Richest 26 people now own same wealth as poorest half of the world, Oxfam claims
A new report from Oxfam has found 26 people now own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world, down from 43 in 2017.
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Shingles More Likely to Develop in People With Cancer
Nearly one in three people in the United States will develop shingles, or herpes zoster, in their lifetime. Now, a new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases reveals that people with cancer are at greater risk of developing this painful condition, reports the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA). Shingles is caused by… Read More »
Extreme eating: Diet is unrealistic for most Irish people, who would struggle to stick to it
The belief is that meat and sugar consumption needs to half by 2050 to restrict damage to the environment posed by three billion people who are either eating too much or too little. The diet is extreme, there are no two ways about it. The majority of Irish people are not managing the current guidelines… Read More »
Italian study shows growth in heart and kidney problems in people living with HIV
The closed cohort consisted of individuals who were seen for care both in 2004 and 2014. By definition, each participant was ten years older in 2014, therefore the prevalence of non-communicable diseases would be expected to increase, but not by as much as was observed. It consisted of 1517 people (33% women) with a median… Read More »
AEDs save lies: Why more people should know how to use them
Did you know that over 300,000 people a year visit a doctor for symptoms of anaphylaxis — yet, thankfully, between 1999-2010 only 2,458 died from anaphylaxis? Compare that with the fact that each year anywhere between 180,000 to 450,000 people in the United States die from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). While both anaphylaxis and SCA… Read More »