Thu 07 November 2024: The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income countries, according to a new report. Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access […]
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Tue 05 November 2024: The UK reported on Tuesday two additional cases of a newly emerging variant of mpox, known as clade 1b, raising the country’s total count to three. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in a statement that the cases were identified among household contacts of the first patient, who was diagnosed […]
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Sun 03 November 2024: If you want to live longer, you may need to push yourself a bit harder during your next gym visit. A new study highlights the importance of increasing exercise intensity. According to research conducted by the University of Basel in Switzerland and the University of Leicester in the UK, raising exercise […]
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Sat 02 November 2024: Older Black women in the United States are less likely to receive standard breast cancer treatments and face longer delays in starting therapy compared to white women, according to a major study examining racial disparities in cancer care released Thursday. The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association […]
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Sat 02 November 2024: The African Union’s health watchdog has warned that the mpox outbreak was still not under control and appealed for resources to avoid a “more severe” pandemic than COVID-19. “The situation is not yet under control, we are still on the upward trend generally,” Ngashi Ngongo from the Africa Centres for Disease […]
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Thu 31 October 2024: Stay away from illegal pesticides, or else you might pay with your life. That is the warning from a toxicologist amidst a wave of casualties occurring in parts of the country. In an interview with Salaamedia on Tuesday, toxicologist Dr Gerhard Verdoorn warned the public against purchasing terbufos and aldicarb to get rid […]
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Thu 31 October 2024: Slivered onions found in fast-food chain McDonald’s Quarter Pounders and other menu options are suspected to be behind an E. coli outbreak of 90 cases across 13 states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. After an investigation started last week, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesperson […]
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Wed 30 October 2024: The use of digital media is rapidly increasing among young people, leading to cognitive decline and mental fatigue. According to researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital in the U.S., this process is referred to as ‘Problematic Interactive Media Use’ and negatively affects the attention, memory, and cognitive performance of young people. Research […]
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Tue 29 October 2024: A new study indicates that excessive alcohol consumption can disrupt the heart’s normal rhythm, leading to arrhythmias. These findings heighten concerns about the negative health effects of heavy drinking. Conducted in Germany, the research builds on previous studies examining how alcohol accelerates and irregularizes heartbeats. To provide more insight into the long-known “holiday […]
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Mon 28 October 2024: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned about existing challenges in mpox surveillance as the number of cases since this year have surpassed 45,000. During an online media briefing Thursday evening, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said that since the beginning of this year, a total […]
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