Category: Health
Why are climate activists calling for reparations after Pakistan floods?
Pakistan’s catastrophic floods have led to renewed calls for rich polluting nations, which grew their economies through heavy use of fossil fuels, to compensate...
Rising obesity projected to hamper developing economies: report
Rising levels of obesity are set to cost the world economy 3.3 percent of GDP by 2060, slowing development in lower-income countries and making it hard for people to...
‘Watermelon plums’: Israeli farm pioneer grows hybrid fruits
An Israeli family farm has spent decades developing hybrid fruits, from black apricots to “watermelon plums”, which it says offer unique flavours and added...
China health chief tells public not to touch foreigners after first monkeypox case
Story by AFP A top Chinese health official on Sep 19 warned the public to avoid “skin-to-skin contact with foreigners” to prevent the spread of monkeypox...
Climate change will affect more than 90% of big businesses: report
New data from a unit of S&P Global has shown that more than 90% of big businesses and companies will be terribly affected by the effects of climate change and a...
Scientists discover how air pollution triggers lung cancer
Scientists said on Sep 10 they had identified the mechanism through which air pollution triggers lung cancer in non-smokers, a discovery one expert hailed as “an...
Pakistan tries to avert lake overflow amid floods; UN warns of more misery
Pakistan is scrambling to widen a breach in its biggest lake to prevent it from overflowing amid unprecedented floods that have inundated a third of the South Asian...
China approves world’s first needle-free Covid-19 vaccine
Chinese drug regulators have approved the world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer CanSino Biologics, boosting the...
US life expectancy fell further in 2021 due to Covid
Life expectancy fell in the United States in 2021 to its lowest since 1996, the second year of a historic retreat due to Covid-19 deaths, provisional government data...
WHO urges caution after dog catches monkeypox
The World Health Organization called on Aug 17 for people infected with monkeypox to avoid exposing animals to the virus following a first reported case of human-to-dog...