Health
Stay safe from the sun and that backyard grill this Memorial Day
Memorial Day means firing up that backyard grill for the season, hopefully under warm, sunny skies.
May 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What to know about malaria
Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Health
Weed killer detected in Australian urine samples
Dr. Sarit Kaserzon and Ph.D. candidate Garth Campbell from UQ's Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences led a team which tested urine samples from more than 1,800 Australians and compared them with 27 samples ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Health
How firefighters deal with heat stress and fatigue
Searing heat, fireballs and walls of embers. Firefighters faced extreme conditions during the 2020 summer bushfires, which claimed the lives of nine firefighters across Australia. Now research is drawing on sport performance ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Health
Sun protection poor for NZ secondary school students
A University of Otago study that involved unobtrusively observing the sun-protective practices of students and staff at the sports days of 10 Dunedin secondary schools last summer has found them sorely lacking.
Mar 31, 2016
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Health
Earthquakes are unpredictable: Plan ahead to lower the danger
When an earthquake struck the center of Morocco earlier this month, killing nearly 3,000 and injuring thousands more, no one was expecting it.
Sep 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Smart shielding wall relieves care providers of time-consuming and complicated cleaning protocols
The shortages of personal protective equipment are increasing the pressure on the healthcare system in the fight against COVID-19. In collaboration with Pieter van der Staay, FLEX/design, Delmic, Star-shl diagnostic centers ...
May 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC warns of deadly tick-borne illness in people traveling to Mexico
An outbreak of deadly tick-borne disease is occurring among people who've recently been to Baja California in Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.
Dec 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
City at center of China's virus outbreak gradually revives
Shopkeepers in the city at the center of the virus outbreak in China were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of millions of people at home for ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Be sun savvy, protect yourself from skin cancer
Ultraviolet rays from the sun can cause skin damage in as little as 15 minutes. Prolonged exposure and damage can lead to various forms of skin cancer, many of which, thankfully, are preventable.
Jun 19, 2024
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