Health & Science
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In Oslo, cocaine use among high school students doubled in two years
In Oslo, a survey of over 25,000 high school students shows a large majority doesn't do drugs. But cocaine use doubled in two years.
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A dentist in Indonesia arrested for performing hundreds of illegal abortions
Abortion in Indonesia is authorized only in a few cases, and hundreds of thousands of women have an abortion clandestinely.
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Research shows nanoplastics found their way to the brains of mice
Nanoparticles of polystyrene can penetrate the neural system of mice. The size of the particles, as well as the biomolecules surrounding them, seem to have a significant influence on the uptake. More research needs to be conducted to understand the potential medical consequences on humans.
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15 years in the making, Belgium approves an action plan against harms of abusive use of alcohol
Fifteen years after Belgian authorities started discussing it, a plan to reduce the harms related to abusive consumption of alcohol in the next two years has been finally validated. It includes 75 actions. People under 18 cannot buy spirits anymore.
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Pokemon Pheromosa inspires name of new cockroach species found in Singapore
The Pokemon Pheromosa inspired the name of a new species of cockroach found in Singapore.
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For the first time in Switzerland, few selected people can legally buy cannabis for recreational use
As part of the scientific pilot program Weed Care, a few people in Switzerland can buy cannabis for recreational use legally for the first time.
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Irish study finds traces of glyphosate in 1 in 4 urine samples tested
Traces of glyphosate were found in urine samples from one in four Irish people who took part of the study. Quantity was much lower than maximum acceptable levels set in the European Union currently under review.
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New species of dwarf boa snake discovered in Ecuador
A new species of snake has been found in the Ecuadoran Amazon rainforest. It has been named Tropidophis cacuangoae after Dolores Cacuango, an Ecuadorian feminist pioneer and human rights activist.
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Austrian research finds lettuce uptakes tire wear particle compounds
Lab research from the University of Vienna has shown that lettuce uptakes chemical compounds of tire wear particle from its roots. Lettuce has metabolized and transformed them but toxicity of these derived compounds is unknown.
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Portuguese seniors’ life expectancy decreased again, provisional results show. It determines pension age for 2024
Life expectancy at age 65 in Portugal declined for the second consecutive three-year period. This will determine the pension age for 2024 in the country.
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Mpox: new name for monkeypox recommended by WHO to avoid stigma and racist comments
Mpox will be the new name used instead of monkeypox by the World Health Organization to avoid stigma and racist comments.
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Extension of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in Greece deemed unconstitutional due to lack of reassessment
The Council of State of Greece considers the extension of the suspension for healthcare workers who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 is unconstitutional because it lacks reassessment based on scientific epidemiological data.
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Productivity loss the first driver of costs related to addictions in Australia, report shows
A report shows that productivity losses in Australia account for almost half of the 80 billion Australian dollars that addictions cost to the country's economy, before law enforcement and healthcare costs.
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How Australia Police hope to solve a murder from 1982 with new sketch made from suspect’s DNA
In Australia, the police of Queensland launched a new appeal for information about a cold case from 1982 with the help of DNA phenotyping that produced a digital facial image of the suspect.
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Dutch Court orders to act against the sale of filter cigarettes in the Netherlands
A Court in Rotterdam ruled that the Netherlands has six weeks to act against the sale of filter cigarettes. It considers the way harmful substances inhaled by smokers are measured in the European Union cannot guarantee it complies with the maximum levels allowed.
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Bank of Ireland now offers paid leave to employees suffering menopause symptoms
Ireland launched a plan to improve awareness and care of menopause. Bank of Ireland now offers up to 10 days of paid leave for menopause-related sickness.
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German Minister of Health wants to eliminate nurses’ night shifts
The federal minister of Health of Germany wants to relieve the burden of nurses by eliminating their night shifts in what he refers to as the "biggest hospital reform in 20 years".
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In a rare diamond from Botswana, scientists found the existence of water deep inside Earth
A team of scientists analyzed a diamond from Botswana revealing that considerable amounts of water are stored deep inside Earth.
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Authorities of Malaysia say there is no overall shortage of medicines as some doctors worry and ask people not to panic buy
The minister of Health of Malaysia gathered pharmaceutical industry players to evaluate the reports of a shortage of common medicines as some doctors are worried and asked people not to panic buy or hoard medication.
