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New York (AFP) - Celine Dion vowed Monday her "passion as a performer will never disappear," despite health struggles she says are still just a small part of her monumental story. "I'm not dead," the singer told AFP on the red carpet, ahead of the premiere of the both wrenching and joyful documentary "I Am: Celine Dion". The movie focuses on her soaring career and more recent challenges with a rare neurological disorder that has drastically hampered her ability to perform. "When life imposes something on you, you have two options. You deal with it or you don't want to deal with it," Dion said...
AFP
A top US health official called on lawmakers to require warning labels on social media platforms such as what is currently required on cigarette packages. US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people in an opinion article published in the New York Times. “It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents,” Murthy said. "A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional act...
Euronews (English)
Washington (AFP) - Social media platforms should feature tobacco-style health warnings for adolescents, a top US government health official said Monday. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in an essay published by The New York Times, called social media "an important contributor" to a sweeping mental health crisis among young people. "It is time to require a surgeon general's warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents," he wrote. Murthy said spending more than three hours a day on social media doubles the risk...
AFP
With the Euros and Olympic Games expected together to draw millions of domestic and foreign tourists this summer, a European health agency has issued guidance designed to avert health risks posed by mass attended gatherings. The Euro 2024 football championships started on Friday (14 June) in Germany and will last until 14 July, when the two last-standing teams will play the final game in Berlin. During this month, thousands of football fans will travel across the country to attend the games in ten selected host cities. Over two million tickets have been sold to fans from 190 countries, accordi...
Euronews (English)
Why has bird flu killed millions of wild and domestic birds, touched seals and sea lions, mink farms, cats, dogs and others but hardly touched people? That's "a little bit of a head-scratcher,” although there are some likely explanations, said Richard Webby, a flu researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the US state of Tennessee. It could have to do with how infection occurs or because species have differences in the microscopic docking points that flu viruses need to take root and multiply in cells, experts say. But what keeps scientists awake at night is whether that situation...
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Daniel is flushed as he carries large trays of apple strudel granola through the small production hall. The Leipzig native and former drug user who lived in and out of squats, he finally lucked out when he found a job at granola maker Heyho in Lüneburg three years ago. It was a rocky road, he says. "I went cold turkey here." But it was worth it. After having felt numb for 20 or 30 years, "Now I'm clean and still having fun." Boss Timm Duffner, who founded Heyho, a company he says is a granola roastery with a social conscience, is also happy when he looks back at his work with Daniel. "At the s...
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Daniel is flushed as he carries large trays of apple strudel granola through the small production hall. The Leipzig native and former drug user who lived in and out of squats, he finally lucked out when he found a job at granola maker Heyho in Lüneburg three years ago. It was a rocky road, he says. "I went cold turkey here." But it was worth it. After having felt numb for 20 or 30 years, "Now I'm clean and still having fun." Boss Timm Duffner, who founded Heyho, a company he says is a granola roastery with a social conscience, is also happy when he looks back at his work with Daniel. "At the s...
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The Princess of Wales said she is "making good progress" in her cancer treatment and plans to attend King Charles III's ceremonial birthday parade on Saturday, marking Kate's first public appearance since her diagnosis. The 42-year-old wife of Prince William, who announced in March that she was undergoing chemotherapy for an unspecified form of cancer, has not made any public appearances this year. “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days,” Kate said in a statement released on Friday, adding that she faces “a few more mont...
Euronews (English)
Geoscientist Rosie Moore, often referred to as the "world's hottest scientist," has recently been diagnosed with a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease following her trip to South America. Knewz.com has learned that Moore contracted dengue fever, a viral infection that can be transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The scientist and Snake Conservation and Bite Awareness Foundation Director shared a video on Instagram showing the symptoms she developed after she contracted the disease, along with glimpses of her recent travel to South America. "There is no specific t...
Knewz
Geoscientist Rosie Moore, often referred to as the "world's hottest scientist," has recently been diagnosed with a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease following her trip to South America. Knewz.com has learned that Moore contracted dengue fever, a viral infection that can be transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. The scientist and Snake Conservation and Bite Awareness Foundation Director shared a video on Instagram showing the symptoms she developed after she contracted the disease, along with glimpses of her recent travel to South America. "There is no specific t...
Knewz (CA)
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