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[Nigeria Report] Local plants for exposed bone wounds, prostate cancer unveiled
Research from the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, have confirmed the efficacy of a plant-derived wound dressing, a mixture of hypericum oil St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) and neem oil/Dogonyaro (Azadirachta indica), in scalp wounds with exposed bone. The study published recently in Journal of Wound…
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[Nigeria Report] Antibiotics, other drugs used in West Africa found failing quality test
A new study on the use of anti-malaria, antibiotics and tuberculosis drugs in African countries indicate that they are failing basic quality tests, raising fears that many of such drugs may not be having the desired impact on patients. Up to 15 percent of all drugs tested in African cities and…
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[Nigeria Report] Nigeria, West Africa bid farewell to industrialization
Rightly considered, the wide-ranging implications of signing the Economic Partnership Agreement between West Africa and the European Union as it currently stands may mean that Nigeria and West Africa are bidding farewell to the lofty idea of industrialization, self reliance and genuine economic prosperity. This is because the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)…
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No medal, but hopes high for Son Yeon-jae
Eighteen years old and standing 158 centimeters tall, South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae had the country’s expectations for a possible Olympic medal on her shoulders. But it was the clubs, her weakest discipline, which dashed her medal hopes in London. Son finished fifth in the individual all-around final at…
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Prize winner vows to make Cambodia landmine-free
A winner of the Manhae Peace Prize said his de-mining project will continue until his fellow Cambodians have safe land to cultivate crops and build houses. “If I clear landmines, village people can use (the land) to build houses and to plant crops. (I want) to make land for them…
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Is IOC overreacting?
Koreans angry over penalty on footballer for Dokdo statement Many Koreans are up in arms over the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to bar Korean footballer Park Jong-woo from attending the medal ceremony after celebrating Saturday’s victory over Japan with a banner that read “Dokdo is our land.” The Korean…
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Vitamin C: recipe for chickens to beat heat
Gyeonggi Province has come up with a protective plan to save chickens at risk of dying from heatstroke, the local government said Thursday. It said it has earmarked 50 million won to provide poultry farms with vitamin C and electrolyte drugs to feed to their birds. The measure comes after…
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14 die of heat-related illnesses
Fourteen people have died of heat-related causes across the country in the past two months amid the prolonged heat wave, the government said Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said 14 have died of heatstroke, dehydration and other related factors, with 11 of the fatalities reported since July 25…
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Just too many coffee shops around
Coffee shops are mushrooming to provide Koreans who crave caffeine with their daily fix. New cafes pop up every day in nooks and crannies of cities across the nation. It’s not surprising at all that South Korea is sometimes called the “Republic of coffee.” You can come across a coffee…
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Misdiagnoses on cancers rising sharply
Complaints double to 507 A 43-year-old woman, Lim, felt a lump in her left breast. Concerned, she had an ultrasound examination at a hospital in March 2010, but medical staff diagnosed the lump as benign. Eight months later, when she sought a second opinion and got a checkup at another…
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