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What is the new Covid variant dubbed as ‘Pirola’ and how many cases are there across US and Canada

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list

The Independent UK

What is the new Covid variant dubbed as ‘Pirola’ and how many cases are there in the US?

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list

The Independent UK

What is the new Covid variant dubbed as ‘Pirola’ and how many cases are there in the US?

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list

The Independent UK

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Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK and most common varient in the US

The Independent UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK and most common varient in the US

The Independent UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK and most common varient in the US

The Independent UK

Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 virus still around, says WHO director general

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. Read further on dynamite News:

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What is the new Covid variant BA.2.86 prompting fears over surge in cases?

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list on Thursday due to the ‘large number of mutations it carries’

The Independent UK

New Covid variant causing concern among scientists detected in London

It is unclear whether BA.2.86 causes more severe disease but its detection in several countries has put scientists on alert

The Guardian - UK

How smartphone apps could help tackle binge drinking

The World Health Organisation has set a target to reduce harmful alcohol consumption by 20 per cent by 2030

The Independent UK

Smartphone apps could help tackle binge drinking, study suggests

The World Health Organisation has set a target to reduce harmful alcohol consumption by 20% by 2030.

The Independent UK

Breastfeeding Week: Dated wisdom, lactation stigma still assail mothers

Breastfeeding is a Sustainable Development Goal for health, but in India, there is an epidemic of shaming and misinformation directed at women.

The Hindu

Food safety watchdog has no plans to reassess ‘possibly’ carcinogenic sweetener

The World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has categorised aspartame as a ‘possible’ cause of cancer.

The Independent UK

Aspartame: How dangerous is it for your health and what does it do to your body?

Health groups ‘advising a bit of moderation’ on aspartame consumption

The Independent UK

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Aspartame safe unless you are drinking more than 14 cans of Diet a day, says WHO

The World Health Organisation is advising a ‘bit of moderation’ in consuming the product common in diet fizzy drinks.

The Hindu

‘Political interference’ in WHO’s work

Fifty years ago, the World Health Organisation said that despite its existence for over quarter of a century, health problems in a number of countries have become worse

Chronicle Live

Experts warn deadly tick-borne virus 'could reach UK' as cases spread in Europe

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has a fatality rate of up to 40% and could be moving towards Britain and France due to the effects of climate change

Daily Mirror

Obesity is linked to FIVE new cancers - check to see if you are at risk

Researchers from the World Health Organisation discovered obese people aged between 18 and 40 were at risk of 18 different cancers, including leukaemia and non Hodgkin lymphoma

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Middle-aged people who skip on sleep won’t see cognitive benefits of exercise

Researchers suggest their study highlights the need for sleep to protect against cognitive decline

The Independent UK

Not getting enough sleep lessens cognitive benefits of exercise – study

The researchers said their study highlights the need for sleep to protect against cognitive decline.

Daily Record

Doctor explains aspartame and migraine link as sweetener is 'possibly cancerous'

Last week it was announced the artificial sweetener aspartame is expected to be declared 'possibly carcinogenic' by The World Health Organisation.

Daily Mirror

'I quit my Diet Coke addiction after sweetener scare - my health problems have gone'

A fizzy glass of Diet Coke was the first thing Al Baker thought about every morning for 30 years. After learning about the health risks associated with aspartame, he quit his £1,000-a-year addiction

Irish Mirror

Everything we know about aspartame and its cancer links including popular products that contain it

Aspartame has been used as a sweetener for decades in fizzy drinks and food but could soon be listed by the World Health Organisation as having "possible" links to cancer

Daily Record

Aspartame explained and list of foods with 'possible cancer risk' including Diet Coke

An artificial sweetener that is used in thousands of everyday products - including Diet Coke and chewing gum - may be listed by the World Health Organisation as a 'carcinogen' from next month.

Manchester Evening News

The additive is found thousands of products including ice cream and chewing gum

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