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Fasting diets favoured by celebs like Kourtney Kardashian may increase risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer

Celebs like Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Aniston, Kourtney Kardashian and Scarlett Johansson are known to use the weight loss tactics

Manchester Evening News

Regular cannabis consumption could give you a heart attack, new study reveals

People who smoke marijuana or eat weed-laced edibles daily are a third more likely to develop coronary artery disease

The Independent UK

Tourist says she's lucky to be alive after 'catching disease from Airbnb hot tub'

Pamela Farman, 75, and her family were vacationing in the sunshine state of Florida in May 2022 when she suddenly struggled to breathe

Daily Mirror

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Why won’t my eye stop watering? Yes – it could be early hay fever

A streaming eye is pretty annoying, so what could be causing it? Imy Brighty-Potts asks the experts.

The Independent UK

Editorial: The risk of vaccine hesitancy

One of the lingering — and potentially disastrous — effects of the COVID pandemic is that more parents are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against what used to be common childhood diseases, as well as against flu and the mutating coronavirus strains.

Tribune News Service

Woman says she was hospitalised after catching deadly disease in Airbnb hot tub

Pamela is still suffering the after-effects of the illness

Wales Online

Teenager’s ‘probable’ Alzheimer’s diagnosis baffles scientists

Patient has trouble studying and was forced to withdraw from high school

The Independent UK

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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

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

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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…

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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?

Reuters

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.

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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.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Guardian - AU

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…

AAP

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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