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Scientists urgently examining water samples under microscopes revealing dangerous free-living amoebae, with global infection risk map in background.

Scientists warn free-living amoebae could pose a growing global health risk

25 gennaio 2026 Riportato dall'IA Immagine generata dall'IA Verificato

Researchers are urging closer monitoring of free-living amoebae—microscopic organisms found in soil and water—warning that some species can cause severe, sometimes fatal infections and can be difficult to control in water systems.

Centre notes Indore Bhagirathpura water contamination crisis, outlines AMRUT 2.0 support in Rajya Sabha

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.

Niger calls for unity to eliminate neglected tropical diseases

31 gennaio 2026 Riportato dall'IA

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

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Telangana village faces despair over dog bites and mass culling

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Study finds bottled water riskiest in Guatemala's highlands

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US braces for another year of elevated measles cases

Donna in condizioni gravi dopo uso di farmaco illegale per dimagrire

Una donna di 42 anni è ricoverata in condizioni gravi a Belo Horizonte da dicembre dopo aver iniettato un farmaco illegale per dimagrire. Il medicinale, noto come Lipoless e non registrato presso Anvisa, è stato acquistato in Paraguay senza prescrizione medica. Il caso è progredito verso gravi complicazioni neurologiche, con sospetto di sindrome di Guillain-Barré.

Egitto pianifica rifugi per cani randagi lontano dalle zone residenziali

20 gennaio 2026 Riportato dall'IA

Il primo ministro Mostafa Madbouly ha approvato piani per ampliare i rifugi per animali nelle province d'Egitto, enfatizzando la costruzione lontana dalle aree residenziali per bilanciare sicurezza pubblica e benessere animale. Nel 2025, l'Egitto ha vaccinato 121.000 cani randagi e sterilizzato 8.311 altri come parte di una strategia nazionale per gestire le popolazioni randagie. L'iniziativa include l'aumento del personale e la coordinazione con organizzazioni non governative.

Study finds proposed obesity criteria based on waist measures could classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as having obesity

A proposed update to how obesity is defined—combining body mass index with measures of abdominal fat—would raise the share of U.S. adults classified as having obesity from about 43% to roughly 69%, according to a Mass General Brigham analysis of more than 300,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program.

Study in India links even one daily drink to higher buccal mucosa cancer risk, especially with chewing tobacco

31 dicembre 2025 Riportato dall'IA Verificato

A large case-control study in India reports that drinking about one standard drink a day (roughly 9 grams of alcohol) is associated with an estimated 50% higher risk of buccal mucosa cancer. The researchers also estimate that the combination of alcohol use and chewing tobacco may account for about 62% of cases nationally, with the strongest association seen among people who mainly consumed locally brewed alcoholic beverages.

31 gennaio 2026 07:35