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Medical Xpress / Here's what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendations
U.S. health officials made broad changes to childhood vaccine recommendations Monday, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts who say they will sow confusion and undermine children's health.
Phys.org / Australia needs a school lunch program—like many other high-income countries
Many Australian parents of school-age children will be looking forward to a break from the routine of packing school lunch boxes over the summer holidays. But in some other countries, lunch boxes are increasingly being replaced ...
Medical Xpress / Brazil's genetic treasure trove: Supercentenarians reveal secrets of extreme human longevity
A Viewpoint published in Genomic Psychiatry by Dr. Mayana Zatz and colleagues at the Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, University of São Paulo, examines why Brazil represents one of the most valuable yet underutilized ...
Tech Xplore / N. Zealand health hackers seek cash and 'good reputation'
Hackers claiming to have accessed more than 100,000 people's health records in New Zealand have reportedly extended a ransom deadline until Friday, after saying they want to build a "good reputation."
Medical Xpress / US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child—a move that leading medical groups said would undermine protections against a half-dozen diseases.
Phys.org / Image: Reaching the precipice in Angola
The Huíla plateau, bounded by dramatic cliffs and chasms, stands above the arid coastal plains in the country's southwest.
Phys.org / Orlando confirms avian flu to blame for Lake Eola swan deaths as toll hits 19
The number of swans that have died in the avian flu outbreak at Orlando's Lake Eola Park has spiked to 19, city officials said Monday.
Medical Xpress / Schizophrenia and osteoporosis share 195 genetic loci, highlighting unexpected biological bridges between brain and bone
A comprehensive genetic investigation led by Dr. Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital has uncovered striking molecular connections between schizophrenia and bone health, identifying 195 shared genetic loci ...
Medical Xpress / Massachusetts reports three pediatric flu deaths: 'Devastating losses'
Three kids in the Bay State have died from the flu in recent weeks as influenza cases spike, according to health officials who are pleading with residents to get vaccinated.
Phys.org / Why do South African teachers still threaten children with a beating? A psychologist explains
Corporal punishment—usually referring to adults hitting children—was abolished in South Africa in 1997. The Constitutional Court had already ruled it incompatible with the bill of rights in 1995. In that judgment, the ...
Phys.org / With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko's fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering
In Kosciuszko National Park in Australia's alpine region, the landscape is slowly changing. Patches of native vegetation cropped bald by horses are regrowing. Some long-eroded creek banks look less compacted along the edges. ...
Medical Xpress / Pancreatic cancer is among the deadliest cancers: New drug is giving patients and doctors hope
Irene Blair was expected to have another six to eight months to live in June, after her pancreatic cancer rapidly advanced to stage 4 less than a year after her initial diagnosis.
