Sun 16 Apr 2023: A Turkish expert on Friday called on those who fast to avoid food with high fat, salt and sugar during Ramadan, a holy month in the Islamic calendar, for a healthy fasting. “With the arrival of the Ramadan, the Muslim holy month for fasting, and the changing nutrition program, everyone is […]
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Sun 16 Apr 2023: Since the pandemic began more than three years ago, numerous variants have emerged as the virus that causes COVID-19 evolved. As the COVID public health emergency ends, case numbers drop and concerns subside, another new variant has caught the attention of scientists. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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Sun 16 Apr 2023: About 100,000 registered nurses in the US left the workplace due to the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a survey published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Another 610,388 registered nurses, who had more than 10 years of experience and an average age […]
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Sat 15 Apr 2023: The Netherlands will widen its existing euthanasia regulations to include the possibility of doctor-assisted death for terminally ill children between one and twelve years old, the Dutch government said on Friday. The new rules would apply to an estimated group of around 5 to 10 children per year, who suffer unbearably […]
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Fri 14 Apr 2023: A new malaria vaccine created by researchers at Oxford University has received regulatory approval from Ghana. According to the university, the West African nation is the first in the world to have authorized the use of the R21/Matrix-MTM serum. The Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana, which oversees the country’s pharmaceutical […]
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Wed 12 Apr 2023: A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain does not appear to spread between people. The 56-year-old woman from the southern province of Guangdong was the third person known […]
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Fri 07 Apr 2023: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has pressed China to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying until that happened all scenarios remained on the table. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday the global health body had asked China to cooperate with it to help […]
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Tue 04 Apr 2023: According to a new report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime. Data show that around 17.5% of the adult population – roughly 1 in 6 worldwide – experience infertility, which is defined as failure to achieve a pregnancy after […]
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Sun 02 Apr 2023: The World Autism Day is held every year on April 2, to instill conversations around autism and to reinforce the importance of creating an environment where autistic individuals can lead full and meaningful lives being an integral part of society. Stress among children with autism occurs quite frequently and more intensely […]
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Fri 31 March 2023: South Africa has recorded 40 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases in the past week, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Friday. According to the NICD, it has tested 5 335 serum samples for measles since the outbreak last year, 865 of which (16%) were confirmed positive. Meanwhile, the public […]
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