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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — New research in Hong Kong has found that UV filters commonly used in sunscreen are polluting surrounding waters and could endanger human health, one of the city’s leading universities said Thursday. An “extensive amount” of seven common UV filter chemicals was found in Hong Kong seawater as well as in fish, shrimps and mussels on aqua-farms, scientists from Hong Kong Baptist University told reporters. “The effect of these contaminants passing […]
(Eagle News) – The World Health Organization warned that the wave of extremely cold weather now affecting Europe this week posed “health risks” as the number of deaths due to the deadly blizzards in the region rose to more than 55. A news release from WHO said that the temperatures are even “expected to plunge below average in western European Russia, central Europe, the Balkans and the Baltic States.” This means that the death […]
More than 200,000 people displaced after Islamist militants — led by Maute and Abu Sayyaf fighters — attacked Marawi City, are now uncertain about their future, since evacuating from the city that had been their home for years. As they grapple with the challenge of finding a safe place to live, they also face serious health problems, relief groups said Friday which noted that the onset of the rainy season could still worsen their situation. […]
LONDON, Sept.4 (PNA/Xinhua) — High levels of saturated fat in the blood could make an individual more prone to inflammation and tissue damage, according to a new study published Thursday by the Imperial College London (ICL). Researchers from ICL studied mice that have an unusually high level of saturated fat circulating in their blood. They find that the presence of saturated fats resulted in monocytes — a type of white blood cell — migrating into […]
