Nearly one million people became addicted to alcohol during lockdown
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly one million people in England became addicted to alcohol as a result of Covid lockdowns, official data suggests. Read More
Study: Bimonthly, injected PrEP better than daily pill at preventing HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute When the antiretroviral regimen known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, was launched nearly a decade ago, Read More
WHO-led trial is studying three anti-inflammatory drugs - used for malaria, leukemia and autoimmune diseases - as potential COVID-19 treatments
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A clinical trial led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is looking at three anti-inflammatory drugs as potential treatments for COVID-19. Read More
Herbal tea infusions for health and happiness
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you looking to naturally improve your health? Well, how about starting by drinking more herbal tea—beverages made from the infusion of herbs,…
Covid may have begun with Chinese scientist collecting bat samples, says WHO investigator
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Chinese scientist may have started the pandemic after being infected with coronavirus while collecting bat samples, Read More
Middle-aged spread is a myth - metabolism doesn’t drop off until 60
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The research, published in the journal Science, surveyed 6,400 people, from eight days old up to age 95, in 29 countries. Read…
Jabs have saved more than 84,000 say PHE figures
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr Mary Ramsay, head of immunisations at PHE, said the jabs were having a “remarkable impact on saving lives and reducing the…
Battle of the bulge: Scientists discover the real reason for middle-age spread
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Piling on the pounds in middle age is an affliction familiar to many, but the common excuse of a slowing metabolism is…
Nigeria: Women, Men Who Are Never Married Contribute 64 Percent of New HIV Transmission - Official
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Reading Time: < 1 minute This clearly shows where new infections are occurring and among which population group, the official said. Read More
Study shows COVID-19 vaccine likely protects people with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Johns Hopkins Medicine research team has shown that people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are likely to be protected…