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Sydney news: NSW holiday makers to Bali urged to follow rules to keep out foot and mouth disease

MORNING BRIEFING: Bali travellers are being urged to follow biosecurity measures when returning home to help stop the highly contagious foot and mouth disease from entering the country.

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Queensland proposal to ban CSSP will drive up feral pig numbers, critics say

Readily available poisons used to control feral pig numbers could soon be banned in Queensland, which critics say could heighten the risk of devastating diseases spreading in Australia.

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UK: Monkeypox cases rise to 1,735 with most cases in London

British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are in London, according to new numbers released on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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Vegetarian diet benefits - weight loss, lower cholesterol and longer life

Certain diets are praised for their health outcomes with the vegetarian way of eating proving supreme. If you want to live a relatively disease-free existence, this diet is key, say experts

Daily Mirror

DWP Attendance Allowance means people with one of these 56 health conditions could qualify for extra £370 a month

Arthritis, back pain, asthma and dementia are all on the list of more than 50 conditions which qualify for weekly payments if you need supervision

Chronicle Live

Tumours disappear in all participants of small cancer drug trial

Dr Khan looks at ground-breaking results from a drug trial with a small group of rectal cancer patients in the US.

Al Jazeera

Covid warning over symptom of new strain that affects sufferers at night

‘Isn’t that strange?’ scientist says as he shares different disease caused by BA.5

The Independent UK

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Faye Flam: Haven’t had COVID yet? Maybe you’ve just been lucky

There’s a trend for experts who’ve yet to test positive for COVID to explain their disease virginity on social media, detailing all the steps they’ve taken to evade the increasingly pervasive virus. COVID virginity is becoming more special now that it describes a shrinking minority. The lucky few, like weight-loss…

Tribune News Service

Cabinet approves Opas as next health permanent secretary

The cabinet has approved the appointment of the director-general of Department of Disease Control, Opas Karnkawinpong, as next permanent secretary for public health.

Bangkok Post

Foot-and-mouth disease: Australian government backs electronic tagging for sheep

Federal minister says it’s up to states, but mandatory system would help protect against potentially costly outbreak as Indonesia battles FMD

The Guardian - AU

Unnerved Shanghai residents brave stifling heat for mass COVID tests

Shanghai residents queued up in sweltering heat for compulsory mass testing for COVID-19 on Tuesday, as persistent small outbreaks fuelled anxiety in a city that is still recovering from the painful two-month lockdown lifted a few weeks ago.

Reuters

‘Most feared disease’: Indonesian farmers’ foot and mouth misery

Southeast Asian nation is grappling with its first outbreak of foot and mouth disease in nearly 40 years.

Al Jazeera

What is foot and mouth disease? Why farmers fear 'apocalyptic bonfires of burning carcasses'

Foot and mouth disease – usually referred to by its acronym FMD – is the most feared livestock disease in the world. It can cripple the livestock sector, cause immense animal suffering, destroy farmer businesses, create food insecurity and has massive trade impacts for Australia.

The Conversation

Covid caution urged over break

The Public Health Ministry has urged people to continue taking precautions against Covid-19 so as to avoid the risk of contracting the disease during a five-day holiday starting on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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Rural vets want more engagement from government over disease of foot-and-mouth disease

This veterinarian is "incredibly scared" about how his industry will cope if foot-and-mouth disease or lumpy skin disease reaches Australian shores. He's calling for more clarity around the plans in place as his industry has already been deteriorating "for decades".

Chicago Sun-Times

Ask the Doctors: Morning cup of coffee has potential health benefits

These include a lower risk of health problems including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, chronic liver disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression, and liver and endometrial cancers.

Belfast Live

Avian flu detected in five seabirds on Northern Ireland's North Coast

Positive results for the disease were recorded in one gannet and four guillemots

The Conversation

Banning artificial stone could prevent 100 lung cancers and 1,000 cases of silicosis, where dust scars the lungs

Silica dust is a very fine dust produced when products such as bricks, concrete and pavers are cut or drilled. Artificial stone, which is used mainly for kitchen benchtops, is a particularly potent source of silica dust.

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Hope Hendra virus antibody therapy will stop deadly disease developing in two humans exposed to infected horse

Two people who have been in close contact with a horse that was infected with Hendra virus in Mackay, North Queensland, will receive an antibody therapy on "compassionate" grounds, aimed at preventing them from developing the deadly disease.

The Hindu

Comprehending public health

With planned investments in health and education, Tamil Nadu has become a national leader in disease prevention

Daily Mirror

'Next generation therapy for arthritis of the knee - a problem that usually gets worse'

Osteoarthritis is affecting an increasing number of people, says Dr Miriam Stoppard, but researchers at Liverpool University are coming up with some novel ways to fight back

WEKU

5 things to know about the brain-eating amoeba that infected a swimmer in Iowa

Its name alone is terrifying. But infections in humans are both rare and devastating. Here are five things to know about the microscopic brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri.

Irish Mirror

The dangers posed by at-home inflatable hot tubs including rash, nasty viruses and electrocution fears

Hot tubs also run the risk of causing Legionnaires disease if not properly filtered. The Legionella germ can form in unfiltered water kept for long periods at temperatures between 25C and 45C

The Hindu

Caution against African swine fever in Kerala

The highly contagious viral disease of pigs does not pose a threat to humans

Benzinga

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