Sun 14 May 2023: Obesity is on track to become a major health issue for British people, with 60% of men and 50% of women expected to become obese or overweight by 2050, according to UK government estimates. According to the government’s science office, in recent years, “Britain has become a nation where overweight is […]
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Fri 12 May 2023: International Nurses Day marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, who is considered the founder of modern nursing. The day is celebrated every year on May 12 to highlight the contribution of nurses to the healthcare sector. 2023 International Nurses Day theme The theme for this year’s International Nurses Day is […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says it is currently seeing a significant increase in malaria cases in the endemic provinces and Gauteng, with many cases of severe malaria due to late presentation or late detection. “Undiagnosed and untreated malaria rapidly progresses to severe illness, with a potentially fatal outcome,” […]
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Mon 08 May 2023: The majority of us dye our greying hair, which is the first few prominent signs of ageing. We can’t stop or reverse the natural phenomenon of ageing (the Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a dream, not the real world), but we can definitely work on preventing the signs to some […]
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Fri 05 May 2023: Preliminary estimates by experts from the University of New South Wales (NSW Sydney) have indicated that five Australians died per day from drug overdose and other narcotics-induced causes in 2021. According to the report published on Thursday, there were 1,788 drug-induced deaths among Australians in 2021, equivalent to 1 percent of […]
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Fri 05 May 2023: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday announced the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global health emergency, Anadolu News Agency reports. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice,” […]
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Thu 04 May 2023: An experimental Alzheimer’s drug has been shown to slow significantly the cognitive and functional decline linked to the disease in results hailed as “remarkable” by experts, despite some patients experiencing serious side effects. United States pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday that in a late-stage trial of nearly 1,200 people […]
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Tue 02 May 2023: Due to listeria concerns, thousands of Cadbury products are being withdrawn from outlets all throughout the UK.According to Sky News, customers who purchased items from these batches have been advised not to consume them and to return them for a refund. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), listeria infection […]
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Tue 27 February 2024: We carry them everywhere, take them to bed, to the bathroom and for many people they’re the first thing they see in the morning – more than 90% of the world owns or uses a mobile phone and many of us couldn’t manage without one. But while health concerns about phones use usually […]
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Thu 27 Apr 2023: The World Health Organisation on Tuesday issued a product alert over contaminated syrup by an Indian manufacturer, warning that it is unsafe for use, especially in children, and may result in serious injury or death. The WHO Medical Product Alert refers to a batch of substandard (contaminated) Guaifenesin syrup TG syrup […]
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