As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions ...
Mar 28, 2020
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Thousands of UK children undergo unnecessary appendix surgery each year in the NHS, a new study reveals.
Feb 13, 2020
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Urgent action is needed to protect breastfeeding and reduce formula's carbon footprint—especially for "unnecessary" toddler milks, according to an expert at The Australian National University (ANU).
Dec 04, 2019
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Nearly 90 percent of Australian children aged 11 to 17 are not meeting current recommendations on daily physical activity, according to an international study by researchers at the World Health Organization.
Nov 22, 2019
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Urgent action is needed to stem the UK's overdose crisis, according to a group of cross party MPs, who have called upon the government to properly tackle the issue. Drug-related deaths rose to record numbers in 2018 in England ...
Oct 24, 2019
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A new UNSW study has found that most adult Indigenous Australians are not receiving free flu and pneumococcal vaccinations.
Oct 17, 2019
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A new study, published in BMJ Open, links a rise in infant mortality in England to poverty.
Oct 03, 2019
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"The production of unnecessary infant and toddler formulas exacerbates environmental damage and should be a matter of increasing global concern," argue experts in The BMJ today.
Oct 02, 2019
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Salt sold in supermarkets and salt shakers in restaurants should be required to carry a front-of-pack, tobacco-style health warning, according to The World Hypertension League and leading international health organizations.
Sep 27, 2019
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A study in nearly 1.7 million 18-year-old boys has found that higher body mass index (BMI) is linked with greater risk of a heart attack before 65 years of age. The research is presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together ...
Sep 03, 2019
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