| Penn nursing students to provide community service - in Africa
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Written by Tom Clark, Philadelphia Daily News
Friday, 24 July 2009 08:16 |
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 All University of Pennsylvania nursing students must complete a "Nursing in the Community" course, which places them in various clinical settings to gain hands-on experience.
But instead of working at a Philly-area hospital or clinic like most of their classmates, eight students were headed to Botswana yesterday, where they will spend the next month in hospitals, clinics and orphanages.
This is the second year that Penn nursing students have traveled to the HIV-ravaged Southern African nation for unique on-the-job training, said Kathy McCauley, associate dean for academic programs.
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| AIDS responses in action in rural Ethiopia
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Written by UNAIDS / Y. Gebremedhin
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 19:07 |
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|  Across Ethiopia, community initiatives and local government are coming together to make a difference in the AIDS response. During his official travel to the country, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé visited some of the programmes and projects putting into action the goals of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.
At the heart of health service delivery in Ethiopia are the government-run local health centres which deliver primary health services such as family health, communicable disease prevention and control, including HIV, and health education.
Michel Sidibé was invited to visit the Adegude Health Center, one of five local health centres in Hintalowagrit District, which provides voluntary HIV counseling and testing services, as well as prevention of mother to child transmission and HIV treatment
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| Nigerians can sue Pfizer
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Written by Afronet
Friday, 06 March 2009 19:18 |
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 Nigerian families can sue the Pfizer drugs giant in the US over its alleged role in the deaths of children, a US appeals court has ruled.
The decision overturns ruling by a lower court that the case must be heard in Nigeria.
Pfizer is accused of killing 11 children and injuring 181 others when an antibiotic was tested on them during a meningitis epidemic in 1996.
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| Menopause: The basics and symptoms
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Written by Bibi-Ebere Eke, Vogue Afrique
Monday, 29 December 2008 03:03 |
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 Definition
Menopause is the time when the menstrual period ceases and the ovaries permanently stop releasing eggs. Menopause is considered complete when a woman has been without her period for a full year. The average age of menopause ranges between ages 40 and 58, with an average age of 51.
Causes
Natural menopause is a gradual process. The ovaries begin producing lower amounts of hormones prior to menopause during a phase called perimenopause.
When menopause occurs before the age of 40 it is called premature menopause. Premature menopause can occur naturally but may also be the result of several conditions, including:
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