Category: 6. Health
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Dutch to cull 117,000 chickens as bird flu spreads
In this file photo dated Dec 1, 2023, a group of chickens walk in the churchyard of Sint Willesbrord, Netherlands. (PHOTO/AP) THE HAGUE – Bird flu has been detected at an egg farm in the northern village of Drogeham, prompting the culling of all…
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Smoking cannabis with tobacco may disrupt the brain’s “bliss molecule”
People who use both cannabis and tobacco show measurable differences in brain activity compared to those who rely solely on cannabis, according to new findings from a McGill University team at the Douglas Research Centre.
These results may help…
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Researchers make disturbing discovery about structures meant to help animals: ‘Could function as death-traps’
Bat boxes originally meant to keep the small mammals warm during the winter months could just as easily become their deathbeds during the summer.
Researchers from the University of New England did a study into the effects of overheating on animals…
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Researchers issue warning about hidden hazard lurking at dinner table: ‘Self-destruction’
Those handy plastic plates, cups, and takeout containers that make mealtime cleanup so easy may be doing more harm than we realize.
A new study published in the Journal of Nanobiotechnology has revealed that tiny plastic fragments, known as…
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7 ultra-processed foods you should avoid to reduce the risk
Colon cancer (also called colorectal cancer) is no longer just a disease of older adults — its incidence is rising sharply among people under 50. It is a type of cancer that develops in the tissues of the colon or rectum. It starts in the large…
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Man dies of H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia-Xinhua
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — A 22-year-old Cambodian man had died of H5N1 human avian influenza, said a Ministry of Health’s statement released on Sunday.
“A laboratory result from the National Institute of Public Health showed on Nov….
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Man dies of H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia-Xinhua
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — A 22-year-old Cambodian man had died of H5N1 human avian influenza, said a Ministry of Health’s statement released on Sunday.
“A laboratory result from the National Institute of Public Health showed on Nov….
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