Tag: Health
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Several popular European brands of baby dummies have been found to contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical linked to impaired sexual development, obesity and cancer, according to new research. The dummies, manufactured by major brands including Philips, Curaprox and Sophie la Girafe, were marketed as either “BPA-free” or made of “natural rubber,” but laboratory tests…
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A 55-year-old man with advanced lung cancer developed unusual swelling in his right middle finger and big toe, which quickly took on a clublike appearance. According to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine and covered by Live Science, scans showed that cancer had “completely replaced” the bones at the tips of…
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Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and former Democrat, to lead the United States of America’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a move that has raised eyebrows amid concerns over his stance on public health and vaccines. Kennedy, who has long criticized the pharmaceutical industry and sowed…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially prequalified the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox, marking a significant milestone in global public health efforts to combat the ongoing outbreaks. ⁰The prequalification approval will streamline the vaccine’s availability in areas hardest hit by mpox, particularly in Africa, and facilitate timely procurement through global health…
