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August 21, 2023
A case of human anthrax infection has been recorded in Russia\'s Voronezh region, the regional branch of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Rospotrebnadzor said on Monday.
August 21, 2023
China on Monday launched a new earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in the northwest of the country.
August 20, 2023
FDA and Maryland Department of Health analyses have determined that certain weight loss products labeled as Nuez de la India appear to be highly toxic yellow oleander, a poisonous plant native to Mexico and Central America.
August 19, 2023
The World Health Organization and U.S. health authorities said on Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of COVID-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown.
August 17, 2023
Prolonged exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation is associated with a higher risk of death from cancer than previously thought, suggests research tracking the deaths of workers in the nuclear industry, published in The BMJ.
August 16, 2023
Vibriosis, a rare but potentially fatal bacterial infection that can cause skin breakdown and ulcers, has been identified in a recently deceased individual from Suffolk County.
August 16, 2023
Good cardiorespiratory fitness when young is associated with up to a 40% lower risk of developing 9 specific cancers later on, suggests a large long term study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
August 16, 2023
A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer\'s Disease by a Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine faculty member shows that brain levels of dietary lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene, and vitamin E in those with Alzheimer\'s disease are half those in normal brains.
August 16, 2023
The study, funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC), is one of the first pieces of work to investigate these issues and examine exactly what patients are told about innovative surgical procedures.
August 15, 2023
Hanoi has reported 3,180 dengue fever cases so far this year, surging 5.7 times year-on-year, local newspaper Vietnam News reported on Tuesday.
August 15, 2023
Thailand announced on Monday its first death related to mpox.
August 14, 2023
In an important step to protect babies from serious birth defects, all non-organic wheat flour for bread-making must be fortified with the B-vitamin folic acid from today.