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In Canada, British Columbia will temporarily decriminalize possession of small quantities of some illicit drugs
The province of British Columbia in Canada was granted an exemption so that adults with less than 2.5 grams of heroin, cocaine, meth or MDMA are not charged and don't see their drugs seized.
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Greenpeace Italy denounces the ‘scam of compostable plastics’
Greenpeace Italy says compostable bioplastics actually end up in inadequate waste recycling plants, incinerators or landfills
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India Supreme Court rules that ‘no individuals can be forced to be vaccinated’
The Supreme Court of India considered that the body integrity of individuals encompassed the right to refuse medical treatment and could not say COVID-19 vaccine mandates were proportionate.
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Trust in authorities, a key factor in Norway’s COVID-19 pandemic management success
Trust in one another and in the authorities has been a major factor in successfully controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
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Oreo, Dr Pepper, Doritos: Mexico seizes thousands of products with misleading labels
Mexican authorities confiscated thousands of food items because they mislead consumers about their nutritional values
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Constitutional Court of Slovenia repeals the law increasing doctors’ salary cap
In order to fight COVID-19, the government of Slovenia passed a law that increased the maximum pay of doctors and dentists working in the public sector. But the Constitutional Court decided to annul it considering it was not a necessary measure to reduce the consequences of the COVID-19 infection outbreaks.
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Pupils in South Africa were hospitalized after eating space cakes sold by a classmate
At least nine pupils have been hospitalized in South Africa after they ate space cakes sold by another student.
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Brussels airports fined by data protection authority for their body temperature checks
Belgium's data protection authority fined two airports for having checked body temperatures, sensitive personal health data, with thermal cameras during the COVID-19 pandemic with "no legal basis".
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Americans may not change their clocks twice a year from 2023
U.S. Senate approved a bill that could make daylight saving time permanent. But standard time may also be the way to go.
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Controversial sale from Namibia of wild elephants to an Emirati zoo
Namibia sold wild elephants at auction arguing conflict with the human population. The sale of 22 elephants transferred to a zoo in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates is particularly denounced.
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A sunken ship off the coast of Antarctica found a century later well preserved
Endurance, a ship that sank more than 100 years ago off the coast of Antarctica was found in a "brilliant state of preservation".
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Ireland plans to compensate families of healthcare workers who died of COVID
Ireland seeks to compensate families of healthcare workers who died of COVID-19 with 100,000 euros.
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U.S. states launch an investigation on TikTok’s harmful effects on children
Several states in the U.S. have launched an investigation on the possible harm of TikTok on children's mental health.
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Space junk will hit the Moon and create a crater
Space junk will hit the Moon and create a crater, but no one except a handful of fans cares about debris left by humans that far in outer space.
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Oxygen to treat post-traumatic stress disorder?
A few war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were healed with oxygen treatment, a small Israeli study showed.
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91% of Portugal under severe or extreme drought
Almost the entire territory of Portugal will soon be under severe or extreme drought according to weather forecast for the end of February.
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Mental health among young Austrians: more than half struggle with depressive symptoms
As COVID-19 affects mental health of young Austrians, the government spends 13 million euros in a 15-month program to facilitate access to therapy.
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EU Parliament adopts a plan to fight cancer and leaves alcohol without ‘health warning labels’
The European Parliament adopted a €4-billion plan to fight cancer. It recommends adding information about a moderate consumption of alcohol instead of health warning labels.
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More than 100 intoxicated by adulterated cocaine in Buenos Aires
At least 24 people died in Buenos Aires last week because of adulterated cocaine that contained carfentanil, an opioid used to anesthetize elephants.
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Another former dutch fertility doctor used his own sperm for artificial insemination
A hospital in the Netherlands reported a former fertility doctor used his own sperm for artificial insemination without informing future parents. The case is not the first and more of them are expected to come out.
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In Norway, fears of a pink salmon invasion in 2023
The population of pink salmon, or humpback salmon, in Norway dramatically increased in past years so that there may be 10 times as many fish in two years, threatening the existence of the local Atlantic salmon.
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