained
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or (ADHD) is a condition marked by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Though ADHD is more commonly found in children, it also affects adults where 30 to 70 per cent of children grow up to have it. […]
Fewer Americans die of cancer
The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics have found that 1.5 million cancer-related deaths have been avoided in the country for the past twenty years. It also found that: Lung cancer death rates dipped 36 per cent between 1990 and […]
