Depo-Provera Linked to Higher HIV Risk

The injectable birth control Depo-Provera is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection in women, according to a review of research in Africa.

Mali declared Ebola free by WHO

Mali is officially free of the Ebola virus, government authorities and the World Health Organization announced on Sunday.

Forty-two days have passed since the country’s last potential Ebola case tested negative on December 6 2014. Ousmane Kone, Mali’s minister of health, declared the outbreak over on Sunday, but said the public should remain vigilant as the risk of Ebola in neighboring countries remains.  

Mali saw its first case of Ebola in October after a two-year-old girl contracted the disease in Guinea, one of the three countries worst-hit by the virus. She began showing symptoms typical of the disease, including bleeding from the nose and shedding bodily fluids, on a 600-mile bus journey back to Mali. Afterwards, the virus spread, infecting eight people and killing six.

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Update from Asia: Fake doctor infects 212 with HIV

55-year-old, Yem Chrin has confessed to reusing needles and operating without a valid license in treating the villagers.

212 people have been found to be HIV positive in the Battambang Province of Cambodia after being treated by an unlicensed doctor, health authorities say.

55-year-old Yem Chrin has confessed to reusing needles and operating without a valid license in treating the villagers.

Chrin has since been charged with spreading the HIV virus to others, brutal murder and operating a medical service without a license.

The 212 infected villagers were discovered after officials tested a total of 1,940 people.

Chrin’s negligence was discovered when children as young as two and elderly citizens as old as 80 tested positive for the disease.

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Fight Cholera!

In light of the recent outbreak of Cholera in Rivers State, Please find a short article about the disease below.

Cholera is an infectious disease that causes severe watery diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration and even death if untreated. 

Causes

Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera, is usually found in food or water contaminated by feces from a person with the infection. Common sources include:

• Municipal water supplies
• Ice made from municipal water
• Foods and drinks sold by street vendors
• Vegetables grown with water containing human wastes
• Raw or undercooked fish and seafood caught in waters polluted with sewage

When a person consumes the contaminated food or water, the bacteria release a toxin in the intestines that produces severe diarrhea.

It is not likely you will catch cholera just from casual contact with an infected person.

Symptoms

Symptoms of cholera can begin as soon as a few hours or as long as five days after infection. Often, symptoms are mild. But sometimes they are very serious. About one in 20 people infected have severe watery diarrhea accompanied by vomiting, which can quickly lead to dehydration. Although many infected people may have minimal or no symptoms, they can still contribute to spread of the infection.

Signs and symptoms of dehydration include:

• Rapid heart rate
• Loss of skin elasticity (the ability to return to original position quickly if pinched)
• Dry mucous membranes, including the inside of the mouth, throat, nose, and eyelids
• Low blood pressure
• Thirst
• Muscle cramps

If not treated, dehydration can lead to shock and death in a matter of hours.

Treatment 

Although there are vaccines for Cholera in Health clinics, however staying hydrated and antibiotics is important in ensuring a recovery . With each diarrhea and Vomiting, drink ORS to replace loss fluids.

Prevent Cholera by avoiding the sources outlined above.

Where can i get help?

Private hospitals,Healthcare clinics,General hospitals etc

Stay healthy !

From Asia : Mass infection causes panic in Cambodian village

The victims, residents of the Roka community in Battambang province, are believed to have been infected by contaminated needles.

Panic has broken out in a village in North-Western Cambodia after about 80 people tested positive for HIV/AIDS.

HIV-positive brand expert comes out as gay

BADMUS

Popular Nigerian brand expert, Kenny Badmus has come public as a homosexual just a month after revealing his is HIV positive.

Mother dies after giving birth to Quatruplets

A woman has died moments after giving birth to quadruplets conceived through IVF.

Erica Morales, 36, and her husband Carlos underwent fertility treatment in a desperate attempt to conceive to complete their family.

Finally, on Thursday, Mrs Morales delivered three girls and one boy at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, one month before the due date.

Just hours later she passed away before she got a chance to meet her children: Carlos Jr, Paisley, Tracy, and Erica.

Cholera outbreak in Rivers State

20 people have died of Cholera in the Adoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, health officials say. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Health,Sampson Parker on Wednesday, January 14.

Parker also said, via a statement, that about 171 cases of the disease had been recorded since the beginning of an outbreak on January 5.The commissioner however assured members of the public that the state government would tackle the scourge head on saying that two treatment centres had been established in two of the worst hit communities

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Latest Briton tested for Ebola does NOT have killer virus

A BRITON who recently returned from Ebola-afflicted West Africa has tested negative for the deadly virus at a Swindon hospital, officials said.

The patient was being kept in isolation at Great Western Hospital in Swindon while tests for the killer bug were carried out as a "precautionary measure".

STILL FEELING FULL?

Dear Eazy health people, i know everyone must have really indulged themselves during this holidays. Well,its a treat too tempting to ignore and all the fried goodies make it very difficult indeed. I hope you ve all had your food fix so back to work tomorrow!!

For some of us who are still feeling like a bloated whale, below is a thing or two about gas etc

HOME TREATMENT FOR GAS, BLOATING AND BURPING

 

Gas, Bloating, and Burping are usually harmless and go away without any treatment. If gas, bloating or burping is making you uncomfortable, take the following steps to help manage your symptoms:

1.Increase the amount of fluid you drink, especially water.

2.Avoid carbonated drinks and alcoholic beverages.

3.Take a medicine that you can buy without a prescription. 

4.Be sure to follow the instructions on the label

5. Antacids allow gas to be belched away more easily.        

6.But these medicines often have no effect on gas that is already in the intestines .Food enzymes such as Beano which help break down the sugars found in vegetables and grains can be added to foods that cause you to have gas.

SOURCE- WEBMD

Happy new year!!!

Wishing everyone a very successful and healthy 2015!!