As the EU prepares revisions to its registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (Reach) regulations, researchers are proposing a way of accounting for the growing number of ‘chemical cocktails’ found in the…
Category: 6. Health
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how scientists around the world cooperate to choose the strains to vaccinate against each year
Twice a year, 40 scientists gather together for five days to decide what strains of influenza to vaccinate against for the next flu season. It takes around six months to prepare the vaccine – which usually includes protection…
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Stunning new 3D images reveal yellow fever’s hidden structure
Researchers at the University of Queensland have produced the first detailed, high-resolution images of the yellow fever virus (YFV). Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne infection that can severely damage the liver and is potentially fatal.
Their…
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What Are Detox Teas—and Do They Really Work?
Key Points
- Detox teas may include herbs like ginger, green tea, and dandelion root that support digestion and hydration—but they don’t actually “flush toxins.”
- The body already has a natural detox system—mainly the liver, kidneys,…
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AHF Warns in New Lancet HIV Letter That Current HIV Testing Rules May Delay Treatment
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new Correspondence Letter in The Lancet HIV from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) raises concerns that the World Health Organization’s recommended three-test system for HIV diagnosis—designed to avoid rare…
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Stunning new 3D images reveal yellow fever’s hidden structure
Researchers at the University of Queensland have produced the first detailed, high-resolution images of the yellow fever virus (YFV). Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne infection that can severely damage the liver and is potentially fatal.
Their…
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Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Miss Most Patients – European Medical Journal Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Miss Most Patients
AGE-BASED lung cancer screening could detect far more cases than current US risk-based eligibility criteria.
Current Guideline Criteria Miss Most Patients
In this single center cohort of 997 adults with lung cancer diagnosed between 2018 and…
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Study finds major setbacks in blood pressure prevention and management in England
A comprehensive new analysis by researchers at Queen Mary University of London warns that England has lost the substantial gains made in high blood pressure prevention, diagnosis and management during the 2000s.
Drawing on data…
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Study maps early structural damage in schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Researchers at the University of Seville have identified the possible origins of structural damage in the brains of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). These are regions that show the greatest morphological…
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