New study reveals medical benefits of fasting that should thrill Muslims and Christians more besides spiritual revival
Researchers have been investigating the potential health benefits of fasting for decades, and there is evidence that the practice can help to delay certain diseases and lengthen lifespan in rodents. But the underlying biological mechanisms behind these benefits have been a mystery.
Former grocery reveals how meat US industry colludes to fix prices and people ‘need to go to jail…’
A former grocery executive told a progressive media outlet in a video released on Augus 20 that “people fucking need to go to jail” over a long-running scheme in which dominant US meat industry players have used information provided by a little-known data analytics company to increase prices and pad...
Emergent to donate 50,000 vaccine doses to address mpox outbreak in Africa
The Democratic Republic of the Congo hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine next week, following promises from Japan and the United States to help fight its outbreak.
Supermarket redlining: Why Black families in American pay more for food than Whites
Experts say Black households, on average, pay disproportionately higher prices than whites at the checkout line, with few options for bargain-hunting in food deserts and less access to fresh, nutritious food. Coupled with chronically high, post-pandemic inflation and food producers’ continued price spikes, they say, Black households are at greater risk of food insecurity than whites.
Why hospitals around the world are increasingly turning to music therapy to treat depression
Scientists have found why classical music may aid the treatment of depression. Music therapy is a treatment option that may help manage many conditions, particularly different forms of mental illness. In ongoing studies, experts are interested in understanding more about why music therapy is helpful in treating certain conditions. One...
Congo accounts for 96 per cent of mpox outbreak with conflict turning it into an emergency
Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency. She also has no idea where to go to...
Experts scramble for answers in wake of rapid rise in cancer incidence in younger people
The cancer trend has also caught the attention of health organisations worldwide, including the World Health Organization, which in February predicted a 77 per cent rise in new cancer cases – from 20 million cases in 2022 to over 35 million cases by 2050.
Leaked report details how political class in Germany ignored own scientists and imposed punitve Covid vaccine, mask mandates
“A whistleblower, a former employee of the RKI, approached me and passed on the data set to me” for reasons of “conscience,” Velázquez wrote on Substack. According to the files, German regulators sought to skip Phase 3 trials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine and “go straight into broad application.”
UN health agency convenes experts to assess if mpox outbreak in Africa is a global emergency
Officials at the Africa CDC said nearly 70 per cent of cases in Congo are in children younger than 15, who also accounted for 85 per cent of deaths. Mpox was reported last week in Burundi and Rwanda for the first time while other countries including Kenya and the Central African Republic also identified cases.
WHO chief Ghebreyesus convenes emergency committee to assess threats posed by mpox outbreak
An emergency committee is made up of international experts who provide technical advice and recommendations to the WHO chief about whether a disease outbreak is a “public health emergency of international concern” – the agency’s highest level of alert. The final decision is made by the director general.
