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by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate change, governments must curb the political influence of major corporations, said a major report Monday calling for a ‘global treaty’ similar to one for tobacco control. Bu this will not happen unless ordinary citizens demand a “radical rethink” of the relationship between policymakers and business, nearly four dozen experts from The Lancet Commission on Obesity […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Should healthy people take aspirin to ward off heart disease? The notion has been controversial, and the medical advice mixed. But a review of scientific data on the topic Tuesday showed that any benefits are slight, and are counterbalanced by a matching rise in bleeding risks. Aspirin is a blood thinner and can help prevent clots that may lead to heart attack or stroke. […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published Monday that matched social network chatter with fine-particle pollution levels. “The take-away is simple,” lead author Siqi Zheng, an associate professor at MIT and director of the University’s China Future City Lab, told AFP. “Higher levels of air pollution lower people’s happiness in the world’s most […]
JAIPUR, India (AFP) — At least 40 people have died and more than 1,000 have tested positive for swine flu since the beginning of this year in a western Indian state popular with foreigners, authorities said Friday. Last year around 1,100 people died and 15,000 were infected across India by the highly contagious A H1N1 virus that spreads from human-to-human. Cases spike in the winter months of December and January in the west and north […]
(Eagle News) — The Food and Drug Administration has warned the public against the purchase and consumption of unregistered food products in the market. Based on the FDA Advisory No. 2019-008, the public has been warned against five food products present in the market. The FDA said that the unregistered products were Not Fried Baked Snack (in green box), noodles in purple packaging, chips (in red packaging), Wei Lih Meh noodles and anchovies in soy […]
(Eagle News) — Naglabas ng babala sa publiko ang Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) kasunod ng rekomendasyon ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III laban sa “verorab,” isang anti-rabies vaccine na maaari umanong maglagay sa panganib sa buhay ng sinumang matuturukan nito. Ang hindi rehistradong gamot na orihinal na gawa ng Sanofi Pasteur, ay wala umanong label ng FDA-licensed Philippine importer at distributor; FDA registration number ; RX symbol; paalala mula sa FDA at wala ring […]
(Eagle News) – Wala umanong nakapasok sa bansa na pork products mula sa Belgium na apektado ng African swine fever. Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, false alarm lamang ang mga ulat na isang milyong kilo ng pork products na infected ng African swine fever ang nakapasok sa bansa. Ang mga imported pork aniya na mula sa Belgium ay nasasaklaw ng sanitary at phyto-sanitary permits. Dagdag pa ng kalihim, ang mga nasabing permit ay inilabas […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The death toll from the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 400 mark in the east and northeast, health authorities said Tuesday. “Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of cases is 658 — 609 confirmed and 49 probable. In total there have been 402 deaths” in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, a health ministry bulletin stated. Health authorities […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Countries neighbouring South Africa have banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and their products over a foot-and-mouth disease breakout in the northern Limpopo province, government said Monday. On Monday Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana confirmed the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), first identified a week ago in Vhembe district near the border with Zimbabwe. The outbreak prompted the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to lift the FMD-free status that the […]
by Jerome TAYLOR Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong scientists claim they have made a potential breakthrough discovery in the fight against infectious diseases — a chemical that could slow the spread of deadly viral illnesses. A team from the University of Hong Kong described the newly discovered chemical as “highly potent in interrupting the life cycle of diverse viruses” in a study published this month in the journal Nature Communications. […]
(Eagle News) – Maaari umanong mas tumaas pa ang bilang ng mga taong dinadapuan ng trangkaso at ito ay tatagal pa hanggang Marso. Ayon sa Department of Health (DOH), ang trangkaso o flu ay isang viral illness, kung saan ay taun-taon daw may iba’t-ibang strain ang maaaring dumapo sa tao. Kabilang sa sintomas ng trangkaso ay lagnat, kung minsan daw ay walang lagnat, sipon, ubo, pananakit ng lalamunan, matinding ginaw at karaniwan ay walang ganang […]
(Eagle News) — Nababahala ang Samahang Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG) na posibleng nakapasok sa bansa ang imported pork na apektado ng African swine flu (ASF). Ayon kay Engr. Rosendo So, presidente ng SINAG, minomonitor nila ngayon kung mayroong nakapasok na imported pork mula sa Belgium. Ito ay matapos na mapasama ang Belgium sa mga bansa na naapektuhan ng ASF, kung saan umaangkat ang bansa ng mga karne ng baboy. Ayon kay So, tinicheck na ng kanilang […]
