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The pervasive nature of junk food

Ultraprocessed foods are often noted as being an insidious mark on our food systems. How do we stop eating them?

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The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off

It is almost impossible nowadays to listen to the radio, watch TV or scroll through social media without being exposed to an advertisement telling us that all we need for a little happiness and love is a sugary drink or a fast-food snack. There’s nothing that a tasty, affordable, ready-made…

The Conversation

Industries can harm health in many ways: here are 3 that aren’t so obvious

A recent ground-breaking series of reports in the science journal The Lancet unpacks what commercial determinants of health are, and how they affect public health. It uses a new, broader definition of the determinants:

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Profit versus health: 4 ways big global industries make people sick

It’s now more commonly known that alcohol and tobacco use make us ill. Less known is that just four industries account for at least one-third of global preventable deaths. These industries are: unhealthy processed food and drinks, fossil fuels, alcohol and tobacco. Collectively they cause 19 million deaths every year,…

The Conversation

Examination of USC doctor’s earlier books finds more troubling instances of plagiarism

LOS ANGELES — With just days to go before the publication of his already-bestselling title, “The Book of Animal Secrets,” Dr. David Agus said he was surprised to learn that at least 95 passages appeared to be copied from other uncredited sources, sometimes word for word.

Los Angeles Times

Under fire, DeSantis, Ladapo keep trashing COVID-19 vaccines

ORLANDO, Fla. — In the wake of federal health officials’ harshest criticism yet of their anti-COVID vaccine views, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and Gov. Ron DeSantis persisted Thursday in claiming the “mRNA jabs” are worthless at best and even dangerous, despite an abundance of evidence to the contrary.

Orlando Sentinel

Don’t forget to floss: the science behind dementia and the four things you should do to prevent it

A picture is emerging of a healthy lifestyle which is key to the condition’s prevention – exercise, being sociable, and looking after your ears

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A year on, many US parents are still reeling from baby formula shortage

Families in rural towns still faced with empty shelves, purchase limitations and fewer options of infant formula

The Guardian - US

Have decades of breastfeeding advocacy helped babies and parents?

Letter: The data is not available, but we have reason to doubt it, writes Dr Giulia Piccolino of the Infant Feeding Alliance

The Guardian - UK

Advocating for better breastfeeding support

Letters: Dr Tony Waterston says milk formula companies’ sponsorship of paediatric associations has a corrupting effect and hinders breastfeeding

The Guardian - UK

Covid Infection Gives Similar Immunity to Vaccination

The protection against Covid-19 from being previously infected lasts at least as long as that offered by vaccination, one of the largest studies conducted on the subject said on Friday. Ten months after getting Covid, people still had an 88 percent lower risk of reinfection, hospitalization and death, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

One in 20 US homicides are committed by police – and the numbers aren’t falling

Police killings of any sort account for nearly 5% of all homicides, with at least 1,192 people killed by law enforcement in 2022

The Guardian - US

World should 'calm down' about China COVID variants - Chinese scientist

The world should "calm down" about the possibility of new COVID-19 variants circulating in China, leading Chinese scientist George Gao said.

Reuters

Study: No New Variants in Weeks after China Ended Zero-Covid

No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday. China saw an explosion of infections after starting to lift its strict pandemic measures from early December, sparking fears the world's most populous country…

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‘Underhand’ formula milk ads stop millions from breastfeeding, experts say

Global reports say companies exploit parents’ emotions and manipulate scientific information to generate sales

WEKU

Native Americans left out of 'deaths of despair' research

During the time that deaths from addiction and suicide among white Americans rose by about 9%, deaths among Native Americans shot up by about 30%, a new study shows.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: We shouldn’t get caught up in the hype over new Alzheimer’s drug

This month, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug, lecanemab, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, sold under the brand name Leqembi, was developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai and will be marketed commercially in partnership with American pharmaceutical company Biogen. Biogen, notably, is the maker…

Salon

How alcohol changes the body and mind

Alcohol has a profound effect on the body and mind. Here's why Dry January will help you — but just a little

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County-by-county breakdown as number of people suffering with Long Covid climbs to 230,000

The study also revealed 36,889 of that number are impacted in their daily activities because of it.

Dublin Live

Number of Dubliners suffering with Long Covid revealed as health service struggles

New research shows that many of those with the condition are presenting to the already overstretched hospitals putting additional strain on the health service

The Times of India

The Healthcare Sector Needs to Lead the way on Decarbonization

The recent Lancet Countdown report on Climate Change highlighted the impact of the healthcare sector on global emissions. The report indicates that the total emissions footprint of the global health sector is 5.2% or 2.7 GtCO2e of total global emissions, while contributing to 10% of global GDP. As per Health…

Newsroom.co.nz

300 years of vaccine hesitancy

Vaccine hesitancy has been around for hundreds of years. So, what’s new in the Covid era?

Bangkok Post

Climate change is making us sick

A day before the latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) began, a group of global experts convened by The Lancet published a report about the adverse health effects of climate change. Their conclusion was as jarring as it was straightforward: human health is at the mercy of fossil fuels.

360info

Success without substance

Science is obsessed with measurements of success. Very few of them mean much at all.

The Guardian - UK

Racism poses public health threat to millions worldwide, finds report

Discrimination has ‘profound’ effect on health of disadvantaged people, says Lancet review

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