Category: Health
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Brazilian Indigenous Researcher Maps 150 Medicinal Plants from His Territory
Indigenous researcher from Bahia catalogs 175 medicinal plants used by his people to treat diabetes, hypertension, and parasitic infections.
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Brazilian Ports and Airports Must Display Informational Materials on Mpox
Brazilian ports and airports must display informational materials on the symptoms and preventive measures for mpox. These posters must be placed in international arrival areas during the validity of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern related to the disease. Similarly, airlines must issue an audible announcement about measles on board aircraft during the disease…
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Brazilian ports and airports will have to display informational materials about mpox
Brazilian ports and airports must display informational materials on mpox symptoms and prevention measures.
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Bowel cancer that struck Preta Gil is the 3rd most common in the country
Cases of bowel cancer, like the one that struck singer and businesswoman Preta Gil, usually only manifest symptoms in advanced stages, which makes treatment difficult and reduces the chances of cure. Therefore, people with risk factors should begin screening exams before the age of 50, which is the recommended age for the general population. “When…
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UNICEF Celebrates 75 Years of Work with Brazilian Children and Adolescents
On its 75th anniversary in Brazil, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been one of the main partners in promoting and defending the rights of Brazilian children and adolescents. When it began its activities in Brazil, 158 out of every 1,000 children born died before completing one year of age – 16 out of…
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Brazil inaugurates world’s largest biofactory for ‘good’ mosquitoes
The Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná (IBMP) and the World Mosquito Program (WMP) inaugurated on Saturday (19) the Wolbito do Brasil, the world’s largest biofactory specialized in breeding Aedes aegypti mosquitoes inoculated with the Wolbachia bacterium, which prevents the development of viruses causing diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and zika. With 70 employees, the biofactory…
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Manhattan Shooter Believed He Had CTE. What Does That Mean?
The shooter accused of entering a skyscraper on Park Avenue in Manhattan and killing four people suspected he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE — a degenerative brain disease often associated with American football players. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that Shane Tamura, 27, possibly targeted the offices of the NFL located in…
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Brazilian study detects microplastics in placentas and umbilical cords
A pioneering study conducted in Maceió (AL) found microplastics in placentas and umbilical cords of babies born in the Alagoan capital. This is the first study of its kind conducted in Latin America and the second in the world to confirm the presence of these particles in cords. The results were published this Friday (25),…
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Scientists Develop Artificial Blood That Could Save Lives in Emergencies
Tens of thousands of people die from hemorrhage every year in the United States before reaching a hospital. This happens because ambulances, medical helicopters, and military doctors cannot routinely transport blood, which would deteriorate very quickly without proper refrigeration. That’s why scientists are seeking to develop artificial blood that can be stored as a powder…
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Scientists are developing artificial blood that could save lives in emergencies
Tens of thousands of people bleed to death every year in the United States before they can reach a hospital. That’s because ambulances, medical helicopters, and military doctors can’t routinely carry blood, which spoils too quickly without proper refrigeration. So, scientists have been seeking to develop artificial blood that can be stored as a powder…