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Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), chief among them being cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease cause nearly three quarters of the deaths in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Every...

A UNIGE team has discovered how the influenza A virus hijacks the mechanism for importing iron into cells to invade its host 31-May-2023 3: by Université de Genève (University of Geneva) Newswise — Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in...

Fever is a concern for many people who suffer from seasonal or permanent allergies. Often, they use their thermometer to check their body temperature as soon as they feel congested and ill. Allergies do not cause raised body temperatures or fevers, so people with...

Is multiple sclerosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus? Researchers aren't sure, but new research suggests there may be a connection. A fever is one of the symptoms of Epstein-Barr infection, especially when it occurs later in life. As an autoimmune disease, MS results...

We started this series with a question: What if the next pandemic happens tomorrow. For this newsletter — the final installment in this series — we are exploring the idea of whether it’s possible for Covid to be the last pandemic. It has been a pleasure exploring and...

In June last year, health experts in Britain had reportedly warned the UK government to be prepared for ‘Disease X’ amid reports of cases of poliovirus being detected in sewage samples in London, monkeypox, Lassa fever and bird flu in the recent years. Days after the...

Researchers are still debating exactly how a common virus called Epstein-Barr virus could cause MS in certain people  Autoimmune diseases – of which MS is one – occur when the body’s immune system damages itself by mistake.  An estimated 2.8 million people around the...

Heatstroke is a serious condition that occurs when your body temperature rises to a dangerous level. It can be caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures, especially in humid environments. The early signs of heatstroke can be easy to overlook, but it's...

As parents, it is of utmost importance to know what to do if a child has a seizure. In children, febrile seizures, which can be caused by a rise in body temperature, are quite common and are not usually a symptom of a serious illness. However, they can be very...

Three inaccurate digital thermometers fall short in Which? accuracy tests. Three unreliable digital thermometers from Beaba, Beurer and Boots have failed to measure temperatures accurately in our tests.All three thermometers provided readings that would lead users to...

According to a recent study, it was found that there was a greater death risk among those hospitalised with the Omicron variant than among those with seasonal influenza. Although the Omicron variant is thought to be less virulent and has lower case fatality rates than...

Chances are slim that new virus variants will emerge that are very deadly. Belgium in Europe is experiencing a tenth peak in terms of coronavirus infections, but fortunately the consequences are no longer so dramatic. It is becoming something like a flu virus. When...

Maybe it is part of your daily routine to take a bath before bedtime, or you have a little one at home who would love to go in the water every day? Basically, there's nothing against it - but if a baby or toddler is a bit under the weather and the thermometer is...

The World Health Organization added XBB.1.16 to its list of variants under monitoring on March 22. The omicron subvariant has been reported in 22 countries, with most cases detected in India.  In India, XBB.1.16 has replaced the other variants that are...

Amid a heatwave, reducing body heat can become quite a challenge. Here's how you can reduce body heat irrespective of the temperature outside. Sometimes it may be extremely hot weather conditions, and sometimes certain foods! The reasons behind high body heat can be...

Flu season is wrapping up, and weekly COVID-19 diagnoses are declining. But if you’re currently sick with a respiratory illness, you’re not alone. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a mixture of respiratory viruses are...

The third anniversary of those moments passed by over the past week without much fanfare. President Biden has already said the national emergency for covid-19 will end this May, and most Americans have returned to their pre pandemic lives.In this week’s newsletter, I...

Cancer destroys every healthy cell in your body. Frequent fever or a rise in your body temperature is a sign that a tumor is invading nearby tissue and cancer is spreading fast. Also known as pyrexia, it is a common reaction to infection or illness. Read on to know...

Dr. Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, responded to reader questions about coordinating response efforts and protecting the vulnerable.Since public health is mostly funded and carried out by the states, how do we improve...

Late last year, I participated in an exercise meant to play out what might happen if the world was presented with a new disease spreading quickly, with no warning. The exercise revolved around a number of simulated emergency meetings of the World Health Organization...