health

Paraguay reaches 125 mpox cases nationwide

Published on: April 17, 2023
17:40

Asuncion, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan health authorities on Monday informed the country has already reported 72 cases of mpox in this year, a figure which, in addition to 53 cases registered in 2022, brings total to 125 patients.

Uruguay reports fresh bird flu outbreak

Published on: April 17, 2023
17:19

Montevideo, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) Nicolás Chiesa, director-general of Farming at the Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry (MGAP), confirmed fresh outbreak of bird flu was in Uruguay.

WHO reports first H3N8 bird flu death in China

Published on: April 11, 2023
18:33

Geneva, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) A woman in southern China has died after testing positive for H3N8 avian influenza, marking the first human death from this strain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Scientists fear global wheat disease spread

Published on: April 11, 2023
17:32

Washington, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) An “unprecedented” spread of a fungus infecting wheat around the world has prompted scientists to call for greater international collaboration on genetic monitoring of crops to minimize destruction.

Nearly hundred drugs underway to treat Parkinson’s disease – Study

Published on: April 11, 2023
17:16

Geneva, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Scientists are currently studying nearly a hundred drugs to treat Parkinson's disease, today´s second-most researched ailment in the biomedical field.

Potential drug DT-109 brings hope for human fatty liver treatment

Published on: April 11, 2023
16:56

Washington, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) A recently developed amino acid compound successfully treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates — bringing scientists one step closer to the first human treatment for the condition that is rapidly increasing around the world, a study suggests.

India: 3 states brought back face mask rule as Covid-19 cases surge

Published on: April 9, 2023
11:05

New Delhi, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) As Covid-19 cases continue to show an upward tick across India, health authorities have been put on alert. Three states have started imposing face mask rules and other restrictions to prevent a rerun of the pandemic.

Italian Minister takes stepped-up actions for better health system

Published on: April 9, 2023
10:24

Rome, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Italy's Health Minister Orazio Schillaci on Sunday announced his government will launch new measures to improve the country´s health system, such as establishing e-medical records and promoting community health houses.

Blacks, Hispanics, Asians with Parkinson’s have lower quality of life

Published on: April 5, 2023
17:40

Washington, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Among those living with Parkinson’s disease, Black, Hispanic and Asian people were found to have a lower health-related quality of life than white people, according to a new study published in the April 5, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Air pollution causes lung cancer without harming DNA – Study

Published on: April 5, 2023
17:24

London, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Air pollution could cause lung cancer not by mutating DNA, but by creating an inflamed environment that encourages proliferation of cells with existing cancer-driving mutations, according to a sweeping study of human health data and experiments in laboratory mice, Nature magazine revealed Wednesday.

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