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In response to the ongoing water contamination crisis in Indore's Bhagirathpura area—which has caused at least eight deaths and hundreds of illnesses from diarrhoea since late December 2025—the central government is providing financial and technical aid via AMRUT 2.0 schemes. Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu shared these details in a Rajya Sabha reply on February 2, 2026.

Sabtu, 31 Januari 2026 Dilaporkan oleh AI

Niger has urged unity in efforts to eradicate neglected tropical diseases across the region.

A 42-year-old woman has been hospitalized in grave condition in Belo Horizonte since December after injecting an illegal weight loss drug. The medication, known as Lipoless and unregistered with Anvisa, was purchased from Paraguay without a medical prescription. The case progressed to severe neurological complications, with suspected Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Selasa, 20 Januari 2026 Dilaporkan oleh AI

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has approved plans to expand animal shelters across Egypt's governorates, emphasizing construction away from residential areas to balance public safety and animal welfare. In 2025, Egypt vaccinated 121,000 stray dogs and sterilized 8,311 others as part of a national strategy to manage stray populations. The initiative includes boosting personnel and coordinating with non-governmental organizations.

Usulan pembaruan cara mendefinisikan obesitas—menggabungkan indeks massa tubuh dengan pengukuran lemak perut—akan meningkatkan bagian orang dewasa AS yang diklasifikasikan sebagai obesitas dari sekitar 43 % menjadi sekitar 69 % menurut analisis Mass General Brigham dari lebih dari 300.000 peserta di Program Riset All of Us milik National Institutes of Health.

Rabu, 31 Desember 2025 Dilaporkan oleh AI Fakta terverifikasi

Sebuah studi kasus-kontrol besar di India melaporkan bahwa minum sekitar satu minuman standar per hari (kurang lebih 9 gram alkohol) dikaitkan dengan risiko kanker mukosa bukal 50% lebih tinggi. Peneliti juga memperkirakan bahwa kombinasi penggunaan alkohol dan tembakau kunyah mungkin menyumbang sekitar 62% kasus secara nasional, dengan asosiasi terkuat terlihat pada orang yang terutama mengonsumsi minuman beralkohol lokal yang diseduh.