Demand for potency pills in Russia has soared due to stress linked to Vladimir Putin’s war, a new study suggests. Spending on drugs to combat erectile dysfunction rose 75 per cent year on year, according to the Centre for the Development of Advanced Technologies in Moscow. The hike in July to September last year was 19 per cent up on the previous quarter. In the first quarter of 2023 this increased... 

A recent report has brought to light the intricate connections between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a network of private-sector entities involved in the production and distribution of vaccines and healthcare products. The Public Good Projects (PGP), a non-profit organization dedicated to public health, is one of the primary players... 

Ghana has given regulatory clearance to a new malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University scientists. The West African country is the first in the world to approve the use of the R21/Matrix-MTM serum, the university said on Thursday. The vaccine has been endorsed by Ghana’s drug regulator, the Food and Drugs Authority, “for use in children aged five to 36 months, the age group at the highest... 

A team of Chinese researchers recently conducted an umbrella review of 73 studies on the effects of dietary sugar consumption on health outcomes in people without any prior chronic diseases. Their findings, which were published in the British Medical Journal, highlight the harmful associations between dietary sugar consumption and a range of chronic diseases. According to the study, consuming more... 

A study has linked excess soy consumption to low sperm count in men. Soy is a powerful phytoestrogen that has found its way into the average American’s diet. As soy is a versatile high-protein alternative to meat, the fact that it is cheap to produce has enabled soy to find its way into most processed foods. For those concerned about processed food, harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals such as... 

Scientists have unveiled a blood test designed to detect signs of cancer up to a year before tumors emerge. Results from a 1,000-patient trial have shown 100 percent accuracy, even identifying cancers in a control group of patients initially believed to be cancer-free. Published in Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, the blood biopsy technique focuses on changes in the behavior of stem cells, presenting... 

New research published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters reveals in-depth how deadly per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are leaching out of plastic containers and contaminating the food products they contain. Confirming what earlier research also found, the study focused on the tendency of PFAS to contaminate various pesticide products via the plastic... 

Pfizer is recalling millions of prescription migraine drugs after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found that the drugs do not meet the proper packaging requirements under federal law. These packaging issues have led to child safety concerns, including accidental overdose. The drugs were distributed between December 2021 and March 2023, and they are just now being dealt with. Pfizer migraine... 

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi have announced that seven children have been paralyzed by vaccine-derived polio linked to the nOPV2 polio vaccine, which was developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation, a GPEI partner, funded the development and clinical trials for the nOPV2 vaccine.... 

The White House is contemplating a mass bird flu vaccine rollout for America’s chickens amid a record outbreak, according to reports. Around 60million birds in the US and 200million globally have been culled to prevent the spread of the H5N1 strain in the past year, driving up the prices of chickens and eggs since early 2022. There are fears the virus could jump to humans if it acquires dangerous... 

Scotland has become the first country in the world to ban the inhaled anaesthetic desflurane because of its impact on the climate. According to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), the gas, which is used to put patients to sleep safely during surgery, has a global warming potential 2,500 times greater than carbon dioxide Some hospitals in the UK have already begun phasing out the anaesthetic. NHS... 

Four of the world’s top experts in environmental health are calling for prevention and precaution when it comes to public exposure to radiofrequency (RF) radiation. The scientists — including the former director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) — last month published a preprint review of the most recent studies on the effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and RF radiation on... 

Canadian singer Justin Bieber canceled his “Justice World Tour” on Wednesday because of his ongoing facial paralysis issue. Justin Bieber shocked his fans last June when he revealed he had been experiencing facial paralysis due to a rare virus. The 29-year-old said he has been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. “Ramsay Hunt syndrome occurs when a shingles outbreak affects the facial nerve... 

As payment for all the pain and suffering they are having to endure, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has promised to pay every resident in the 44413 zip code of East Palestine, Ohio, $1,000 each. Stating that he is “terribly sorry” about the train wreck, Shaw told reporters that it is actually a really good thing the derailed cars carrying chemicals were intentionally blown up. “Frankly, that... 

Steve Barclay last night ordered an urgent investigation into new guidelines that tell NHS staff to treat all patients as gender-neutral. The Health Secretary demanded answers after learning taxpayers had funded the guide to ‘inclusive communication’. It instructs doctors and nurses not to use phrases such as ‘Mr’ and ‘Mrs’ or ‘he’ and ‘she’ until a patient has confirmed their...