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Geneva (AFP) - Countries trying to thrash out a global agreement on handling future pandemics are hoping to seal the deal Friday after weeks of creeping progress in exhausting talks. Having ploughed past several previous deadlines, the hard stop of next week's annual gathering of the World Health Organization's 194 member states is now in clear sight. Scarred by the devastation caused by Covid-19 -- which killed millions, shredded economies and crippled health systems -- WHO member countries have spent two years trying to hammer out binding commitments on pandemic prevention, preparedness and ...
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A recent study00213-X/fulltext#secsectitle0120) identified unusual symptoms that could indicate the flare-up of some systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Nightmares and "daymares" - hallucinations experienced while awake - have been shown to be potential warning signs of the onset of some autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. "One interesting finding was that certain symptoms, including nightmares, were commonly described as happening just before the other disease symptoms, and so may provide an early warning system of increasing disease activity. This could lead to ea...
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By Robin MILLARD Genève (AFP) - Le temps presse pour les pays membres de l'OMS qui tentent de boucler vendredi, censé être le dernier délai, un accord mondial sur la prévention et la lutte contre les pandémies après plus de deux ans de travail. Les négociations ont déjà été prolongées à plusieurs reprises mais, cette fois-ci, la fin des débats semble en vue avec la tenue du 27 mai au 1er juin de l'Assemblée mondiale de la santé (AMS) à Genève. Qu'un plan global ait été achevé ou non, le groupe chargé des tractations devra rendre compte de son travail devant l'AMS, organe suprême de l'OMS dont ...
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Washington (AFP) - Republican lawmakers in the southern US state of Louisiana gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would criminalize possession of abortion pills without a prescription. The legislation, passed 29-7 by the state senate and 64-29 in the state house, is the first in the country to classify the drugs as controlled and dangerous substances. It is expected to be signed by Republican Governor Jeff Landry. The bill comes as abortion rights are being hotly debated ahead of November's presidential election pitting Democratic incumbent Joe Biden against likely Republican challenge...
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Washington (AFP) - Les élus de l'Etat conservateur de Louisiane, dans le sud des Etats-Unis, ont définitivement approuvé jeudi une proposition de loi criminalisant la possession de pilules abortives sans ordonnance. Le texte, voté par le Sénat et la Chambre de Louisiane, classe les pilules abortives comme substances dangereuses, une première dans le pays. Il devrait être promulgué par le gouverneur républicain Jeff Landry. Ce vote intervient au moment où la question de l'avortement et des droits reproductifs est l'un des thèmes-clés de la campagne pour la présidentielle de novembre, qui oppose...
AFP (Français)
Severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London this week has left many travellers wondering if this is something they could ever encounter. Climate research shows that this phenomenon is becoming more and more common, especially in its most extreme forms. This week on dpa trends, we've explained what causes extreme turbulence and explained if and how it could damage the plane. We've also looked at some of the routes and airports to avoid if you're concerned about a bumpy flight. Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- TOP STORY: Turbulent flights: These routes ...
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Washington (AFP) - A second case of bird flu has been found in a human, US health authorities announced Wednesday, less then two months after the first one as an outbreak of the disease circulates widely among dairy cows. Both individuals infected with the virus called H5N1 -- the first in Texas, the second in Michigan -- were dairy farm workers who suffered only minor symptoms and have recovered, according to authorities. Despite the second infection, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said its risk assessment for the general public remained "low," but it did suggest it expects...
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A medical device company in Massachusetts has agreed to pay $42 million to resolve criminal charges over a malfunctioning device that produced inaccurate lead test results in potentially thousands of patients, including children, authorities said. Magellan Diagnostics, Inc., headquartered in Billerica, agreed to plead guilty on Wednesday, May 22, to violations of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced. As part of the criminal resolution, Magellan will pay $21.8 million fine, $10.9 million in forfeiture and a minimum of $...
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A medical device company in Massachusetts has agreed to pay $42 million to resolve criminal charges over a malfunctioning device that produced inaccurate lead test results in potentially thousands of patients, including children, authorities said. Magellan Diagnostics, Inc., headquartered in Billerica, agreed to plead guilty on Wednesday, May 22, to violations of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced. As part of the criminal resolution, Magellan will pay $21.8 million fine, $10.9 million in forfeiture and a minimum of $...
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A new device may help patients who have lost movement in their hands and arms gain that function again. Other trials aiming to help spinal cord injury patients using electrical stimulation required devices implanted into the patient's body. The new ARC-EX device invented by researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Washington, can be worn externally and was part of a trial involving 65 patients in the US and one in Scotland. With electrodes placed near the cervical spinal cord on the neck, the device is designed to send a powerful electrical curre...
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