Archive: 01/02/2022

Team develops new therapy using magnetic seeds to heat and kill cancer

Scientists at UCL have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain to heat and destroy tumors.

Feb 1, 2022

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Exercise may boost impact of pre-surgical chemo in patients with food pipe (oesophageal) cancer

'Prehab' exercise may boost the impact of chemotherapy given to patients with cancer of the food pipe (oesophagus) to shrink their tumour (s) before surgery, reveals the first study of its kind, published online in the British ...

Feb 1, 2022

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma

Reluctance or refusal to get jabbed against COVID-19 infection (vaccine hesitancy), may be linked to traumatic events in childhood, such as neglect, domestic violence or substance misuse in the family home, suggests research ...

Feb 1, 2022

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Healthcare costs of FGM set to almost double to annual $US 2.1 billion by 2047

The healthcare costs of female genital mutilation, or FGM for short, are set to almost double to an annual $US 2.1 billion by 2047, unless the practice is abandoned completely, reveals a World Health Organization modeling ...

Feb 1, 2022

Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries: WHO

A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said Tuesday.

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Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.

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Post-2020 wildfires, Oregon's Santiam Canyon residents are burned out by trauma, red tape

More than a year after wildfires devastated Oregon's Santiam Canyon, an Oregon State University report paints a challenging picture: Residents are struggling to find housing, wrestling with government bureaucracy and worried ...

Feb 1, 2022

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Norway scraps most COVID curbs despite Omicron surge

Norway on Tuesday announced it would scrap most of its COVID restrictions despite an Omicron-fuelled surge in infections, saying society must "live with" the virus.

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Eruption-hit Tonga closes borders as COVID detected

Volcano-devastated Tonga will close its borders Wednesday after COVID-19 was detected in the previously virus-free Pacific kingdom as it struggles to recover from last month's deadly disaster, officials said.

Feb 1, 2022

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New study shows paternal alcohol use increases frequency of fetal development issues

Prenatal visits have traditionally focused almost exclusively on the behavior of mothers, but new research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) continues to suggest that science ...

Feb 1, 2022

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