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What does anthrax do to your body and what are the symptoms?

Anthrax may not be something of a concern to most people, but it can prove deadly in those that contract it. It was once used in a terrorist attack that is explored in Netflix’s new documentary

Daily Mirror

Woman who 'smelled disease' on husband inspires scientists to develop three-minute test for Parkinson's

Retired nurse Joy Milne knew her husband Les had Parkinson's after she noticed a change in the way he smelled

Manchester Evening News

Mayo Clinic Minute: How is peripheral artery disease diagnosed?

Peripheral artery disease affects 8-10 million people in the U.S., most over age 65. But it also affects younger people who have additional risk factors, such as diabetes, smoking, obesity and high blood pressure. Also, 30% of Black Americans will develop peripheral artery disease, compared to 20% each from non-Hispanic…

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Scottish wife realised husband had Parkinson's disease after his 'smell changed'

Diagnosed with a rare condition that enables a heightened sense of smell, Joy has now used her skills to work with researchers on a test for the disease.

Edinburgh Live

Once-in-a-century dwarf bamboo flowering linked to rodent population outburst and disease outbreak

Findings offer clues on how forest ecosystem changes affect organisms that live there

The Independent UK

New Covid warning over symptom that affects sleep

‘Isn’t that strange?’ scientist says as he shares different disease caused by BA.5

The Independent UK

Women forced to stay in flooded Pakistan village as 'matter of honour'

BASTI AHMAD DIN, Pakistan: The 400 residents of Basti Ahmad Din, a tiny Pakistani village left surrounded by floodwater after torrential monsoon rains, are facing starvation and disease.

Bangkok Post

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Covid to be downgraded from Oct 1

The government is ready to announce the downgrade of Covid-19 from a dangerous communicable disease to one that is "communicable under surveillance" from Oct 1, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Bangkok Post

COVID rebound symptoms, positive tests after Paxlovid are more common than reported, study says

Resurgence of COVID-19 symptoms in patients treated with Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid appeared far more common than has been reported, and rebounding patients still risked spreading the disease, doctors said in a report on a series of cases in a top medical journal.

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New malaria vaccine comes a step closer as experts say it’s ‘the best yet’

Chance to eradicate diseases such as malaria could be lost and UK innovation squandered if global health investment is cut, jab co-creator tells PM

The Guardian - UK

Artificial sweeteners linked to increased risk of heart disease, study finds

Research involving 103,000 French adults shows sweeteners ‘should not be considered a healthy and safe alternative to sugar’

The Guardian - UK

Sweeteners linked to heart disease as sugar alternative found 'unhealthy and unsafe'

Sugar substitutes are consumed every day by millions and can be found in many foods and beverages.

Daily Record

Sweeteners linked to heart disease in new study

Artificial sweeteners are regularly used in drinks, some snacks and ready meals.

The Independent UK

Important Biotech Catalysts For September 7, 2022 - End Of The Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Pfizer’s (NYSE:PFE) lead drug GBS6 or PF-06760805 for the prevention of invasive GBS disease due to the vaccine serotypes in newborns and young infants by active immunization of their mothers during pregnancy. Pfizer shares traded in a…

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What goes into a Mediterranean diet, and how to get started

It’s rooted in the traditional habits of people in countries that border the Mediterranean Sea, where rates of heart disease tend to be lower and life expectancies after 45 have been among the highest in the world.

Reuters

PAHO secures 100,000 monkeypox vaccine doses for Latin America and Caribbean

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has lined up a supply of monkeypox vaccine for Latin America and the Caribbean, as the Americas becomes a new epicenter for the rapidly spreading disease.

The Independent UK

ALS drug gets rare second review at high-stakes FDA meeting

The Food and Drug Administration is holding an unusual second meeting to review a closely watched drug for the illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease

Benzinga

Bill Gates Says This Is The Toughest Question He's Ever Had To Answer

Millions of children die every year from preventable diseases. When Bill Gates heard the question, "Why do children die?", 25 years ago he said it was the toughest question he’s ever h

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The Hindu

Officials directed to set up control rooms to manage outbreak of diseases

All hospitals told to be prepared with required human resources, testing kits, lab consumables, drugs, chemicals, and equipment

Wales Online

Health board needs to get its 'house in order' on probe into why coeliac patient was fed Weetabix prior to her death, coroner says

Hazel Pearson was 79 when she died

The Independent UK

Biden to channel Kennedy in his push for a cancer 'moonshot'

President Joe Biden will highlight his plans for drastically reducing cancer deaths and boosting treatments for the disease in what he has calls “this generation’s moonshot."

Daily Record

Sleep warning as 'snorers at higher risk of cancer and heart disease'

Research also found snorers are at an increased risk of suffering from cognitive decline.

Manchester Evening News

Woman who can 'smell Parkinson's disease' helps scientific breakthrough

Joy Milne says she can smell people who have the disease while in supermarkets and walking down the street

Daily Record

Scots woman who sniffed out Parkinson's disease on her husband helps develop new test for the condition

Joy Milne, 72, from Perth noticed a change in her husband's scent when he was 33 - and twelve years later, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

The Conversation

Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease

Fears of polio gripped the U.S. in the mid-20th century. Parents were afraid to send their children to birthday parties, public pools or any place where children mingled. Children in wheelchairs served as a stark reminder of the ravages of the disease.

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