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[ad_1] NEW YORK: US health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure known as a Brazilian butt lift. The operation has grown in popularity recently and has led to deaths in other countries as well, including the US A report issued Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could not say how common these deaths are or whether they are more common in the Dominican Republic. The report suggests steps that medical tourists should consider before traveling to get work done. "Be informed about who is doing your surgery, the qualifications of the person doing your surgery, and whether or not the facility is capable of doing the surgery and whether it is capable of providing adequate post-operative care - which is crucial," said Dr. Matthew Hudson , the study's first author. A Brazilian butt lift involves injecting fat. The report included de...

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Chemotherapy becomes less effective as healthy cells encourage cancer cells to grow more slowly, according to two studies from UCL and Yale. Researchers used mini-tumours' and the newest single-cell analysis technology to begin to unravel the conundrum of why healthy cells in a patient's colon cancer tumour may contribute to poor outcomes in the two experiments, which were funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Cell. Bowel cancer kills over 900,000 people a year and is the second highest cause of cancer mortality worldwide. In the UK, it accounts for 10% of all cancer deaths. In the first study, UCL researchers used the latest single-cell analysis technologies to measure how 1,107 mini-tumours derived from mice responded to changes in both their genes and their environment1. Analysis revealed that bowel cancer cells can exist in two major states, fast-growing or slow-growing, and that healthy cells can push bowel cancer cells towards the slow-g...

[ad_1] PHNOM PENH: A court in Cambodia on Monday barred three environmental activists who are serving suspended prison sentences for their advocacy work from travelling to Sweden next month to receive the prestigious Right Livelihood Award. A copy of a letter from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court's chief prosecutor, Chreung Khmao, said the trip by the members of the group Mother Nature Cambodia was "not necessary." The letter, seen by The Associated Press, came in response to a travel request from the activists. Thon Ratha, 31, Phuong Keo Reaksmey, 22, and Long Khunthea, 25, asked for permission to make a November 24-Dec, 1 trip to receive the award, which is sometimes characterised as the "Alternative Nobel." Mother Nature Cambodia was co-winner of the award this year along with Phyllis Omido, a Kenyan community activist, and SOS Mediterranee, a humanitarian group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. The Stockholm-based Right Livelihood Founda...

[ad_1] In a major announcement, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic — which has killed more than 6.9 million humans — does not represent a global health emergency, reported International media. The COVID-19 pandemic had left its impacts not only on people’s health, particularly mental, but also disrupted the global economy. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "It is therefore with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency. The end of the emergency did not mean COVID was over as a global health threat." "Yesterday, the emergency committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice," he said In January 2020, WHO's emergency committee initially declared COVID as its highest level of alert which helped the international community to focus on threats posed to public ...

[ad_1] SpiceJet joined in efforts to bring back stranded Indians from Sudan under Central Government’s ‘ Operation Kaveri ’. The airline operated its first evacuation flight from Jeddah to Kochi on April 30, evacuating 184 stranded Indian nationals who were stuck in Sudan, its officials said. Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet, said, “We are humbled by the opportunity to contribute in the evacuation of stranded Indians from Sudan under ‘Operation Kaveri ’. SpiceJet remains committed to supporting the Government in its mission to safeguard our citizens and enable their safe return to their homes and families. We successfully operated our first evacuation flight from Jeddah bringing back 184 stranded Indian nationals. We are in touch with the government to operate more such flights.” The airline is in regular touch with the ministry of external affairs and the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to coordinate further evacuation efforts. More evacuation flights from S...

[ad_1] The World Health Organisation has said that two cough syrups made by India's Marion Biotech should not be used for children, after the products were linked to 19 deaths in Uzbekistan. Analysis by Uzbekistan's health ministry showed the syrups, Ambronol and DOK-1 Max, contained a toxic substance, ethylene glycol. The syrups were administered in doses higher than the standard for children, either by their parents, who mistook it for an anti-cold remedy or on the advice of pharmacists, according to the analysis. So far, Marion has not provided guarantees to WHO on the safety and quality of these products, the agency said. Shortly after the series of deaths were reported in Uzbekistan, India's health ministry suspended production at the company. According to a recent report, India's Uttar Pradesh state has suspended Marion's production license. Marion did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Last week, the Uzbek state security serv...