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Swine Flu cases reported in Zimbabwe – Are we prepared to deal with the pandemic?
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called for emergency funding to help the country combat swine flu. His call comes after five students contracted the disease in Mutare. Health minister Henry Madzorera told a news conference that “An outbreak of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) occurred in Mutare at a private school in early August, the ages of [...]
Continue reading...Pictures from Parirenyatwa Hospital as Doctors strike continues
21. August 2009
A patient is taken home on a stretcher by his relatives from Parirenyatwa hospital’s accident and emergency ward in the capital Harare August 21, 2009. State doctors, who earn a basic wage of $170, started a job boycott last week demanding $1,000 per month, paralysing operations at the country’s four major hospitals in Harare and [...]
Continue reading...Would you watch an exhibition of Corpse Sex?
18. June 2009
Anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagen is to unveil his latest exhibition showing two corpses having sex. The sex couple will be shown at The o2’s Body Worlds exhibition in London. It is said to have caused a furore when it was exhibited in Germany, but von Hagens says he received hundreds of messages urging him [...]
Continue reading...Why man’s mind turn to jelly over a pretty face
17. June 2009
Is it really true that man go silly when they see a pretty face? Well, research has shown that, chatting to good looking women has an immediate and damaging effect on man’s intelligence.Man’s instinct to show off during conversations – lying or exaggerating and lust for women after they have left ties up their brains [...]
Continue reading...Is it okay for women to breastfeed in public?
16. June 2009
First let me say, every baby has got a right to be given food when hungry. Now is it alright for women to breastfeed in public?? If not why is it not right for women to give the baby milk whenever the baby is hungry? There has been a lot of debate on this issue. [...]
Continue reading...Project to turn human waste into gas energy
16. June 2009
‘Poo Power’ – A £4.3 million project to turn human waste into gas energy has been launched in Manchester, UK and could be ready by 2011 according to a report in the Metro.The biogas byproduct of sewage treatment could be enough to power 5 000 homes. United Utilities is said to have secured government funding [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabwe cholera case expected to reach 100 000
26. May 2009
The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe is expected to reach 100 00 this week according to the Red Cross. Even though the infection rate has slowed, the causes of the cholera epidemic have not been fixed.The cholera outbreak has been fueled by Zimbabwe’s poor water, sanitation and the collapsed health system.
In a report, the [...]
Donations of used underwear to African women – Would you support this?
13. May 2009
A group called The Knickers For Africa is said to be asking British women to donate their unwanted old underwear to Africa. Isn’t this an insult to the women of Africa? They maybe poor but they deserve respect, in the best interest of health.Shops in the UK do not take returns when you buy underwear, [...]
Continue reading...Hey guys, will you go to the doctor to complain about having an erection?
9. April 2009
This is exactly what happened to one Peru farmer, he had to be hospitalised after an eight-day erection. He had surgery after complaining about sever pain from the eight day erection. The 53 year old farmer had not taken any sexual stimulant or alcohol.Apparently this guy suffers from priapism, a persistent erection of the penis [...]
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21. August 2009
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