HEALTH

Balochistan has reported its first polio case in three years. The victim, a two-and-a-half-year-old child, tested positive for the debilitating virus. Health department sources revealed that test samples were collected from the child.
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2 years ago Read more at The Express Tribune

Smartwatches have sensors that understand the heart rate variability and detect any movements and orientations in the wrist and translate this data into different stages of sleep. Most of this is done using AI Archit Agarwal, Co-Founder, Crossbeats While buying a sleep tracker: Types of sleep trackers Potential for sleep obsession and anxiety 85-100 A typically good sleep score. These trackers can reveal how lifestyle factors like exercise, diet, and stress levels impact sleep quality.
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2 years ago Read more at The Times of India

World Trade Organisation (WTO) says Nigeria has lost its leading position in agriculture export markets because its agricultural commodities do not meet the sanitary and phytosanitary requirements of the foreign markets. The Director-General, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, disclosed this at the launch of seven trade support programmes initiated by the WTO-ITC to boost the development of Nigeria’s trade and industry standards.
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2 years ago Read more at The Tide

Globally, the number of people living with, or dying from, neurological conditions has risen substantially over the past 30 years. This is due to the growth and ageing of the global population as well as increased exposure to environmental, metabolic, and lifestyle risk factors. The study suggests that worldwide, the overall amount of disability, illness, and premature death caused by neurological conditions increased by 18 per cent.
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2 years ago Read more at Business Standard

the chief health officer of Queensland, Australia, said it was wrong to imply there was something unique about symptoms suffered by people following a bout of coronavirus. Instead sufferers are simply experiencing the normal effects of recovering from a virus, known as post-viral syndrome. The comments follow new research by Queensland’s public health department.
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2 years ago Read more at The Telegraph

European Health Data Space (EHDS) is a new tool to help people use their health information more easily for their care and for science. This means doctors can help you better, and scientists can use the information (without knowing it's yours) to make new discoveries for public health. The EHDS will make sure that your information is safe and that you are in charge of who gets to see it.
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2 years ago Read more at Renew Europe

The United States has the highest obesity rates globally. In 2017-2018, 40% of U.S. adults had obesity and 9% had severe obesity. The prevalence is particularly high among Black adults.
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2 years ago Read more at News-Medical.Net

The proposed citizenship law amendments are regressive and will worsen the health inequity among already vulnerable individuals, says the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy. It said the amendments would create new groups of marginalised people. The stateless are automatically stripped of the capacity to access basic rights, among them the right to health.
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2 years ago Read more at The Star Online

Strong bones and joints are particularly essential for women as they have a lower bone density than men. The structural differences, thinner and smaller bones make it vital for women to keep a check on their calcium levels. Women go through several hormonal changes in their body due to menstrual cycle, pregnancy, breastfeeding, menopause and more.
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2 years ago Read more at Health shots

Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike Thursday. They accuse the government of failing to implement a raft of promises from a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017. The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union said they went on strike to demand comprehensive medical cover for the doctors.
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2 years ago Read more at ABC News