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US news star Larry King hospitalised with Covid-19: report
AFP, Published on 03/01/2021
» WASHINGTON:- Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalised with Covid-19, US media reported Saturday.
Men with Covid-19 3 times more likely to need intensive care: study
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» PARIS - Men infected with Covid-19 are three times more likely to require intensive care than women and are at significantly higher risk of dying from the virus, scientists said Wednesday.
Virus forges path to new life for Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews
AFP, Published on 26/11/2020
» JERUSALEM - For many, the pandemic has been a time of devastating isolation, but for some ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews it has pushed them to integrate in the world outside their narrow communities.
US approves Regeneron antibody treatment given to Trump
AFP, Published on 22/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - A Covid-19 antibody therapy used to treat President Donald Trump was approved by the US drug regulator on Saturday for people who aren't yet hospitalized by the disease but are at high risk.
France approves Rwanda genocide suspect's transfer to UN tribunal
AFP, Published on 30/09/2020
» PARIS - France's top appeals court ruled Wednesday that alleged Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga be transferred to a UN tribunal in Tanzania to stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Industry 'leveraging pandemic' to peddle unhealthy products: NGOs
AFP, Published on 10/09/2020
» PARIS: Food and drink producers are leveraging the coronavirus pandemic to push unhealthy products such as alcohol, sugar-laden soft drinks and fatty fast food on consumers, an international coalition of health charities said Thursday.
World 'falling behind' on goal to cut chronic disease deaths
AFP, Published on 04/09/2020
» LONDON: Only six high-income countries are doing enough to tackle deaths from chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, a global report said Friday, warning the coronavirus pandemic exposes the urgent need to combat underlying conditions.
Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study
AFP, Published on 01/09/2020
» PARIS: People who eat a lot of industrially processed junk food are more likely to exhibit a change in their chromosomes linked to ageing, according to research presented Tuesday at an online medical conference.
Dogged by lockdown loneliness, Indians adopt man's best friend
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» CHENNAI, India: When Lakshmi Sundar brought a malnourished stray puppy into her home in the Indian city of Chennai, she thought the brown-and-white bundle of energy would be a guest for just a few weeks.
'A total lie': False ads, bad advice puts China's mums off breastfeeding
AFP, Published on 20/08/2020
» BEIJING - Unregulated, aggressive promotion of formula milk, poor medical advice, short maternity leave and workplaces hostile to nursing mothers mean China has among the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world and is falling well short of its own targets, experts warn.