SACRAMENTO, California – Investigators in California have discovered an illegal medical laboratory containing nearly 1,000 bioengineered mice and infectious agents. The infectious agents include microbes linked to diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, E. coli, malaria, herpes and coronavirus. The lab was located in a warehouse in Reedley, Cal...
NEW YORK – A new study has warned of the risk of a pandemic in the U.S. due to high-risk human-animal contact. The study, conducted by Harvard Law School and New York University says that there is a lack of a comprehensive strategy to address the dangers posed by the animal industry. The research found […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s parliament has approved new anti-narcotics legislation, removing capital punishment for drug trafficking convicts. “Anti-narcotics bill passed, removing capital punishment,” Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar tweeted. The legislation “Control of Narcotics Substances Act, 2023” was passed during a...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – The ongoing conflict in Syria is affecting cancer patients in Syria’s opposition-controlled Idlib province. According to locals, the Syrian army and Russia are continuously shelling health infrastructure in the region. About 3,200 cancer patients need treatment in Idlib. According to Idlib’s health directo...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Iraqi security forces on Monday announced the seizure of nearly a million captagon pills in the possession of a “foreign trafficker”, as the country grapples with the ballooning drug trade. Authorities in Iraq — a key conduit for the amphetamine-type drug — regularly announce such operations in whic...
BOSTON, Massachusetts – Researchers have discovered a link between a planet-friendly diet and a reduced risk of death from chronic diseases. A study has found that individuals who followed a more sustainable diet were 25% less likely to die from cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses. The research was presented at the annual ...
GENEVA (AA): Half of the world population is at risk of contracting the mosquito-borne dengue virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s unit head on tropical diseases, told a UN press briefing in Geneva that WHO recorded an eightfold increase in dengue cases between year 2000-2022, increasing from 500...
Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP): The lives of young Sierra Leone’s young are mired in poverty and despair. “Kush” offers them relief — however, the nirvana is fleeting and carries a grim price. The recently-emerged drug is making terrible inroads among the young in Sierra Leone, a West African nation ranked among the world...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that more than 20 million children missed one or more vaccine doses against COVID -19 last year. Another 15 million children skipped vaccination altogether. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said in Geneva that 4 million more children were vaccinated against COVID -19 in 20...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh is grappling with a deadly dengue outbreak this year, prompting health experts to call for a national public health emergency. On Tuesday, it reported 13 deaths from the disease, its highest single-day death toll so far this year, taking the total number to 127. Nine of these were in Dhaka. Meanwhile, [&helli...
