Only seven countries meet WHO air quality standard, research finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnly seven countries are meeting an international air quality standard, with deadly air pollution worsening in places due to a rebound in…
Maternal obesity and obesity with other risk factors are associated with an increased risk of stillbirth
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePrior research indicates an increase of two- to five-fold in stillbirth risk among women with obesity. Not enough is known about how…
Does this explain epidemic of colorectal cancers in young Americans?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHigh-fat diets could be driving America’s colorectal cancer epidemic in young people, a study suggests. Read More
Why Nigeria's 'baby factories' continue to thrive
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChild traffickers always abduct girls and young women, take them to isolated locations and impregnate them. Read More
How will Nigeria implement its plastic ban?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria’s government has banned single-use plastics. Local traders need low-cost alternative. Read More
Nearly 130,000 children exposed to lead-tainted drinking water in Chicago
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 129,000 Chicago children under the age of six are exposed to poisonous lead in their household drinking water because of lead…
Casualties feared as Israel launches overnight raid on Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsraeli forces launched an overnight raid at Gaza’s largest medical facility, the Al-Shifa Hospital, and detained 80 people amid fears that many others…
The hidden plastics in our clothes – and how to avoid them
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is a lot of plastic hidden in our clothes. Sometimes it’s in plain sight, like a pair of pleather trousers that…
Gambia could become the first country to reverse a ban on female genital cutting
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a ban on female genital cutting, which would make the…
Scientists developing device that could fit inside bra and monitor breast cancer
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists are developing a device which could fit inside a bra and monitor whether a breast cancer tumour is growing. Read More