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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is showing promise as a potential treatment for pyoderma gangrenosum, a painful and debilitating skin condition that causes non-healing ulcers. Recent case studies suggest that HBOT can significantly improve wound healing and reduce the need for medications like corticosteroids and immune suppressants, which can have serious side effects. HBOT involves delivering […]

Importance of regular liver screening Regular liver screening plays a pivotal role in maintaining optimal health. Well known as the body’s chemical processing plant, this body part is crucial for filtering toxins, aiding digestion, and much more. Due to its significant functions, ensuring this vital organ is in top shape is essential. This is where […]

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Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Oct 18 2006 (IPS) – Cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of women in sexual and reproductive health services in Argentina, often accepted as normal by doctors, nurses and even patients, is being closely examined by a network of organisations determined to stamp out these practices. The idea is to report mistreatment […]

Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, Jan 24 2008 (IPS) – Although genetic sequencing tests conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of samples from a man who died of H5N1 avian influenza do not confirm human-to-human transmission, authorities in this region, bordering Afghanistan, are taking no chances. Ilyas, 28, a livestock official was admitted to the Khyber […]

Lewis Mwanangombe NDOLA, Zambia, Nov 23 2009 (IPS) – When Obed Mumba first came to the Zambian copper mining town of Ndola in search of work, it was still known reverently as Ku kalale the land of the white man. In the decades since, he has witnessed his Kabushi township outgrow the limited dreams of […]

BUENOS AIRES, Sep 17 2012 (IPS) – The Argentine government has opened legal aid centres in slum neighbourhoods, to provide a range of services, from assistance for immigrants and victims of domestic violence to dental care services. “Many of the situations can be solved by picking up the telephone,” said Ariel Pereira, coordinator of the […]

A medical officer preparing to give a COVID-19 vaccine in Somalia in May 2021. Credit: Mokhtar Mohamed/AMISOM UNITED NATIONS, Sep 8 2022 (IPS) – With the outbreak of Monkeypox in non-endemic countries leading to a scramble for vaccines, global health advocates are again calling for equity to be prioritized in the international response. Equity was […]

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – a conservation center dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting Sierra Leone’s national chimpanzee. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS FREETOWN, Nov 3 2023 (IPS) – Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran – a Sri Lankan by birth – visited Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then, the West African nation has been his home, where Amerasekaran has […]