en-ug-hotdailynews: 2015-03-20 Uganda Health

New HIV infections in Uganda reduce by 10000: report
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
KAMPALA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's new HIV/AIDS infections reduced by 10,000 in 2014, new statistics from the ministry of health show. According to the figures, the number of Ugandans getting infected with HIV dropped to 127,000 cases in 2014 from ...

Gala to raise funds to stop new HIV infections among children   UNAIDS (press release)
Wait a minute, has HIV got a cure?   New Vision
MDH: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day observed on March 20   ECM Publishers
Hindustan Times
Minda News
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The Observer (blog)

Care tips for my balding brothers
The Observer (blog)
We have talked about hair grooming from all angles, including what headdress fits a bad hair day, but not so much about baldness. And yet lately, almost every guy you and I know is balding to some degree. See, previously it was more of an old man ...

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Bustle

Tobacco Industry's $7000 Per Death Is Concerning & Is Just Another Reason For ...
Bustle
If the latest numbers are any indication, smoking isn't just a costly habit, it's making the folks at the top seriously rich. According to a Tobacco Atlas report by the World Lung Foundation (WLF) on Thursday, the tobacco industry actually makes around $7,000 ...

Big Tobacco Makes $7000 for Each Smoker Who Dies   Youth Health Magzine
Tobacco Industry Profits $7000 For Every Single Tobacco-Related Death   News Every day
Smoking rates down among Indian men, up among women   The Indian Express
TIME
Gilmer Mirror
Daily News & Analysis
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Kansas City Star

Restrictions On Opening Fast Food Chains Fail To Reduce Obesity Rate In LA
RTT News
A law restricting the opening of new fast food chains in Los Angeles has failed to stop rising obesity rates in the area. The zoning ordinance, which was passed in 2008, covered a 32-square mile area of South Los Angeles. A study by the non-profit Rand Corp.
Obesity Rates Rise in South L.A. Despite Fast-Food Ban   Headlines & Global News
L.A. Tried A Fast Food Ban, But It Only Increased Obesity: Why Didn't It Work?   Tech Times
Fast Food Restricts Didn't Cut Obesity Rate In South Los Angeles, Study Reveals   Frontline Desk
NBC Southern California
The Guardian
Vox
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KSN-TV

Huntington man transported to hospital after shooting
WOWK
An Ohio woman with a prosthetic leg is fighting back after getting a "rude" note over a handicapped parking spot. An Ohio woman with a prosthetic leg is fighting back after getting a "rude" note over a handicapped parking spot.
Shocked ... Brad couldn't believe the note her neighbour left on her car. Picture ...   NEWS.com.au
Ohio amputee bullied in fight over handicapped spot   New York Daily News
'Hey Handicap,' begins neighbour's nasty note to amputee   Toronto Sun
The Independent
Salon
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NBCNews.com

Ebola: Sierra Leone lockdown to hit 2.5m people
Nigerian Tribune
Sierra Leone is to enforce a three-day lockdown of key parts of the country to try to contain the Ebola epidemic. There have been 3,702 reported deaths from Ebola in the West African nation. A three-day curfew in September, keeping people at home under ...

Liberia: Countdown to an Ebola-Free Nation   Sierra Leone Times
Sierra Leone imposes new curfew to contain Ebola   Business Standard
Evacuated health worker tests negative for Ebola   USA TODAY
CBC.ca
Reuters
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Times of India

A blood test may help reduce antibiotic use
Times of India
JERUSALEM: A new blood test can help cut down on unnecessary use of antibiotics by detecting within two hours if bacteria or virus is the source of an infection, scientists say. It could stop patients being given antibiotics when they are not needed, scientists ...

New blood test could help prevent antibiotic misuse   Thorne Gazette
Blood Test Promises to Cut Antibiotic Overuse   Newsmax
New blood test to check antibiotic overuse   Business Standard
Monthly Prescribing Reference
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