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How the formula milk industry exploits parents and pregnant women

How the formula milk industry exploits parents and pregnant women

A new report has found that more than half of parents and pregnant women are exposed to exploitative formula milk marketing. More than half of...
racial discrimination

Health outcomes are worse in areas with high racial discrimination

Health outcomes and mortality are significantly worse for people living in communities with higher levels of racial discrimination, a new US study suggests. A study...
The link between oral contraceptives and ovarian cancer mortality rates

The link between oral contraceptives and ovarian cancer mortality rates

Death rates from ovarian cancer are predicted to fall in 2022 in the UK and EU countries and the growing use of oral contraceptives...
Water testing

Mitigating contamination threats with microbial analysis and water testing

Nova Biologicals, a leading microbiological testing service, outlines how microscopic contaminants can be mitigated and contained through microbial analysis methods such as water testing. Microscopic...
COVID-19 restrictions reduced dengue fever cases by 750,000 in 2020

COVID-19 restrictions reduced dengue fever cases by 750,000 in 2020

A new study shows that COVID-19 restrictions significantly reduced cases of dengue fever globally in 2020. Dengue fever is a viral infection spread by mosquitos...
Worlds-first guidelines for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Worlds-first guidelines for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

The worlds-first clinical practice guidelines have been developed for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a group of inherited conditions that damage the peripheral...
Positive results with faecal microbiota therapy for patients with peanut allergies

Positive results with faecal microbiota therapy for patients with peanut allergies

A study has found that encapsulated stool from donors without peanut allergies altered the immune system and tolerance to peanuts. Peanut allergies are common, affecting...
Discovery of key protein in malaria parasite leads to novel treatment opportunity

Discovery of key protein in malaria parasite leads to novel treatment opportunity

A team has discovered a protein that plays a key biological role in a malaria parasite; this finding could lead to novel treatment options. The...
The impact of Transport for London’s unhealthy food advert restrictions

The positive impact of Transport for London’s unhealthy food advertising restrictions

The Transport for London’s unhealthy food advertising policy is estimated to have contributed to a 1,000 calorie decrease in energy from unhealthy food in...
Undiagnosed autism in people could link to suicide

Undiagnosed autism in people could link to suicide

A new study has revealed that a significant number of people who died by suicide were likely to have undiagnosed autism. A team of researchers,...
COVID infection

Problematic, widespread levels of the public feeling lonely in many countries

New analysis has found that people feeling lonely is at a problematic, widespread level in many countries. Feeling lonely is a personal, subjective experience and...
Elective care recovery plan to tackle the growing NHS waiting list

Elective care recovery plan to tackle the growing NHS waiting list

The NHS and UK Government have outlined the blueprint to address NHS waiting lists and backlogs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly...
Preventing pandemics cost 5% of lives every year from emerging infectious diseases

Preventing pandemics saves more money than spent combatting infectious diseases

Study provides a blueprint for controlling emerging infectious diseases and future pandemics by preventing “spillover” of diseases from animals into humans. Researchers from Harvard T.H....
Broadening the scope of respiratory infection control

Broadening the scope of respiratory infection control

Marinomed’s CSO, Dr Eva Prieschl-Grassauer explains how Carragelose can offer an extra line of defence against respiratory infection, including coronaviruses and support infection control. From...

Population data: Powering healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic

Professor Aziz Sheikh OBE, Director of the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute, explores how data can be utilised to improve healthcare processes and how...
phthalates

Phthalates: The ubiquitous chemicals that could be harming your health

Health Europa speaks to Dr Lariah Edwards from George Washington University, lead author of a new study which investigated the presence of phthalates and other...
air pollution

Millions of children develop asthma due to traffic-related air pollution

Shocking new research has signified that around two million new paediatric asthma cases are caused annually worldwide due to traffic-related air pollution. A novel study,...
One baby born breathing air pollution every two minutes

One baby born breathing air pollution every two minutes

According to new research by Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, every two minutes in the UK, a baby is born in an...
body clock

Optimising your body clock may reduce risk of inflammatory diseases

A novel investigation has identified that inflammatory diseases may be exacerbated by an irregular body clock, signifying the importance of a consistent sleeping pattern. A...
infection control

Essential infection control tips to stay safe this winter

As many of us are spending more time with family and friends, Cameron Medeiros of Nova Biologicals outlines vital infection control measures that can...

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