Category: Health
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A Cream Called ‘Brazilian Bum Bum’ Is Gaining Popularity Among American Teenagers
One of the most coveted beauty products among American teenagers right now is a creamy lotion called ‘Brazilian Bum Bum Cream’, sold for $48 by the beauty brand Sol de Janeiro. According to the company’s website, which is not Brazilian, the lotion has a pistachio scent and “helps to visibly smooth and firm the appearance…
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Unsafe Levels of E. Coli Found in the Seine River, Paris, Less Than Two Months Before the Olympics
The water of the Seine River showed elevated and unsafe levels of E. coli less than two months before the swimming competitions scheduled to take place during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published last week. The contamination levels in the first eight days of June, following heavy persistent rains in Paris, showed that…
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The Northeast of the U.S. Will Be Hit by the First Heat Wave of the Season Next Week
Scorching temperatures will suffocate the Northeast of the United States next week, and Americans will undoubtedly sweat a lot during the first heat wave of the season in the region. After a weekend with wonderful temperatures, thermometers will rise to what “could be classified as a heat wave” by mid-next week, with temperatures exceeding 90…
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Brazilian Doctor Leads a New Era of Medical Technology in Cancer Treatment
A native Brazilian oncologist is at the forefront of a new era in treating cancer patients with cutting-edge proton therapy medical technology developed in Israel by P-Cure. Dr. Marcel Fang was born in Santos-SP and has lived his entire life in São Paulo-Brazil. He graduated in Radiation Oncology from the Dr. Arnaldo Vieira de Carvalho…
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Smoking Accounts for 80% of Lung Cancer Deaths in Brazil
A study was released by the Cancer Foundation in Switzerland A study by researchers from the Cancer Foundation shows that smoking accounts for 80% of lung cancer-related deaths in both men and women in Brazil. The publication was presented by the foundation at the 48th annual meeting of the Group of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry…
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International Experts Discussed How to Improve Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes
Dozens of experts debated how to improve the rules regarding electronic cigarettes, whose consumption is a global reality, at the eighth edition of The E-Cigarette Summit in Washington, DC. Scientists, regulators, consumers, and public health representatives presented studies and strategies to adopt these products as harm reduction tools for nicotine consumption among adult smokers. In…
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New Coronavirus Variant Threatens to Trigger New Wave of Cases in the U.S.
There is a new variant of the coronavirus circulating out there. KP.2, a member of the so-called FliRT variants, named for its mutations, has become the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States, according to the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These FliRT variants share certain mutations in common but…
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What Is Uber Caregiver? Discover This New Service Set to Launch This Summer in the United States
Becoming a ‘caregiver’ can sometimes be an unexpectedly challenging – and costly – endeavor. But a new tool from Uber, called Uber Caregiver, has been designed to make it a bit easier to transport and purchase medications for loved ones. Set to launch this summer in the United States, the service was developed by Uber…
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Global Wave of Extreme Weather Events Indicates Summer with Increased Risks
A series of unprecedented weather and climate events has hit several continents in recent weeks, killing hundreds of people and displacing many others. The relentless heat in Southeast Asia, flooding in southern Brazil and Texas, and other events forecast an intense summer and align with scientific expectations of a warmer climate. The extremes occurring this…