Equatorial Guinea to Fall Back Into Recession in 2023, IMF Says
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Portland startup wants to prevent cancer patients from being their 'own guinea pigs'
Dr. Frank Lau came up with a way to find a better therapy match before it's tried out on the patient. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned
World faces ‘malaria emergency’ from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate changeAfrican leaders have warned that the world is facing the “biggest malaria emergency” of the past two decades.Heads of state and experts came together in a show of unity to call for urgent action on malaria at the UN general assembly on Friday, saying progress on eradicating the disease faced serious setbacks from mosquitoes ’ growingresistance to insecticides, and the decreased effectiveness of antimalarial drugs and diagnostic tests.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi Tags: Global development Malaria Global health World Health Organization United Nations Africa Infectious diseases Science Society World news Guinea-Bissau Medical research Climate crisis Environment Source Type: news
News at a glance: Diphtheria treatment shortage, prisoner release, and iNaturalist ’s growth
CONSERVATION
Popular biodiversity app to expand
The nonprofit that runs iNaturalist, a popular app and website for identifying species, has received a $10 million grant to expand. The funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, announced last week, will allow iNaturalist—whose website is one of the largest generators of crowd-sourced species-occurrence data—to add users, technology, and observations to inform conservation. iNaturalist hopes to grow in nature-rich parts of the world, such as Asia and South America, which have fewer users uploading data. Since iNaturalist’s founding in 20...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”
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Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news
Antibiotics Destroy Memories?
Even in my earliest days of practicing medicine, I was never a big fan of prescribing antibiotics – except, of course, in cases of extreme or life-threatening infections.
Because even back then, I was concerned about the damage these drugs could cause to your gut.
That’s because trillions of microscopic bacteria – some that protect against certain diseases and some that can cause disease – live in your microbiome and exist in a delicate balance with each other.
The problem is that antibiotics can’t distinguish between so-called “good” bacteria and the “bad” ones causing the infection.
These drugs kill eve...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
EV makers ’ use of Chinese suppliers raises concerns about forced labor
Tesla boasts that its electric vehicles are a marvel not just of innovation but also ethics, pledging in annual reports that it will “not knowingly accept products or services from suppliers that include forced labour or human trafficking in any form.” The carmaker touts its teams of monitors that…#tesla #african #xinjiang #muslimuyghurs #ford #volkswagen #duncanjepson #western #guinea #taliban (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ron DeSantis accuses CDC of 'using healthy Floridians as guinea pigs' as he launches blistering attack on new Covid boosters and urges everyone under 65 NOT to get shot
The Republican Presidential hopeful claimed the shots had 'not been proven to be safe or effective' and accused the CDC of using 'healthy Floridians as guinea pigs'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women in Guinea-Bissau speak out against female genital mutilation: “I’m lucky to be alive”
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Source: UNFPA News - September 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Ron DeSantis warns Florida about COVID vaccine booster
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is rejecting newly approved COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on the basis that they "have not been proven to be safe or effective." DeSantis, a candidate for the Republican 2024 presidential nomination, on Wednesday warned Floridians against being used "as guinea pigs"…#florida #rondesantis #desantis #floridians #fda #cdc #floridasurgeon #josephladapo #williamschaffner #schaffner (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sea piracy in maritime transportation: a study of the Gulf of Guinea - Raji BA, Dina AO, Oduwole IO.
Sea piracy poses a significant threat to seafarers and the economic well-being of nations. While the international coordinated fight against piracy resulted in a significant reduction in attacks around the Gulf of Aden, a similar effort among countries wit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Holdouts in the South Pacific: explaining death penalty retention in Papua New Guinea and Tonga - Pascoe D, Novak A.
The South Pacific forms a cohesive region with broadly similar cultural attributes, legal systems and colonial histories. A comparative analysis starts from the assumption that these countries should also have similar criminal justice policies. However, un... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Former NATO commander warns of " devastating " full-blown war in Africa
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe James Stavridis warned on Sunday that the conflict in Niger amid a looming deadline for coup leaders to cede power could potentially lead to a "full-blown war in Africa." The Sunday deadline established by a coalition of West African nations for Niger to…#nato #europejamesstavridis #niger #africa #westafrican #burkinafaso #abdelfataumusah #chad #guinea #musah (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West Africa bloc threatens force on Niger coup leaders, French Embassy attacked
NIAMEY/ABUJA (Reuters) -West African nations imposed economic and travel sanctions on Niger's new military leaders on Sunday, threatening to use force if they fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc's response to the Sahel region's seventh coup…#niamey #african #niger #mohammedbazoum #frenchembassy #nigeria #westafrican #burkinafaso #guinea #unitednations (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Putin's stranglehold on wheat ruining Russia's ambitions in Africa?
At the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, Guinea diplomat Lama Jacque Sevoba said his shirt displaying multiple faces of Vladimir Putin showed his "love" for the Russian president. Among his continent's representatives, he was in the minority. Putin had hoped that the meeting in his home city…#africa #stpetersburg #guinea #jacquesevoba #vladimirputin #russian #moscow #ukraine #globalsouth #african (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
