Experts warn of 'epidemic' in nearsightedness with half the world needing glasses by 2050
Half of the world will need glasses by 2050, eye experts warn. Dr Andrew Herbert of Rochester Institute of Technology warned reading and less time outside could be to blame. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Madagascar: Malaria On the Rise With Healthcare Out of Reach in Madagascar
[MSF] Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic threshold: 2.8 million cases and 400 deaths were recorded, compared to 1.7 million in 2022. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Madagascar Malaria NGOs and Civil Society Source Type: news
Congo-Brazzaville: Congo Brazzaville Declares Mpox Epidemic
[New Times] Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox (monkeypox), a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, after 19 cases were confirmed across five regions, including the capital Brazzaville, according to reports. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Congo-Brazzaville Health and Medicine Source Type: news
There's an'Epidemic' of Loneliness Among U.S. Parents, Poll Finds
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Anne Helms is one busy mom, constantly juggling the demands of working from home with parenting two young children.Despite that whirl of activity, Helms says she often feels isolated and lonely. “I work from home full... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Congo Republic Declares Mpox Epidemic Congo Republic Declares Mpox Epidemic
Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Joel Breman, Who Helped Stop an Ebola Outbreak in Africa, Dies at 87
Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like smallpox, malaria and Guinea worm. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adam Nossiter Tags: Breman, Joel (1936-2024) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institutes of Health Epidemics Disease Rates Ebola Virus Smallpox Malaria Africa Deaths (Obituaries) Source Type: news
The clues to why young people are ageing faster than they should: These factors have all been linked to higher cancer rates - so are you at risk?
Scientists have become troubled by a growing epidemic of cancer in the under-50s. The Princess of Wales who revealed her own diagnosis of cancer at the age of 42, is one of them. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The clues to why Generation Z are ageing faster than they should: How anxiety, diet and vaping have all been linked to high cancer rates in young people and 'accelerated ageing'
Scientists have become troubled by a growing epidemic of cancer in the under-50s. The Princess of Wales who revealed her own diagnosis of cancer at the age of 42, is one of them. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strainInfluenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists.An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now think that a strain of flu virus will be the cause of the next global outbreak of deadlyinfectious illness.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 20, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie, Science Editor Tags: Epidemics Infectious diseases Health Medical research Society World news Microbiology Science Source Type: news
Adderall could become the next opioid epidemic, DEA warns
A Drug Enforcement Administration chief compared the influx of new prescriptions and high risk of abuse to that of opioids in the early to mid-2000s. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Empower African Youth So They Can Put an End to Aids
[Global Fund] Ahead of the largest French-language international conference on AIDS--to take place in Yaoundé from April 15 to 19 (AFRAVIH)--the RAJ+ AOC group of activists and social entrepreneurs and one of its leaders, Patrick Fouda, are urging African societies to trust that young people can effectively combat the epidemic that has ravaged the continent for too long. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - April 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Source Type: news
ADHD and autism in media: How to help neurodivergent colleagues thrive
ADHD and autism are being covered in the media due to the skyrocketing numbers of people being diagnosed. This isn’t an epidemic, it’s a better public understanding of neurological diversity, the extent to which we differ in our sensory perception, concentration, emotional regulation, literacy…#jacksofalltrades #worldeconomicforum #pressgazette #lydiawilkins #timesradio #darrylmorris #letterspage (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR MAX PEMBERTON: It's time to prescribe some tough love: How work can help cure the mental health epidemic
A job is fundamental to our wellbeing. Only last week Mel Stride, right, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said that Britons must get back to what he termed the 'old fashioned belief' that work is good for us. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vape shops should be licenced like alcohol outlets to tackle child nicotine addiction, MPs say
Shops selling vapes must be licensed like alcohol outlets to stem the epidemic of child nicotine addiction, MPs will demand this week. (Stock Image) (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Firearm-related injuries and the US opioid and other substance use epidemic: a nationwide evaluation of emergency department encounters - Tennakoon L, Ko A, Knight AW, Nassar AK, Wu R, Spain DA, Knowlton LM.
INTRODUCTION: There has been a sharp climb in the Unites States' death rate among opioid and other substance abuse patients, as well as an increased prevalence in gun violence. We aimed to investigate the association between substance abuse and gun violenc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
