Archive: 11/09/2018

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Mononuclear phagocytes can both promote and inhibit inflammation. An LMU team has now shown that individual phagocytes in the central nervous system can play both roles, sequentially adopting different phenotypes with distinct ...

Sep 11, 2018

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Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak after 20 deaths

A cholera emergency has been declared in Zimbabwe's capital after 20 people have died, the health minister said Tuesday.

Sep 11, 2018

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Vietnam's capital urges residents to stop eating dog meat

Authorities in Vietnam's capital are urging residents to stop eating dog meat because it hurts the city's image and improper raising and slaughtering of the animals could spread rabies.

Sep 11, 2018

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Global nutrition group issues first-ever consensus criteria for diagnosing malnutrition

Evidence of malnutrition—marked by "deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients—can be seen broadly around the world, with the World Health Organization reporting 1.9 billion adults ...

Sep 11, 2018

Teachers to trial new MindAid app created to support pupils

MindAid was created by Dr. Helen Pote, from Royal Holloway's clinical psychology department and acts as a Mental Health First Aid training tool and will be trialled by more than 250 teachers during the new September term.

Sep 11, 2018