Archive: 17/09/2021

Young people's fluctuating beliefs on alcohol's effects influence their drinking and consequences

College students' beliefs around the likelihood and desirability of alcohol's effects vary over time, and predict drinking level and consequences, according to a study in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The ...

Sep 17, 2021

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Work-related accidents, illnesses kill nearly 2 mn each year: UN

Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely due to long working hours, the UN said Friday, warning that the pandemic was likely to worsen the situation.

Sep 17, 2021

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UK court rules doctors can give children puberty-blocking drugs

The Court of Appeal in London on Friday ruled that doctors can give puberty blockers to children under 16 who wish to undergo gender reassignment, provided they believe adolescents are in a position to consent.

Sep 17, 2021

Tall tale: world-beating Dutch are getting shorter

The world's tallest country is shrinking.

Sep 17, 2021

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Is flu ready for a comeback? Get your shot

(HealthDay)—Health officials are bracing for a viral double whammy this fall and winter.

Sep 17, 2021

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Swiss tighten Covid border controls

Switzerland announced Friday that all travellers entering the country who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 or recovered from the disease will need proof of a negative test.

Sep 17, 2021

Studying aging through metabolite changes in saliva

Researchers in Japan have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the metabolites that make up human saliva using samples given voluntarily from a group of 27-to-33-year-old individuals and a group of 72-to-80-year-old individuals. ...

Sep 17, 2021

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Which strategies are appropriate for the fight against the worldwide coronavirus crisis

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic governments, corporations and private companies, as well as not-for-profit organizations have tried to support public health in many different ways. A new report in the International Journal ...

Sep 17, 2021

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Droplets with coronaviruses last longer than previously thought

It is easier to get infected in winter than in summer—this is true for the Corona pandemic, for influenza and for other viral diseases. Relative humidity plays an important role in this. Outdoors, it is much higher outside ...

Sep 17, 2021

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Fruit, vegetables and exercise can make you happier

New research led by the University of Kent and University of Reading has found that fruit and vegetable consumption and exercise can increase levels of happiness.

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