County gets good health check
PEMBROKE — Robeson County government workers are getting healthier and the county is saving thousands of dollars in the process. That’s the assessment reported Thursday to county commissioners, …
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Nitrates: Cheap Osteoporosis Treatment?
By: Rhonda Craig, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent (Ivanhoe Newswire) — The same medicines used to treat angina and chronic heart failure, may also help treat osteoporosis. In this new study, researchers found that postmenopausal women that used nitroglycerin ointment for two years experienced a modest increase in bone mineral density and decrease in bone loss. According to study authors, the …
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GHANA: Battling Buruli ulcer
The World Health Organization (WHO) in March will hold its annual meeting on Buruli ulcer, caused by a bacterium for which the mode of transmission is not fully understood. Without early detection and treatment Buruli can lead to extensive destruction of skin and soft tissue.
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