What to know about sunscreens in heat waves
People enjoy at a beach as meteorologists forecast heat and record-breaking temperatures across the country in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, June…
Category: Health
Australia reports second H5N1 bird flu case in migratory seabird
Northern giant petrel, a migratory seabird. — Australia government website Australia reported a second case of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird…
Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu
A skua, a scavenger bird that play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of Antarctica, is pictured in…
Experts welcome tax relief on sanitary pads, contraceptives but urge caution
Women pack fabric sanitary pads in a tailor workshop. — AFP/File The federal government has proposed abolishing tax on sanitary…
‘Alcohol consumption to decline globally despite rising demand in India’
A visitor holds a wineglass outside the Black Sea resort of Anapa in the Krasnodar region, Russia. — Reuters/File Global…
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to nearly 600
An aerial view from a UN helicopter shows residential settlements and dirt roads, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain…
China, Pakistan deepen cooperation in traditional medicine
Close-up of herbal ingredients and glass jars used in traditional Chinese medicine therapy. — Pexels BEIJING: A milestone in China-Pakistan…
Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO
Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tours the Evangelical Medical Centre (CEM), in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of…
In a first, ‘universal vaccine’ designed by AI
A person poses with a dose of Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine in this illustration picture taken in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US…
Unsafe food kills 1.5m people a year worldwide: WHO
A boy holds a hamburger made with a doughnut bun at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California September…