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Myopia Control in Children: Essilor Stellest Eyeglass Lenses Authorised  

Myopia (or near-sightedness) in children is a highly prevalent vision condition. It is estimated that the worldwide prevalence will reach about 50% by the...

Lead Poisoning in Food from certain Aluminium and Brass Cookware 

Test result has shown that certain aluminum and brass cookware leach significant levels of lead (Pb) from the cookware used for cooking into food....

Targeting Neurons in Hypothalamus for Stress-related Sleep disorders

Stress-related sleep and memory disorders are important health problem facing many people. The corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in the hypothalamus...

MVA-BN Vaccinee (or Imvanex): The First Mpox Vaccine to be prequalified by WHO 

The mpox vaccine MVA-BN Vaccine (i.e., Modified Vaccinia Ankara vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic A/S) has become the first Mpox vaccine to be added...

“Hearing Aid Feature” (HAF): The First OTC Hearing Aid Software receives FDA Authorisation 

“Hearing Aid Feature” (HAF), the first OTC hearing aid software has received marketing authorisation by the FDA. Compatible headphones installed with this software serve...

Mobile Phone Use Not Linked to Brain Cancer 

The radiofrequency (RF) exposure from mobile phones was not associated with an increased risk of glioma, acoustic neuroma, salivary gland tumours, or brain tumours. There...

Type 2 Diabetes: Automated Insulin Dosing Device approved by FDA

FDA has approved the first device for automated insulin dosing for Type 2 Diabetes condition.   This follows expansion of indication of Insulet SmartAdjust technology...

Does Regular Use of Multivitamins (MV) by Healthy Individuals Improve Health?  

A large-scale study with lengthy follow ups has found that daily use of multivitamins by healthy individuals is NOT associated with health improvement or a...

Airborne Transmission redefined by WHO  

Spread of pathogens through the air has been described variously by different stakeholders for long. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the terms ‘airborne’, ‘airborne transmission’...

SARAH: WHO’s first generative AI-based Tool for Health Promotion  

In order to harness generative AI for public health, WHO has launched SARAH (Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health), a digital health promoter to...

50% of type 2 diabetics in 16 to 44 years age group in England undiagnosed 

Analysis of Health Survey for England 2013 to 2019 has revealed that an estimated 7% of adults showed evidence of type 2 diabetes, and...

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