Fri 09 June 2023: The cholera death toll has now risen to 32 after a woman from Parys, Free State, succumbed to the waterborne disease. The Free State Department of Health on Thursday identified the deceased as a 42-year-old female, who was admitted at Boitumelo Hospital in Kroonstad. “The patient is confirmed to have died […]
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Thu 08 June 2023: Tobacco, a known hazard to human health for long, also causes major harmto the environment, starting from its production, according to a medical doctor and head of an advocacy group against the crop’s use and cultivation. “Tobacco cultivation deteriorates soil quality and hinders biodiversity. The use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in […]
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Wed 07 June 2023: The number of women choosing to freeze their eggs in the UAE has “significantly” increased following changes to the law, reported Al-Arabiya News. UAE fertility clinics and in-vitro fertility (IVF) specialists across the country have observed a sudden increase in demand for information about the service and opting to access the […]
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Mon 05 June 2023: Even when the disease is caught early, breast cancer recurrence is relatively commonplace — and for survivors, the prospect can be daunting. A drug developed by Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis reduced this risk by a quarter in a large group of early-stage survivors of the most common type of breast cancer, […]
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Sun 04 June 2023: The Department of Health has alerted the public of an increasing circulation of influenza, also known as “flu”, around the country since the beginning of May 2023. The department was notified by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) about the rising cases. In a statement on Saturday, the department said […]
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Sat 03 June 2023: German biotech firm BioNTech and US biopharmaceutical company OncoC4 announced on Friday that they had gotten promising results in a mid-stage lung cancer trial. “The jointly developed immunotherapy candidate was found to shrink tumors in close to 30% of participants,” the two companies said in a joint statement. They noted that […]
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On World Diabetes Day, a group of students participated in a diabetes campaign at the Saudi Health Center in Al-Kharj. FILE PHOTO Thu 01 June 2023: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been found to have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world, according to a report yesterday by the Daily […]
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Thu 01 June 2023: Norwegian law requires social media influencers to declare whether or not a photo they have uploaded on social media has been edited, while France and the United Kingdom are considering similar legislation. While imperfections in humans are common, social media promotes the appearance that influencers are perfect. Face filters and other […]
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Tue 30 May 2023: In an effort to crack down on e-cigarettes, whose vibrant looks and delicious flavors make them stick out on grocery store shelves, the British government announced on Tuesday that it would shut a loophole that allows stores to distribute free samples of vapes to youngsters. In recent months, the clamour of […]
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Mon 29 May 2023: The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says an investigation is underway into the source or sources of the Cholera outbreak in the country. “Technical teams from the Department of Water and Sanitation and the provincial and national Department of Health as well as relevant municipalities are carrying out water quality […]
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