FIZZY drinks are fuelling the obesity epidemic among both children and adults, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
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Russian sites call HIV a myth, Western conspiracy—an epidemic is now exploding
Enlarge / KAZAN, RUSSIA – NOVEMBER 8, 2016: A technician testing blood samples at a laboratory at the Republic of Tatarstan Centre for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases. (credit: Getty | Yegor Aleyev) An explosive epidemic of HIV/AIDs has gripped Russia in recent years, partly with the strength of anti-Western conspiracy theories […]
Heart attack deaths to rise as obesity EPIDEMIC takes hold of UK
DEATHS from heart attacks and strokes could rise as Britain’s obesity epidemic takes its toll. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Heart attack deaths to rise as obesity EPIDEMIC takes hold of UK
Falls in cardiovascular deaths over the past 50 years are threatened as dietary “indiscretions” and physical inactivity drive a rising tide of obesity and diabetes. A new study showed that the UK now has some of the highest levels of obesity in Europe, and this could lead to an increase in deaths from cardiovascular diseases. […]
Opioid epidemic costing US more than $500bn – White House
Published time: 20 Nov, 2017 20:50 The cost of the opioid epidemic in the US has increased six-fold after a White House panel revised the total to include the value of lost lives. Previous estimates looked only at health care, law enforcement and economic activity. The updated figures put the actual cost of the opioid […]
DOJ: Billionaire pharma owner fueled the opioid epidemic with bribery scheme
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Media for Medical) The billionaire founder and majority owner of Insys Therapeutics was arrested Thursday on racketeering and fraud charges for an alleged nationwide scheme to push an extremely potent opioid drug containing fentanyl onto patients. According to the Department of Justice, John Kapoor, 74, of Phoenix, Arizona, used bribes, kickbacks, […]
Trump declares opioid epidemic a public health emergency
Calling the opioid epidemic “the worst drug crisis in America,” President Donald Trump declared it a nationwide public health emergency and vowed to defeat the scourge of drug addiction. Trump claimed the opioid crisis was ripping “the nation apart” and signed a measure that will mobilize his administration to address drug addiction and opioid abuse […]
America’s Sexual-Assault Epidemic
The allegations started in Hollywood, then spread to Silicon Valley, and after that engulfed New York City media circles. Harvey Weinstein’s downfall was just the beginning. The accusations, then firings, of many other powerful men have sparked a public conversation about an uncomfortable issue that rarely surfaces. And, at least for now, that’s created a […]
‘I felt like death:’ Cholera epidemic spreads misery in Yemen
One of the latest victims of the cholera epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people in Yemen had yet to even take a first breath. CBC | Health News
A drug-resistant E. coli contributed to Hugh Hefner’s death — and it’s part of a terrifying global epidemic
Charley Gallay / Stringer / Getty Images Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner died last Wednesday at age 91 of two main causes — cardiac arrest (a sudden stopping of the heart) and a bacterial infection. The infection was triggered by E. coli, a common bacteria that is often survivable in adults but can cause complications […]
