Results of the COLCORONA study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine – Colchicine could be considered as a treatment for non-hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19 by PCR test and at risk of complications: The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) announces that the COLCORONA study results are published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. The article, which is […]
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO: Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization published in Environment International. In a […]
Adding pea flour to feeds for severely malnourished children helps them gain weight and restores the balance of microbes in their gut. In a small study of severely malnourished children in Uganda, researchers found that providing them with a feed containing cowpea flour improved their ability to absorb nutrients and gain weight, while maintaining their […]
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How to predict severe influenza in hospitalised patients: Melbourne researchers have identified predictors of both severe disease and recovery in hospitalised influenza patients, finding that the immune system works in concert to fight influenza. Published today in Nature Communications, the team from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), Alfred Health and Monash University […]
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WHO calls for better hand hygiene and other infection control practices Urgent need to reduce inequalities between high- and lower-income countries. The World Health Organization’s latest global survey on implementation of national infection prevention and control programmes highlights the urgent need to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control […]
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives: Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year. UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 May 2021 — Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or […]
Greta Thunberg, climate and environment activist, joins World Health Organization’s call for vaccine equity The Greta Thunberg Foundation to donate 100,000 Euros to support vaccine equity Ms. Thunberg urges countries and manufacturers to boost and share COVID-19 vaccine supplies so everyone everywhere can be vaccinated Greta Thunberg, the climate and environment activist, will donate 100,000 Euros […]
Review summarizes known links between endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk: Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals could elevate the risk of breast cancer, according to a new comprehensive systematic review of epidemiological research. However, for many chemicals, evidence is inconsistent or still limited. The review was carried out by researchers at the universities of Hong […]
Research reveals homeless people facing diabetes crisis New research, presented at DUKPC 2021, finds that globally, up to 22% of people experiencing homelessness have some form of diabetes Over 40% of homeless individuals with diabetes have blood sugar levels above healthy range People with diabetes who are homeless are at much higher risk of death […]
The World Health Organization’s new Global Diabetes Compact aims to bring a much-needed boost to efforts to prevent diabetes and bring treatment to all who need it ̶ 100 years after the discovery of insulin. The Compact is being launched was launched at the Global Diabetes Summit, which is co-hosted by WHO and the Government […]