Stock market dips ‘linked to heart attack surge’ (AFP)
AFP - Doctors have found a relation between stock market fluctuations and heart attack frequency, a preliminary study by North Carolina's Duke University Medical Center has said.
New maps guide African truckers to AIDS clinicsn (AFP)
AFP - African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Chinese medicine ‘no help to get pregnant’ (AFP)
AFP - Couples who use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to try and increase their chances of having a baby were warned there was no evidence it worked by British fertility experts Wednesday.
Egypt adopts organ transplant bill to curb trafficking (AFP)
AFP - Egypt's parliament voted by an overwhelming majority on Saturday to regulate organ transplants in a bid to curb illegal trafficking and tourism over the issue.
Long-time cannabis use linked to psychosis: study (AFP)
AFP - The longer people use cannabis or marijuana, the more likely they are to experience hallucinations or delusions or to suffer psychosis, according to a study released Saturday.
WHO scientists decide if flu pandemic has passed peak (AFP)
AFP - The World Health Organisation's emergency committee of scientists was due to meet on Tuesday to decide whether the swine flu pandemic has passed its peak.
Scientists help stroke victims regain speech through singing (AFP)
AFP - US scientists have restored speech to stroke victims by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them, a leading neurologist said here Saturday.
Belgian patient unable to communicate by computer: doctor (AFP)
AFP - The Belgian patient Rom Houben who was wrongly diagnosed as comatose for 23 years cannot communicate by computer, his neurologist Steven Laureys told AFP Saturday.
Blair in Nigeria to urge fight against malaria (AFP)
AFP - Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Saturday called for concerted efforts to combat malaria in Nigeria which accounts for a quarter of the one million malaria deaths annually in Africa.
Swine flu ‘should be included in new seasonal vaccine’ (AFP)
AFP - The World Health Organisation said Thursday that the swine flu pandemic virus would spread again next winter in the northern hemisphere and recommended its inclusion in the regular influenza vaccine.
Swine flu to be included in north’s seasonal vaccine (AFP)
AFP - The World Health Organisation said Thursday that the swine flu pandemic virus would threaten again next winter in the northern hemisphere and recommended its inclusion in the regular influenza vaccine.
Stamping out the Guinea worm ‘dragons’ of Sudan (AFP)
AFP - Scars on Severion Wayet's arms reveal where the flesh-burrowing Guinea worms burst through her skin.