‘We’re the poo crew’: sleuths test for Covid by reading signs in sewage
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Reading Time: < 1 minute They call themselves the “poo crew” – a team of health detectives who are tracking down and heading off Covid outbreaks by…
High cholesterol: Four snacks with cholesterol-lowering properties to reduce serious risks
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Reading Time: < 1 minute High cholesterol means you have too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in your blood. Read More
Rats could fuel next coronavirus outbreak after catching it from sewage
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Rats could pick up coronavirus from sewage and pass it back to humans, sparking new outbreaks, government scientists have warned. Read More
Evening primrose oil benefits: Should you take evening primrose oil supplements?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Evening primrose oil is a type of supplement that’s been claimed to have numerous healing properties. Read More
Pandemic disruption could trigger ‘major measles outbreaks’ in Africa, WHO warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Disrupted vaccination campaigns could trigger “major measles outbreaks” across Africa, where millions of children have been left “dangerously exposed” to the deadly…
Pregnant women with Covid face MUCH higher risks: Mothers-to-be were 20 times more likely to die before giving birth and their infants may have to spend more time in NICUs, study suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 face much higher risks of severe and deadly complications during childbirth, a new study suggests. Read More
Industry gets its claws out to protect sugar market share in sub-Saharan Africa, multicountry study shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minute While under- and malnutrition remain concerns in Africa, its people are also growing increasingly corpulent and burdened by nutrition-related non-communicable diseases…
British regulator says AstraZeneca COVID shot clots rise to 168
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain’s medicines regulator on Thursday said there had been 168 major blood clots following a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, a rate of…
Oxford team tout first EVER Malaria shot to be more than 75% effective
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Researchers in Britain have developed the world’s most effective malaria vaccine, with it becoming the first to achieve the World Health Organisation-specified…
Cat rescue warns of possible epidemic of 'feline HIV' after two superspreaders picked up in Blackpool
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Blackpool Nine Lives Cat Rescue retrieved two poorly strays from Lytham Road, South Shore, and Dickson Road, North Shore, last week. Read…