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The health benefits of waakye, Ghana’s secret superfood
source:https://sciafmag.com Ghanaians are crazy about waakye, a local dish prepared by cooking rice and beans with red sorghum leaves. The leaves add flavour and give waakye (pronounced waa-che) its distinctive reddish-brown colour. The leaves are also rich in antioxidants, which in turn can be good for human health. But the health benefits of […]
COVID-19 Affects Brain 6 Months After Symptoms, Research Finds.
Nov. 22, 2022 — Scientists have found that COVID-19 causes brain “abnormalities” even six months after symptoms are gone, according to an upcoming report to the Radiological Society of North America. They found changes to the brain stem and frontal lobe in areas of the brain associated with fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, […]
Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection
Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots. Booster doses tweaked to target the most common omicron strain rolled out in early September, and the Food and Drug Administration said the latest data should […]
Zimbabwe becomes first African country to approve use of injectable HIV prevention drug
Source: news24.com Zimbabwe announced the approval of the use of an injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis drug.Zimbabwe announced the approval of the use of an injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis drug.PHOTO: Luke Dray/Getty Images/StringerZimbabwe is the first African country to approve the once-every-two-months injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis drug.The drug will be part […]
