Sat 23 December 2023: OZEMPIC users are being advised by federal officials to verify the authenticity of their drugs due to the sale of counterfeit versions of the well-known diabetic treatment through legitimate channels. In an ongoing investigation, the Food and Drug Administration has confiscated “thousands of units” of fake Ozempic 1 milligram injections, the […]
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Sat 23 December 2023: It’s another tragic record. A new report has confirmed yet another rise in drug related deaths in England and Wales. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that 4,907 “drug poisoning” deaths were recorded in 2022 (84.4 deaths per 1,000,000 of the population), the highest on record. While there was a slight […]
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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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