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Society ScotlandMinimum Price for Alcohol: a Measure That’s Saving Lives
By imposing minimum pricing for alcohol, the government of Scotland, the United Kingdom, has effectively reduced the number of deaths and hospitalizations linked to alcohol consumption, a sign that the policy helps the population, mainly in socioeconomically deprived areas.
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Health The WorldBetter Safe Than Sorry: Prepping Bird Flu Vaccines for Humans, Just in Case
In an effort to anticipate future disease outbreaks, health experts have taken the precaution of creating a bird flu vaccine for humans, staying prepared and on top of their game in the unlikely-but-possible event of an outbreak.
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Health United KingdomA Real Game Changer: Blood Test Catches Cancer Before a Tumor Appears
A new blood test has been deemed the “holy grail” of cancer treatment and following its successful trial on patients, hospitals across the United Kingdom are administering it can predict cancers up to 18 months before a tumor is formed.
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Health TanzaniaChild Mortality: Country Trains Health Professionals, and Sees Big Results
Tanzania has found the right formula to considerably reduce mortality rates of children under five years of age, and investments in primary health care interventions for children must be sustained to completely eradicate preventable child deaths.
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Health GhanaFree Long-Term Contraception for Women, for a Better Future
Millions of women of reproductive age in Ghana now have access to free long-term contraception, with organizations and volunteers playing a key role in reaching rural communities to invite even more women to join the expanded health insurance program and thus regain control of their lives…
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Environment United StatesLess Insecticides Have Led to Cleaner Air (a Win for People’s Health!)
New research shows that greater protections against the use of insecticides in the Great Lakes region of the United States have worked, with the atmospheric concentration of three insecticides falling so low that they are now undetectable.