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WHO raises alarm on disease in flood-hit areas of Pakistan

The World Health Organization is raising the alarm about a “second disaster” in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases

The Independent UK

FDA Okays bluebird bio's $3M Gene Therapy For Rare Neurological Disorder In Boys: What Investors Should Know

Biotechnology company, bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE) announced late Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its gene therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease.

Benzinga

Step lively: Walking pace matters as much as the number of steps you take

Walking at a faster pace is linked to lower risk of dementia, heart disease, cancer and death, over and above a total of 10,000 daily steps.

The New Daily

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Researchers find macrophages may be scavenger cells of the immune system

Alveoli are microscopic air sacs in our lungs that exchange gases between the air we breathe and our blood. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Study: Balanced meal timing may enhance brain health

Epidemiological studies have shown a correlation between the temporal distribution of energy intake during a day (TPEI) and the risk of various chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Riverside County reports its first MPX case in a child under 10

Riverside County, California, has reported its first pediatric case of MPX, in a child under 10 years old.

Los Angeles Times

Sickle cell disease — how one Black family is coping with the illness and inspiring others along the way

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The blood disorder occurs among about one of every 365 Black births and one of every 16,300 Latino births, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Free medicine for leaf spot disease in areca

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The Hindu

8 things science warn will accelerate ageing

As a new study confirms drinking too much really does make you look older, Lisa Salmon looks into other lifestyle factors that may contribute too

The Independent UK

Heart attack symptoms explained as influx of young women experiencing condition

Medical health experts have warned groups of younger women that health providers may miss heart attack symptoms, even if all of them are presenting themselves.

Glasgow Live

'Majestic' Greek 'Zorba' Star Irene Papas Dies at 93

Greek-born actor Irene Papas, famous for her fiery appearances in the internationally acclaimed "The Guns of Navarone" and "Zorba the Greek", died Wednesday at the age of 93. Greece's Culture Minister Lina Mendoni in a statement said Papas was "majestic" and "the personification of Greek beauty on the cinema screen…

Asharq Al-Awsat

DWP shares new benefit that will provide up to £156 a week for claimants

Thousands of claimants across the UK are receiving cash payments of between £97.80 and £627.60 each month through the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) scheme.

Edinburgh Live

Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it's now less risky than flu

They argue the threat posed by COVID has lessened because of preexisting immunity and access to treatment. Plus, some deaths may be incorrectly blamed on COVID. Others caution it's too soon to tell.

WEKU

Children, women prone to diseases in Pakistan's stagnant flood water

Children and women are becoming more vulnerable as tens of thousands of people suffer from infectious and water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan and the death toll from the inundation surpassed 1,500, according to government data and UNICEF on Friday.

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Bangkok Post

New monkeypox case is returnee from Qatar

Thailand's eighth confirmed monkeypox case is a 23-year-old Thai service provider who returned from Qatar on Tuesday, the chief of the Department of Disease Control said on Friday.

Daily Record

Scots woman who ‘couldn’t turn left on bicycle without falling off’ diagnosed with MND

Moira Chittdenden, from Dunfermline, Fife, was diagnosed with the terminal illness in October 2021 after struggling with muscle weakness on one side of her body.

Daily Record

PIP provides up to £156 each week to thousands of people with respiratory conditions

There are 24 main respiratory conditions including asthma being supported by the DWP.

The Conversation

New Zealand’s new cut-down COVID response is a missed opportunity – here are 5 ways to improve it

New Zealand’s decision to end most COVID health measures is welcome, as it removes controls that are in most cases no longer essential. But the new COVID management phase looks like a short-term reaction to declining case numbers rather than a longer-term strategy.

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Breakthrough gives hope to autoimmune disease sufferers

Possible treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis

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Choir of Hard Knocks founder Dr Jonathon Welch in battle with prostate cancer

Dr Jonathon Welch, award-winning singer, composer, and former Australian of the Year Local Hero was told he had the disease four weeks ago.

Bangkok Post

Breakthrough malaria shot needs more funding

It took scientists 30 years to create the first malaria vaccine, approved by the World Health Organization in 2021. A second, even better one is now almost ready to be deployed against the disease. Governments and philanthropies should be stepping up their funding to global health partners so they can…

Daily Mirror

I’m A Celeb’s return to Australia 'in chaos' as highly infectious disease rages near camp

The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! set for the 2022 series in Australia is said to be in proximity to the outburst of Q Fever

Daily Mirror

'Tests on tiniest blood vessels can reveal the beginnings of serious disease'

Dr Miriam Stoppard says researchers at Coventry University are hopeful that low-cost vascular screening could identify potential problems early

The Hindu

Duly follow Friday-Dry day to prevent spread of vector borne diseases, VMC chief

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The Guardian - UK

Scientists hail autoimmune disease therapy breakthrough

Study finds CAR T-cell treatment sends lupus into remission, raising hopes it could be used to treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis

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