BABY NURSERIES IN JAPAN ARE BEING TOLD NOT TO RETURN DIRTY DIAPERS

Mon 20 February 2023: The health ministry of Japan has advised nurseries all around the nation to discard dirty diapers on-site rather than sending the children back home with them. The choice was made in response to concerns from parents who complain that having to bring dirty diapers home is a hassle. The government will […]

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NEW STUDY SUGGEST MASKS DID ‘LITTLE TO NOTHING’ TO CURB COVID-19

Fri 17 February 2023: A new study has claimed that the face masks which was worn by people round the clock to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus did ‘little to nothing’ to stop the transmission. A new scientific review titled “Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses” claimed that the face masks […]

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WHAT IS FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA? BRUCE WILLIS’ DIAGNOSIS

Fri 17 February 2023: Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his family says, nearly a year after the Die Hard franchise star retired from acting because aphasia had hampered his cognitive abilities. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: […]

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SA COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY

Wed 15 February 2023: South Africa is joining the global community to observe International Childhood Cancer Day to raise awareness and improve understanding of childhood cancer. International Childhood Cancer Day is observed annually across the world on February 15, with this year’s campaign observed under the #ThroughTheirHands theme, which focuses on paying tribute to the […]

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OVER 250,000 PROTESTERS TAKE TO STREETS OF MADRID OVER STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTHCARE

Mon 13 February 2023: Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of the Spanish capital on Sunday to protest what they say is the crumbling public healthcare system in the region of Madrid. Government figures estimate that around 250,000 participated in the protest, while organizers claimed up to a million people took part to […]

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NEW STUDY CALLS FOR CRACKDOWN ON ‘EXPLOITATIVE’ FORMULA MILK MARKETING

Wed 08 February 2023: A new three-paper series published in The Lancet has called for a clampdown on the formula milk industry’s marketing tactics, calling them “exploitative”. The paper says that misleading claims and political interference need to be tackled on an urgent basis as these seriously jeopardise the health and rights of women and […]

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STROKE SYMPTOMS CAN BE DETECTED EARLY WITH A SMARTPHONE APP

Sat 04 February 2023: A new smartphone application may help people who are having a stroke or their family and caregivers recognise common stroke symptoms in real time, prompting them to quickly call healthcare providers. Called FAST.AI, the app might be as accurate at diagnosing stroke as a neurologist, which may minimise the long-term effects […]

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NUMBER OF CANCER CASES IN UK IS EXPECTED TO REACH 500,000 BY 2040: ANALYSIS

Sat 04 February 2023: According to a Cancer Research UK analysis released on Friday, the number of cancer cases in the UK is expected to exceed 500,000 by 2040. “If current trends continue, the figure will rise from the 384,000 per year now to 506,000 in 2040,” said the study. It means around one-third more […]

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COUGH SYRUP DEATHS: INDONESIA FINDS LOCAL TRADER GUILTY OF FORGING INGREDIENT LABEL

Mon 30 January 2023: Indonesian authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethyelene glycol (DEG), found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to acute kidney injury, which many of the children suffered, may have caused deaths of more than 200 children across the country, Reuters reported. The two ingredients are used in […]

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