MINSK, Belarus (AFP) — Belarusian web developer Oleg Galtsev has created a prosthetic right arm for his father and also prints component parts using a 3D printing machine. https://youtu.be/S8MjgxZeAFE
Health
300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF
by Jean-Louis SANTINI WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations said in a study released Monday. Nearly one child in seven around the globe breathes outdoor air that is at least six times dirtier than international guidelines, according to the study by the UN Children’s Fund, which called air pollution a leading factor […]
Screening infants could prevent early heart attacks: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Screening young children for high cholesterol at the same time as they receive routine vaccinations could prevent hundreds of heart attacks in young adults each year, researchers in Britain said Wednesday. Their study in the New England Journal of Medicine aimed to uncover a silent killer in young adults known as familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic disorder that often leads to early heart disease. FH runs in families, and if left […]
Pregnancy raises stroke risk in younger, not older women: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Doctors have long warned women that getting pregnant later in life can raise the risk of stroke, but a study Monday suggested that actually, only young women face this increasing risk. The findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Neurology compared stroke rates among pregnant and non-pregnant women of different age groups. Previous studies have focused on the rate of stroke among pregnant women of different ages […]
Babies should sleep in parents’ room first year: US doctors
by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) — To reduce the risk of sudden death, babies should sleep in the same room as their parents but in their own crib or bassinet for the first year of life, US doctors said Monday. The new policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics still says babies should sleep on their backs, on a clean surface free of toys and blankets, a guideline that has been in […]
Ex-leper takes to Tokyo runway to fight stigma
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At 83, former leprosy sufferer Miyo Maki walks the runway at Tokyo Fashion Week in a show by designer Takafumi Tsuruta under the banner of his “tenbo” brand, seeking to portray the indignities suffered by lepers https://youtu.be/nKB_RK5byvA
Cancer ‘smoke alarm’ could aid early diagnosis
(Reuters) — A new blood test that acts as an early warning system for cancer is being developed by researchers at Swansea University. It works by detecting mutations in red blood cells in advance of cancer symptoms appearing, and could one day give GPs a simple, non-invasive way to screen patients before deciding whether further investigation is needed. While the research has so far focused just on cancer of the oesophagus, the team hopes it […]
Cancer ‘smoke alarm’ could aid early diagnosis
WALES, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A new blood test that acts as an early warning system for cancer is being developed by researchers at Swansea University. It works by detecting mutations in red blood cells in advance of cancer symptoms appearing, and could one day give GPs a simple, non-invasive way to screen patients before deciding whether further investigation is needed. While the research has so far focused just on cancer of the oesophagus, […]
Teens with celiac disease may be smaller than peers
(Reuters Health) By Kathryn Doyle – Girls diagnosed with celiac disease tend to be slightly shorter than their peers and boys to be underweight, but the size differences are not significant or concerning, Israeli researchers say. The study of more than 2 million teens who underwent medical exams over nearly two decades also found that celiac is being diagnosed more often now than in the past. Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that damages the […]
In Lebanon, saving the hearts of Syrian refugee babies
Sidon, Lebanon (AFP) –by Sara Hussein Nine-month-old Amena al-Helou’s skin sizzles as the surgeon cauterises an incision in her chest, beginning a heart operation at a south Lebanon hospital to save the Syrian refugee’s life. She is just one of dozens of refugees treated each year by Lebanon’s leading paediatric heart surgeon Issam al-Rassi, who each week sets aside a day to operate on Syrian and Palestinian refugees. But for all his efforts, including on occasion […]
Zika likely to spread in Asia Pacific: WHO
MANILA, Philippines | AFP | Monday 10/10/2016 – 19:34 GMT+8 | 259 words The Zika virus is set to spread through Asia, the World Health Organization warned Monday, with hundreds of cases reported in Singapore and two Thai babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly. The mosquito-borne virus has been detected in 70 countries worldwide including at least 19 countries in the Asia Pacific region, said WHO director for health security and emergencies Li Ailan. A […]
Mga babaeng nakakaranas ng depresyon, may posibilidad na magkasakit sa puso
(Eagle News) — Mas malaki umano ang posibilidad na magkasakit sa puso ang mga babaeng nakararanas ng depresyon. Ayon sa mga eksperto, kinukumpirma ng isang pag-aaral ang matagal ng koneksyon sa pagitan ng sakit sa puso at depresyon. Napag-alaman ng mga mananaliksik mula US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, tanging depresyon ang mayroon sa higit isang libong babaeng kanilang pinag-aralan sa loob ng sampung taon. Batay sa nasabing pag-aaral, nagkaroon ng sakit sa puso […]
