Medical
Genetically Modified Fungus Kills 99% Of Malaria Mosquitoes
Knowing that malaria kills more than 400,000 people a year and that Africa is one of the continents worst affected by this awful disease, trials of the fungus were carried out in a simulated village in Burkina Faso, one that replicated the normal conditions that mosquitoes would thrive in, complete with plants, huts and water and food sources for the mosquitoes. [Full Article...]
Justin Bieber was let go off by cops, here’s why!
Just a few days ago, Justin shared a set of photos , exchanging love with his wife for kisses and hugs. As for Hailey , the Drop the Mic co-host - whose father is Stephen Baldwin and uncle is Alec Baldwin - now appears on the cover of Numéro TOKYO. [Full Article...]
World Health Organization to investigate HIV outbreak in Sindh
According to health officials, HIV has been confirmed in 700 people in Ratodero including 576 children and 124 adults. The outbreak was detected in March when increasing numbers of people began coming to a hospital. "We need to deal with it with frankness", Mirza said. 537 children test positive for HIV in Larkana , says, health adviser. Pakistan was long considered a low prevalence country f... [Full Article...]
Ultra-processed food dangers prompt proposals for taxation and marketing restrictions
Ultra-processed foods include: Fizzy drinks , chocolate and candies, chicken and fish nuggets, hamburgers, meatballs, mass-produced bread and buns, instant soup and noodles, cereal bars, ready meals. Professor Mark Lawrence, nutrition expert at Deakin University in Australia, said research should look at how ultra-processed foods harm different populations around the world. [Full Article...]
This Guy Proposed to His Boyfriend in Front of a Tornado
The couple met because of storm chasing. It was a fascination of these storms that brought Krastel and his now-fiancé, Chris Scott, together, both following each other on Instagram prior to meeting in real life. And what a storm it was; the National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency warning for several Kansas counties, including the Kansas City area. [Full Article...]
WHO Stops Classifying Transgender People As Mentally Ill
The update to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has reclassified gender identity disorder, or identifying as transgender, in terms of sexuality, not a "mental disorder". "Governments should swiftly reform national medical systems and laws that require this now officially outdated diagnosis", he added. Will the move be liberating for transgender people worldwide - particularly... [Full Article...]
Ultra-processed food studies raise alarm over vast health risks
The findings, which were published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal , also found that for every additional serving of ultra-processed food a person consumes beyond the four, the risk of death shoots up by 18 per cent. In the second study, researchers asked 19,899 Spanish university graduates with an average age of 38 years to complete a 136-item dietary questionnaire as part of the Segui... [Full Article...]
US holds CBD hearing as fans, sellers await legal clarity
In 2018, however, the Farm Bill , legalized hemp products, clearing the way for CBD lotions , pills, edibles and oil to hit the market. It's commonly found in all types of cannabis, but only hemp-derived CBD is federally legal (thanks to President Trump signing the Farm Bill into law last fall). [Full Article...]