Category: Health & Safety

Sunshine Biopharma Looks Ahead in COVID and Cancer Treatments

April 20, 2022
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Sunshine Biopharma Inc. might be living the concept of being in the right place at the right time. This Canadian company is currently focusing on three product lines—the SBFM-PL4 COVID-19 treatment, the Adva-27a anticancer compound, and the Essential 9 nutritional supplements—and each is moving forward with positive results. In February, the company successfully closed an…

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Poultry Farms on High Alert: 28 Million US Birds Dead From Avian Flu Since February

April 19, 2022
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A serious outbreak of the bird flu is threatening the United States’ poultry inventory. Since it was first detected in commercial flocks in February 2022, some 28.2 million domestic birds have died from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to a spokesperson from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service…

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Skin Microbiopsy Device in Development Creates New Possibilities in Diagnosis

April 18, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) are developing a new skin microbiopsy device that takes smaller skin tissue samples than current devices in use, bringing possibilities of change to future diagnostics of skin cancers and other skin conditions. “Conventional skin biopsies are usually two to four millimetres in diameter, which means local anaesthetic is…

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McKinsey Accused of ‘Serious’ Conflict of Interest in Opioid Consulting

April 16, 2022
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A Congressional report alleges that consulting firm McKinsey engaged in a “serious conflict of interest” by working for the U.S. government on issues relating to the opioid epidemic while, at the same time, advising drugmakers, including on projects meant to persuade regulators about the safety of opioid products. The U.S. House Oversight Committee alleged in…

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Rural Medical Schooling Increases Rural Practice

April 11, 2022
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A study on Australian medical graduates has found graduates who did clinical placements in rural areas were far more likely to work in rural areas as doctors than graduates who did not. “Eight years after graduation, rural origin graduates with extended rural clinical school experience were more likely than metropolitan origin graduates without this experience…

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High Immunity Protecting Americans From Omicron BA.2: CDC Director

April 6, 2022
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Americans have high enough immunity to ward off the threat posed by the BA.2 Omicron COVID-19 variant to some extent, according to Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “The high level of immunity in the population from vaccines, boosters, and previous infection will provide some level of protection against…

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Spouse’s Diet Affects Health of Pregnant Women and Future Children: Study

April 5, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Queensland have raised concerns over the influence a spouse’s diet has on a woman’s food choices during pregnancy, as the expecting mother’s diet and health will also impact the health of their future children. “Better education and support for partners could help improve the eating habits of expectant mums, which…

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Victoria Announces Globally Recognized Biobank

April 4, 2022
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The Victorian Labor Government has announced Australia’s first globally recognised biorepository, Biobanking Victoria, months after the state-funded laboratory received its accreditation from the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) in November. “Biobanking Victoria is the culmination of years of hard work by a highly dedicated team,” said the Director of Biobanking Victoria, Prof. Melissa Southey….

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Research Finds Mothers Not the Only Ones Who Need to Watch Their Bellies

April 1, 2022
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New research from Western Australia has found that while expectant fathers are younger and reported fewer unhealthy lifestyle behaviours such as smoking and drinking, they had similar rates of overweight and obesity to the national average. Of the 498 expectant fathers examined between October 2017 and March 2020, 76 percent were overweight or obese. Meanwhile, 62…

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Promising Trials for More Affordable Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

April 1, 2022
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Researchers in Queensland are trialling a new alternative to the delivery of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine by injecting the inoculation into the top layer of the skin to increase affordability and take-up numbers in Australia. “This potential approach could lower the cost of JE vaccination and protect four times as many people per vaccine…

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