Monthly Archives: October 2023

Children’s health in Cyprus ‘alarming’

The alarmingly poor level of children’s health on the island was highlighted by presenters at the 9th Cyprus Public Health Day conference held at Tepak’s international institute for environmental and public health (CII). According to paediatric health experts Cyprus, along with Greece, holds the negative lead among countries in Europe for childhood obesity and associated […]

Hitman: Blood Money Reprisal announced for Switch, iOS, and Android

IO Interactive [147 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/io-interactive”>IO Interactive, in partnership with Feral Interactive [11 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/feral-interactive”>Feral Interactive, have announced Hitman: Blood Money Reprisal [1 article]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/hitman-blood-money-reprisal”>Hitman: Blood Money Reprisal Switch [14,290 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/nintendo/switch”>Switch, iOS, and Android in celebration of IO Interactive’s 25th anniversary. It will launch first for iOS and Android this fall, followed by Switch this […]

Steroid increases risk of heart issues for arthritis patients: Hong Kong scientists

Rheumatoid arthritis patients taking more than five milligrams of a common steroid drug a day are twice as likely to suffer from major heart problems than those not prescribed the medication, according to a study from a university in Hong Kong. A Chinese University (CUHK) paper also found that if the patients continuously took more […]

Covid vaccine project using fragments of HIV was cancelled in 2020

A Facebook video uploaded on 19 September shows an interview about a potential Australian Covid-19 vaccine that was created using “a tiny fragment of HIV”. The clip has been shared now without the context that this vaccine was never rolled out and the project was stopped in late 2020. The video is originally from a […]

RIDOH’s Dr. Chan to donate blood to mark updated FDA guidelines for LGBTQ+ community

(WJAR) — Rhode Island Department of Health Consultant Medical Director Dr. Philip Chan will be donating blood on Wednesday to mark the updated FDA guidelines for members of the LGBTA+ community. He will donate at the Rhode Island Blood Center in Providence. RIBC started the new donor screening process on Monday. It is no longer […]

Sleep apnea: CPAP treatment may lower risk of cardiovascular events

Share on PinterestFormer 9/11 ground zero cleanup worker Rubiela Arias demonstrates the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device that she uses. Image credit: ED JONES/Getty Images Obstructive sleep apnea can cause people to stop and start breathing many times during the night. Researchers report that people with obstructive sleep apnea who use […]

Briefs: Crestline Police recertification, plea for blood donors, Optimist Club anniversary

Crestline PD receives state recertification COLUMBUS — The Crestline Police Department is one of five agencies to achieve recertification by the Office of Criminal Justice Services for state standards established by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board. The recertification process takes place on a revolving three- to four-year cycle.Overall, there are 618 certified agencies throughout […]