The World Health Organization chief has traveled a dozen times to monitor the Ebola response in Congo . But when he planned to visit China's capital last week over a new viral outbreak emerging from central Hubei province, ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Over the past two decades, three novel coronaviruses—SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in 2002, MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) in 2012 and now 2019-nCoV—have emerged, with both health and economic consequences ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Fear of missing out, or FoMO, is commonly described as that anxious feeling you get when you think other people might be having a good time without you. Excessive FoMO is closely related to symptoms of behavioural addiction. ...
Jan 29, 2020
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China has some of the strictest regulation of opioids in the world, but OxyContin and other pain pills are sold illegally online by vendors that take advantage of China's major e-commerce and social media sites, including ...
Dec 31, 2019
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If you use social media platforms such as Instagram, there's a good chance you've seen accounts promoting diet pills and teas. These products often claim to be "detoxifying," as well as promising weight loss and increased ...
Dec 27, 2019
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Only 10 percent of New Zealand websites selling vaping products require proof of age before purchase, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
Nov 29, 2019
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Washington DC has joined the states of New York and California in suing Juul labs, the United States' largest electronic cigarette manufacturer, for targeting youngsters with its marketing campaigns.
Nov 27, 2019
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A critical shortage of a chemotherapy used to treat most childhood cancers has galvanized oncologists and parents of sick children.
Oct 18, 2019
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Patients recovering from life-threatening coronary heart disease who received rehabilitation through WeChat experienced a better recovery than those having standard care, new Curtin University-led research has found.
Oct 11, 2019
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Weight stigma is an issue for queer men using dating apps, says a new University of Waterloo study.
Oct 8, 2019
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