Sky News Australia/Youtube People across Australia have been finding small sewing needles hidden inside their store-bought strawberries. Eleven people from six Australian states have found needles in their strawberries so far. Two of them were taken to hospital with abdominal pain. Authorities are scrambling to find the perpetrators, with the government offering US$ 72,000 for […]
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Traphouse hero: Saskatoon man uses clean needles as weapon in war against HIV
Terry Grady is the founder of a new group called Saskatoon Cares, modelled after similar needle exchange outreach services in other cities.
2 athletes have been ejected from the Commonwealth Games after needles were found in their room
Getty Images Two members of the Indian athletics team have been expelled from the Commonwealth Games. This is because needles were found in their room at the Commonwealth Games village on the Gold Coast in Australia — and there is a strict ‘No Needles’ policy. Two members of the Indian athletics team have been […]
Dirty needles in the playground: St. John’s drug dangers move into the schoolyard
In the shadow of the door where her son enters school, a St. John’s mother teaches a lesson about safety and syringes. CBC | Health News
Hate needles? Self-administered, painless vaccine skin patch passes 1st human clinical trials
Scientists hope an experimental Band-Aid-like patch that delivers the flu vaccine could increase the number of adults who get vaccinated by providing an alternative to the conventional needle-and-syringe immunization. On Tuesday, a team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University published a study in the Lancet, detailing the results of the […]
Prostate cancer treatment is UK first – frozen needles could DESTROY deadly cells
PROSTATE cancer could be treated using frozen needles guided by magnetic resonance imaging, in a UK first, experts have revealed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
What are pins and needles? Tingling in fingers and toes could could be symptom of THIS
PINS AND NEEDLES is a normal sensation which people experience from time to time – but it could be a symptom of an underlying health condition. Daily Express :: Health Feed
What are pins and needles? Tingling in fingers and toes could could be symptom of THIS
The condition – called paraesthesia – causes a pricking, tingling and sometimes burning sensation – and usually occurs in the arms, legs, hands and feet. It usually occurs when pressure is applied to a certain part of the body for a while – such as sitting cross-legged. This cuts off the blood supply to the […]
