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Are pigs the future of organ transplants?
BBC — The frontiers of organ transplantation have been pushed further than ever before. The first organs taken from genetically engineered pigs have been put into people and the recipient of the first pig heart managed to survive for two months. So how close are we to using pigs for a limitless supply of organs…
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Birth defects in Antigua and Barbuda
Thursday 3rd March 2022 will be “World Birth Defects Day.” The theme for this year is: “Many Birth Defects, One Voice.” The primary objective of the day is to raise awareness of birth defects, their causes, and their impact on global society. Birth defects or congenital anomalies are an unpopular topic. It is one that…
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COVID has taken severe mental health toll: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— The COVID pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health, WHO said Wednesday, indicating that cases of anxiety and depression had swelled by over 25 per cent globally. In a fresh scientific brief, the World Health Organization also found that the COVID-19 crisis had in many cases significantly impeded access to mental health…
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Ministry on campaign to get residents to consume less sugar
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment with the support from the Pan American Health Organization is launching a Sugar Sweetened Beverage campaign under the slogan, ‘Less Sugar, Longer Life’. The campaign seeks to increase public awareness of the dangers associated with excessive consumption of SSBs and promote the consumption of water and other…
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In 2021, approximately $125M was spent on health care – Budget Statement Presentation 2022
The viability of the Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) and the challenges it faced during the last two years were placed on display during the 2022 Budget Presentation. Prime Minister Gaston Browne disclosed that the past two years proved particularly challenging for financing health care because of increased demands for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to respond…
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Early research indicate possible efficacy of cannabis against COVID-19 infection
Early research is now indicating possible efficacy of cannabis against COVID-19 infection. In Christendom, over the past century, no plant has been studied, researched, and published more than has cannabis. The research is driven by a body of cultural science which speaks to the efficacy of cannabis in mood alteration, pain, nerve, and inflammatory disorders. The…
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Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say
By LAURA UNGAR, Associated Press Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world. Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster…
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Man claims COVID shrank his penis 1.5 inches
Talk about getting the short end of the stick. As if contracting COVID wasn’t bad enough, a dismayed man now claims that he’s lost a whopping 1.5 inches from the length of his penis as a lingering result of the vile virus. “My penis has shrunk,” lamented the griping guy in a letter to the…
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Men who vape are twice as likely to have erectile dysfunction: study
Stick this in your e-cig and smoke it. New research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has suggested a correlation between vaping nicotine and impotence, as findings indicate male e-cigarette users are more than twice as likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction [ED] compared to non-vapers. The study, conducted by doctors at New…
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A 2nd HIV patient may have been ‘cured’ of infection without stem cell treatment, in extremely rare case
(CNN)Researchers say they have found a second patient whose body seemingly had rid itself of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS — supporting hope that it may be possible someday to find a way to cure more people of the virus. The patient has received no regular treatment for her infection but is…
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UK adds nerve disorder as rare side-effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Europe’s medicines regulator has added an extremely rare nerve-damaging disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, as a possible side-effect of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine, regular safety updates from the watchdog showed on Wednesday. The European Medicines Agency said a causal relationship between GBS and the AstraZeneca shot, known as Vaxzevria, was a “at least a reasonable possibility” after…