Sat 23 December 2023: About 4 billion people are at risk of becoming infected with the dengue virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. Diana Rojas Alvarez, the team lead on arboviruses – epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention department at the WHO’s emergencies program, told a UN briefing in Geneva that over […]
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Sat 16 December 2023: At least 40 million women experience a long-term health problem caused by childbirth annually, according to a study published by The Lancet Global Health on Thursday. The study drew attention to the long-lasting consequences of postnatal conditions as most of them persist for “months or even years” after giving birth. To […]
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Wed 13 December 2023: Based on pre-pandemic data from 2019 in 40 European countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new findings that show a worrying increase in “catastrophic health spending,” which is forcing many families into poverty. The WHO European Office in Copenhagen released a concerning report on Tuesday, coinciding with the United […]
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Wed 13 December 2023: Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when it comes to diagnosing babies born with birth defects associated with alcohol consumption, such as fetal alcohol syndrome, historically only […]
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Mon 11 December 2023: Although South Africa’s Tuberculosis (TB) infection incidence is dropping, government is disturbed about the death rate among patients. This is according to the Deputy Health Minister, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, who was delivering a keynote address on the opening day of the BRICS TB Research Network Innovation Summit in Durban. “TB remains […]
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Sat 09 December 2023: Anixa Biosciences and Cleveland Clinic announced positive Phase 1 clinical trial results for a breast cancer vaccine, with expectations of receiving FDA approval for releasing the vaccine to the public after Phase 2 and 3 trials are completed, Xinhua reported. In a poster session called “Phase I Trial of alpha-lactalbumin vaccine […]
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Thu 07 December 2023: According to researchers, more than 90 per cent of women who have been trying to conceive a baby have marginal or low levels of vitamins which are important for a healthy pregnancy and the problem is worsening with the growing popularity of vegetarian diets. The tests were carried out on more […]
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Wed 06 December 2023: The French parliament unanimously voted late on Monday to ban single-use electronic cigarettes as health and environmental concerns continue to grow. The government has often said that e-cigarettes encourage “bad habits” in teenagers. Cheap pre-filled disposable e-cigarettes are popular among young people. They are known as puffs in France and come […]
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Wed 06 December 2023: On Tuesday (Dec 5), the World Health Organization (WHO) called on countries to raise prices on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), noting that the majority of countries do not incentivize healthy behaviors. The recommendations were based on a research of taxation rates conducted by the United Nations health agency, which discovered […]
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Mon 04 December 2023: Air pollution is currently the most important environmental health risk factor in Europe, the European Union (EU) environment agency warned in a report published on Friday. “Air pollutant concentrations in 2021 remained well above the levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its air quality guidelines,” said the European […]
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