Health
WHO experts take another look at aspartame's safety
The artificial sweetener aspartame is in the hot seat once more.
Jul 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
French woman dies of E. coli
(AP) -- A 78-year-old French woman died early Saturday morning from complications of E. coli infection but a doctor said she was not suffering from the strain that has infected many other people in France and Germany.
Jul 2, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?
What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?
Oct 3, 2020
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Health
Pandemic leads doctors to rethink unnecessary treatment
COVID-19 is opening the door for researchers to address a problem that has vexed the medical community for decades: The overtreatment and unnecessary treatment of patients.
May 26, 2021
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Vaccination
New data shows the power of COVID vaccines
(HealthDay)—The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines is borne out in new government data showing that more than 99.99% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a breakthrough infection resulting in hospitalization or death.
Aug 2, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Australian alarm over child asylum-seeker suicide bid
Asylum-seekers as young as nine have attempted suicide in Australian immigration lock-ups, the top medical body said Monday, as it slammed detention of youngsters as akin to "child abuse".
Sep 26, 2011
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Health
The hidden costs of engineered stone countertops
I renovated my kitchen two years ago, and now I can't help but wonder: Is someone sick or dying because of my design choices?
Oct 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US infection rate rising outside New York as states open up
Take the New York metropolitan area's progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction, with the known infection rate rising even as states move ...
May 5, 2020
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Medical research
Study shows flies, roaches not likely to spread COVID-19
Insects like biting flies and cockroaches are not likely to spread the agent of COVID-19 to humans, according to a recently published article by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists.
Jul 22, 2022
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Vaccination
Repeated Covid boosters not a viable strategy: WHO
WHO experts warned Tuesday that repeating booster doses of the original COVID vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants and called for new jabs that better protect against transmission.
Jan 11, 2022
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