Health

Over one billion obese people globally, health crisis must be reversed – WHO

F.P. Report GENEVA: On World Obesity Day, marked on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to do more…

2 years ago

Study: Just An Hour of Weight Training Per Week Boosts Longevity

Monitoring Desk TOKYO: Adding regular strength training to your exercise routine may not only make you stronger, but let you…

2 years ago

WHO and MPP welcome NIH’s offer of COVID-19 health technologies to C-TAP

F.P. Report GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) jointly welcome the announcement that the…

2 years ago

Why Pfizer needs time to make COVID-19 treatment

FLORIDA (AP): Pfizer’s new COVID-19 treatment came with a catch when it debuted late last year: Supplies were limited, and…

2 years ago

WHO updates its treatment guidelines to include molnupiravir

F.P. Report GENEVA: WHO has updated its living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics to include a conditional recommendation on molnupiravir, a…

2 years ago

COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide

F.P. Report GENEVA: In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a…

2 years ago

Leg Cramps, Pain Can Be an Early Sign of Serious Condition

Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Pain or cramping in your legs during physical activity may be an early sign of a…

2 years ago

This Exercise Is Proven to Sharpen the Brain

Monitoring Desk Walking every day and eating nutritious foods can help you feel and look younger. But science says that…

2 years ago

Top scientist: China could eventually ‘co-exist’ with Covid

BEIJING (AFP): China could move away from its zero-Covid strategy "in the near future" and co-exist with the virus, a…

2 years ago

Virus-hit Hong Kong considers lockdown as bodies pile up

HONG KONF (AFP): Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday,…

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