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Cambodia reports death of 11-year-old girl from bird flu

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia reported an 11-year-old girl from a province east of the capital Phnom Penh died after being infected by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

Bangkok Post

RSV vaccines for babies, adults on the way. Here’s what could be coming.

Respiratory syncytial virus infects nearly everyone by age 2, usually causing nothing beyond cold symptoms. But it’s also the top cause of hospitalizations among kids under 5.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is reverse aging already possible? Some drugs that could treat aging might already be on the pharmacy shelves

Metformin is just one of many medications being explored to slow, stop, or even reverse aging.

Fortune

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Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed

Carter targeted diseases primarily affecting the poor in remote areas — notably "Guinea worm disease." Because of his commitment, case numbers plummeted from 3.6 million a year to just 13 in 2022.

WEKU

Fasting diets could increase risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, research finds

The findings could lead to a better understanding of how chronic fasting may affect the body in the long term

The Independent UK

Analysis-Why public health officials are not panicked about bird flu

A new strain of bird flu that transmits easily among wild birds has triggered an explosive spread into new corners of the globe, infecting and killing a variety of mammals species and raising fears of a pandemic more lethal than COVID-19.

Reuters

Super pigs weighing up to 45 stone that 'eat anything' are 'biggest threat to mankind'

A scientist has raised the alarm over a rapidly growing population of highly intelligent 'super pigs' which will 'feed on anything' and could spread deadly diseases to humans

Daily Mirror

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A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade that she didn’t even use her insurance to pay for it. But now, her Medicare insurance is shelling out about $40,000 for a one-month supply of…

Tribune News Service

Dementia overtakes coronary heart disease as leading cause of premature death in older Australians

Dementia overtakes coronary heart disease as the leading cause of burden of disease and premature death in older Australians.

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World's largest beef exporter Brazil suspends supply to China after case of mad cow disease

With major beef exporter Brazil temporarily out of the beef trade while it investigates a case of mad cow disease, will China seek to buy more beef from Australia to support its enormous appetite for the meat?

ABC News

Brazil to halt beef exports to China after mad cow disease case

Brazil's beef exports to China will be halted starting Thursday after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country's agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Airport alarm after disease detected on flights

A trans-Tasman travel warning has been issued after a person infected with the measles returned to Australia.

The New Daily

Exclusive dinners for a good cause

Calling good-hearted gastronomes in Bangkok -- the 2023 sequel of Rare & Share charitable dinners kicks off on Feb 28.

Bangkok Post

Medibank records profit rise despite data breach – as it happened

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Bovine trichomoniasis vaccine solution near for infertility-causing cattle STI

Each year up to 15 per cent of a cattle herd can be lost due to a sexually transmitted bacteria that causes abortion and infertility, but researchers are now close to a vaccine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Djokovic Hopes to Play in US despite Being Unvaccinated

Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be fully vaccinated against…

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Dementia now afflicts more seniors than heart disease

Dementia is now the No.1 cause of illness, injury or death among Australians aged over 65 with case numbers forecast to increase further in the coming decades.

The Conversation

A 19-year-old is the youngest person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease – the cause is a mystery

A 19-year-old man from China, who has been having memory problems since the age of 17, was diagnosed with dementia, according to a recent case study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

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'I'm grieving for my mum who is still alive - dementia makes her a different person'

Rachel Peace, 30, shares what it is like to care for her mum Brenda, whose young-onset dementia has taken over her personality

The Guardian - AU

Dementia now causes greatest burden of illness, injury and premature death in older Australians

Condition overtakes coronary heart disease with 62% rise in number of healthy years lost since 2011, report finds, causing significant impact on carers and families

The New Daily

Dementia is the leading cause of disease burden for older Australians, report finds

Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over.

The Conversation

How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Bruce Willis, changes the brain – research is untangling its genetic causes

Around 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. Recently, the actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, a rare type of dementia that typically affects people ages 45 to 64. In contrast to Alzheimer’s, in which the major initial symptom is memory loss,…

The Independent UK

Scientists find link between obesity and dementia

The findings suggest it is important to address obesity and begin healthy weight loss when people reach their 40s and 50s

The Independent UK

Scientists link obesity to Alzheimer’s-related genes

The findings suggest it is important to address obesity and begin healthy weight loss when people reach their 40s and 50s.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

COVID-specific hospital beds to be abolished following downgrade

Hospital beds will no longer be reserved exclusively for COVID-19 patients within a year after the disease's status is lowered to the same level as seasonal flu, it has been learned.

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