UK Aid Cut On Global AIDS Response Deals Major Blow To AIDS Progress
A new report has warned that the world is gradually sleepwalking towards a new AIDS emergency following the United Kingodom’s decision to cut its level of official development assistance from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income. Health Reporter According to the report titled, Jeopardising Progress: Impact of UK Government AIDS Cuts on HIV/AIDS Worldwide,
Read MoreFormer UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown Appointed WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing
THE World Health Organization today announced the appointment of The Rt Hon Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing. Mr Brown is widely credited with preventing a second Great Depression through his stewardship of the 2009 London G20 summit. He mobilized world leaders to commit an
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Skipping Breakfast Increases Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Adults- Study
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL studies have indicated that breakfast skipping is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a recent study, there was a greater risk of type 2 diabetes in adults who skipped breakfast as compared to those adhered to a consistent breakfast routine. The study looked at data on 96,175 people to see if
Read MoreA New Virus ‘Nipah,’ Deadlier Than COVID-19 Emerges In India, Kills Boy 12
A 12-year-old boy has died in India of Nipah, a rare virus that is far deadlier than COVID-19 — and one that health officials have long feared could start a global pandemic. The unidentified boy died Sunday at a hospital in Kerala, the southern state already battling the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the
Read MoreHere’s What We Know About C.1.2.—South Africa’s New, Highly Mutated Covid Variant
SOURCE: FORBES Topline There has been a lot of buzz this past week over a new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa that appears to be more highly mutated than any other variant flagged by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a variant of interest or concern, but still comprises just a small share of
Read MoreCDC Warns That Delta Variant Now Infecting Vaccinated People, The Variant Is More Contagious Than Chicken Pox
THE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a stern warning about the delta variant of the coronavirus: “Acknowledge the war has changed.” Now, it says even vaccinated people are able to readily spread the virus. That is part of the message from a recent internal presentation prepared by the CDC detailing findings, some
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Major Diabetes Breakthrough On The Horizon As Once In A Week Insulin Drug Is Under Development
A new weekly insulin shot that lasts for 196 hours is currently under development in a move that bis likely to improve health outcomes for people living diabetes. Article Originally Published By Medical Health Today The new modified version of insulin is called Insulin icodec and has undergone two trials and according to experts, the
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India Discovers New COVID-19 Mutant Strain Resistant To Natural And Vaccine Acquired Immunity
SOURCE: BBC A new “double mutant” variant of the coronavirus has been detected from samples collected in India. Officials are checking if the variant, where two mutations come together in the same virus, may be more infectious or less affected by vaccines. Some 10,787 samples from 18 Indian states also showed up 771 cases of
Read MoreAgeism is a global challenge: UN
A new report on Ageism that has been released by the United Nations (UN) indicates that every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes – leading to poorer physical and mental health and reduced quality of life for older persons, costing societies billions of dollars each year. Staff Reporter The report
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