Health News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 29 Jul 2017 10:51:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Health News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Toyin Saraki Calls On Health Sector To Regroup For Impact, Reboot For Development https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-calls-on-health-sector-to-regroup-for-impact-reboot-for-development/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:12:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145198 The Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Toyin Saraki today participated in the third edition of SheForumAfrica – the annual women development, leadership and lifestyle conference which took place at the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria. Mrs Saraki also represented the wife of the President, HE Mrs Aisha Buhari and opened the Forum with a keynote [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Co-Authors Report in Newly Launched Lancet Series on Ending Preventable Stillbirths https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-co-authors-report-in-newly-launched-lancet-series-on-ending-preventable-stillbirths/ Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:53:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=118230 Speaking at the global launch of the Lancet ‘Ending Preventable Stillbirths’ Series that took place at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 19/01/16, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called for stillbirths to be taken out of the shadows of healthcare – removing the cultural [...]

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]]> Quitting smoking makes you happier, says study https://www.theinfostride.com/quitting-smoking-makes-you-happier-says-study/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:48:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=20779 Moderate or heavy smokers who quit tobacco get a boost in mental wellbeing that, for people who are anxious or stressed, is equivalent to taking anti-depressants, a study said Thursday. British researchers examined 26 published investigations into the…

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]]> Cigarettes more dangerous than ever, US report warns https://www.theinfostride.com/cigarettes-dangerous-ever-us-report-warns/ Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:24:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11582 Smoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than previously known, including liver and colon cancer, blindness, diabetes and erectile dysfunction, said a major US government report on Friday. Top health officials gathered at the White House…

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]]> EU warns of Bisphenol health threat https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-warns-of-bisphenol-health-threat/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:46:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11232 The EU food safety watchdog warned Friday that exposure levels to Bisphenol A (BPA), already implicated as a health concern for babies, should be cut by a factor of 10. The European Food Safety Authority said a review of recent studies showed "exposure…

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]]> 2,000 extra steps a day cuts cardiovascular risk by 8 percent https://www.theinfostride.com/2000-extra-steps-a-day-cuts-cardiovascular-risk-by-8-percent/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 01:02:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5748 People with a glucose-tolerance problem -- a driver of diabetes and cardiovascular disease -- can cut the risk of heart attack or stroke by simply walking an additional 2,000 steps per day, a study said on Friday. The experiment gathered more than 9…

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]]> Three-Year-Old Adonis Ortiz Undergoes Five-Organ Transplant [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/three-year-old-adonis-ortiz-undergoes-five-organ-transplant-video/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:51:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5622 A three-year-old boy born with a rare condition that forces his intestines through a hole in his abdomen should make a full recovery after a five-organ transplant, doctors have said. Adonis Ortiz received a new liver, pancreas, stomach and small and…

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]]> Spanish hospital to trial new HIV treatment https://www.theinfostride.com/spanish-hospital-to-trial-new-hiv-treatment/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 20:40:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=4189 Researchers at a Spanish hospital announced Monday they will start trials next year of a therapeutic vaccine for patients who already have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. A therapeutic vaccine treats a disease rather than preventing it. Barcelona's…

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]]> HIV returns in two US men after bone marrow transplants https://www.theinfostride.com/hiv-returns-in-two-us-men-after-bone-marrow-transplants/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:18:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=3801 Signs of HIV have returned in two American men who appeared to have briefly eradicated the virus after bone marrow transplants for cancer, US doctors said Friday. Experts said the discovery is a disappointment to efforts to find a cure for the human…

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]]> New, aggressive HIV strain causes AIDS faster https://www.theinfostride.com/new-aggressive-hiv-strain-causes-aids-faster/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 23:33:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=2749 A new and more aggressive strain of HIV discovered in West Africa causes significantly faster progression to AIDS, researchers at Sweden's Lund University said Thursday. The new strain of the virus that causes AIDS, called A3/02, is a fusion of the…

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