Health | Leader 1 July 2020 Photothek via Getty Images THROUGHOUT the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has proved full of surprises, most of them nasty. Initially regarded as a respiratory virus, we now know it infects other organ systems, and can linger for months. It disproportionally kills people from poor and ethnic minority backgrounds and also men,…
Health bodies have spoken out about government addressing nutrition. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images Health professionals want the government to address malnutrition in SA.The DIP, ADSA and NSSA say good nutrition is an essential part of an individual's defence against diseases.Malnutrition is closely related to an increased risk of illness and deaths, the three bodies…
By Layal Liverpool Forensic scientists help police solve crimeMonty Rakusen/Alamy When a body is found, forensic scientists spring into action in an attempt to figure out the time and cause of death. At the moment, we often use simple temperature measurements to determine when someone died, but a new mathematical model could provide more accurate…
Spanish flu pandemic a century ago.At the height of the outbreak in April, a New Yorker was dying almost every two minutes — more than 800 per day, or four times the city’s normal death rate. And though the daily toll has recently slowed, hundreds of bodies are still emerging each day from private homes…
Share on PinterestNew findings reveal how the gut sends information about the presence of sugar to the brain.Sugar is everywhere in today’s food system and one of the most common ingredients in processed foods. It is often described as addictive.Since refined sugar became widely available in the United States, the average consumption per person in…
Published: September 07, 2026, 12:03 am The Indonesian Government has been urged to stop its case-by-case approach to poisoning incidents connected to the school meals program. The MBG Watch Coalition said the government should declare an official food poisoning outbreak or a food safety emergency. In January 2025, the government launched a Free Nutritious Meal
Published: September 05, 2026, 10:04 pm Foods Alive Inc of Angola, IN, is recalling its 8-ounce packages of organic moringa leaf powder because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled organic moringa leaf powder was distributed nationwide in retail stores and through online sellers including but not limited to www.foodsalive.com. The
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