Category: Health alert
Ebola showed aid delivery desperately needs an overhaul
The Ebola epidemic exposed long-standing holes in aid delivery, which desperately needs an overhaul before the next international emergency hits, aid experts said on Thursday. Many of the shortcomings seen during the Haiti earthquake of slow responses and uncoordinated relief […]
Not sleeping well can increase your heart attack risk
Poor sleep is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to results from a WHO study. The research was presented at EuroHeartCare 2015 recently by Professor Valery Gafarov, professor of cardiology at the Russian Academy of Medical […]
Nepal faces Hepatitis E virus crisis post-earthquake
Nepal was struck by a devastating earthquake in April that killed 8,800 people and injured more than 23,000. After all the problems Nepal citizens faced due to the tremor, they still cannot live in peace as now the nation is […]
Health warning over online human breast milk craze
A growing online craze among some fitness communities, fetishists and chronic disease sufferers for buying and drinking human breast milk poses serious health risks, British experts said on today. Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, specialists […]
Exposure to Air Pollution Significantly Reduces White Matter in the Brain
Adding to the health hazards of air pollution, a new study has revealed that air pollution could cut down the white matter in our brains. For the study, the research team studied brain MRIs of 1403 women who were 71 […]
Eight new MERS cases in South Korea; 20th patient dies
South Korea on Wednesday reported eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), while another person infected with the virus died, health officials said, bringing to 20 the number of fatalities in the outbreak that began last month. A […]
Trans fat is not safe and must be removed from food: US
Partially hydrogenated oils, known as trans fats, are not safe to eat and must be removed from the food supply in the next three years, US regulators said Tuesday. The announcement by the US Food and Drug Administration finalized the […]
Ohio ice cream company halts production again due to listeria
Three weeks after reopening, Ohio-based Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has stopped production and closed stores after finding listeria in its production facility again. Jeni’s stopped production earlier this week and would temporarily close stores because it did not have enough […]
Knee osteoarthritis pain worse with insomnia
People suffering from osteoarthritis, the most common type of joint inflammation, are more likely to have knee pain when they also have difficulty getting enough sleep, a study suggests. Researchers found that people with knee osteoarthritis and insomnia were also […]
400 million people worldwide cut off from healthcare: WHO and World Bank
An estimated 400 million people worldwide lack access to at least one of seven essential health services, ranging from pregnancy care to clean water, according to a report released on Friday by the World Health Organization and World Bank. At […]
