An international search was under way Wednesday for a cargo ship that vanished after its crew reported they were hijacked — at least briefly — nearly two weeks ago.read more
Ten things you’re not supposed to know about the swine flu vaccine
(At least, not by anyone in authority…)
#1 – The vaccine production was “rushed” and the vaccine has never been tested on humans. Do you like to play guinea pig for Big Pharma? If so, line up for your swine flu vaccine this fall…read more
President Obama traveled to Portsmouth, New Hampshire Tuesday for his first post Presidential campaign ‘town hall-style’ meeting geared to garner support for his healthcare overhaul agenda.read more
Doctors in various hospitals around the world have noticed a spike in a condition known as fatty liver disease which can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. Fatty liver disease is normally associated with extreme alcoholism but many persons outside that risk group are showing up with the same disease. read more
Patients with Low-grade glioma (LGG) brain tumours, have been advised to consider skipping medical treatment since the consequences of treatment could be worse that the disease itself.read more
Nigeria, Gambia to sign pact on technical aid agreement
NIGERIA and the Gambia are to sign a bilateral agreement on the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) scheme that has existed between the two countries after over two decades of its operation.read more
Medical ErrorU.S. Medical Negligence Death Rate Doubles
Preventable medical mistakes and infections are responsible for about 200,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to an investigation by the Hearst media corporation. The report comes 10 years after the Institute of Medicine’s “To Err Is Human” analysis, which found that 44,000 to 98,000 people were dying annually due to these errors and called for the medical community and government to cut that number in half by 2004. read more
Six months after the last presidential election in Ghana, the country’s former leader, Jerry Rawlings, has credited the success of the poll to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s persistent pressure on former president John Kuffuor of Ghana to allow the electoral commission declare the authentic winner.read more
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