Wed 07 December 2022: Mosquitoes are known for hunting down their preferred ‘human snacks’ through CO2 exhalations, body heat, and odour. But, some of us often complain of getting more than our fair share of bites. There are numerous theories on why mosquitoes may prefer some humans over others — blood type, blood sugar level, […]
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Mon 25 December 2022: About 310,000 chickens will be culled in central Aichi Prefecture in Japan due to an outbreak of bird flu, the Kyodo news agency reported on Monday. Local authorities say this is the first such outbreak in the past 11 years. On Sunday, workers at a farm in Aichi discovered an unusually […]
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Wed 30 November 2022: The experimental drug lecanemab has the “potential” to serve as treatment at early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new trial results. The drug’s developers, Biogen from the U.S. and Eisai from Japan, published results of the study on Tuesday showing the drug as one of the first experimental drugs that […]
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Tue 29 November 2022: A study from Brisbane’s Mater Hospital and the University of Queensland concluded that CBD or cannabidiol oil does not reduce pain, sadness, anxiety, or quality of life among palliative care patients with advanced cancer. The trial studied the effects of cannabidiol oil on the relief of pain, depression, anxiety and quality of […]
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Tue 29 November 2022: Vermont, US: The most popular TikTok content related to food, nutrition, and weight perpetuates a harmful diet culture among teens and young adults, according to new research from the University of Vermont, and expert voices are largely absent from the conversation. The study, which was just published in PLOS One, found that […]
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Tue 29 November 2022: Following a series of consultations with global experts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Monday that it will now use a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. According to a WHO statement, both names will be used simultaneously for one year, while “monkeypox” is phased out. “When […]
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Mon 28 November 2022: The Department of Health is working with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to conduct a feasibility study on the rollout of solar panels in critical areas in health facilities. According to a statement released by the department on Monday, the move is part of the energy mix to […]
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Mon 28 November 2022: France is facing a pharmacist shortage and is urgently seeking 15,000 new recruits, according to the head of the country’s pharmacy federation on Sunday. The alarm was sounded by Philippe Besset, president of the Fédération des Syndicats Pharmaceutiques de France (FSPF), France’s pharmacist union, who took to French radio Franceinfo to […]
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Sat 26 November 2022: The Control of the Tobacco and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill is a crucial cog in the journey to ensuring that health is indeed one’s wealth. Inherently each person is responsible for their health – however, the math it is not always that simple and the draft bill that is currently before […]
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Fri 25 November 2022: Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new World Health Organisation (WHO) and United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports revealed. According to the joint publication, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose, of which […]
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