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#SriLanka, #Measles, #UNICEF, #WHO, #Health, #Vaccination, #NonCommunicableDiseases Colombo/IBNS-CMEDIA: Ninety-one percent of Sri Lankan children have received measles vaccines, a crucial step in combating a recent resurgence of the disease after eradication, Health Minister Ramesh Pathirana said on Monday. …

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More Doctors added to Manitoba’s HSC Minor Treatment Clinic to relieve emergency wait

January 21, 2024January 22, 2024 - by cmedia

Winnipeg/CMEDIA: More physician hours are reportedly being added at the minor treatment clinic at Health Sciences Centre (HSC), Winnipeg by the Manitoba government as a four-week pilot project to help reduce …

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Health Canada recalls children’s pain and fever medicine acetaminophen due to its overdose risk

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 - by cmedia

#HealthCanada; #Recalls; #Acetaminophen; #OverdoseRisk CMEDIA: One lot of Pediatrix Acetaminophen Oral Solution, the children’s liquid pain medicine produced by the Drugmaker Teva Canada Ltd. is reportedly being recalled as the …

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Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 - by cmedia

#UN, #Cholera, #HaitiCholera, #Malawi The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported. Eastern and southern African …

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Vaccination reduces risk of long COVID-19 in children, study says

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 - by cmedia

#COVID19 IBNS-CMEDIA: Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, reduces the risk of serious acute illness in children and adolescents, a study has revealed. However, its role in protecting …

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Biological E. Limited (BE), India’s Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm gets WHO’s emergency use listing

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 - by cmedia

#COVID19, #Corbevax IBNS/CMEDIA: Biological E. Limited (BE), India’s Hyderabad-based vaccines and pharmaceutical company, has announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to their Corbevax …

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WHO declares Cabo Verde free of deadly disease Malaria

January 13, 2024January 13, 2024 - by cmedia

#Malaria, #WHO, #CaboVerde The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared Cabo Verde free of malaria, hailing it as the latest success in the global fight against the disease. The certification …

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Study finds exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 - by cmedia

#AirPollution, #SedentaryLifestyle IBNS: Long-term exposure to current levels of UK air pollution is associated with an annual increase of up to 22 minutes of sedentary time each day, in a study …

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Study finds disrupted sleep may be linked to memory and thinking problems

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 - by cmedia

#Sleep, #DisruptedSleep, #Midlife, #ThinkingProblem People who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to new research published …

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Florida, first state from the USA to import certain drugs from Canadian wholesalers

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 - by cmedia

#Florida; #USA; #CanadianDrugs; #ImportingDrugsFromCanada Tampa (Florida): Florida, reportedly the first state in the United States allowed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to import certain drugs from Canada which could save …