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How falling vaccination rates are fuelling the antibiotic resistance crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ruchika Gupta, Assistant Professor and Medical Microbiologist, Department of Pathobiology and Lab Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre and Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats we face today. It’s often blamed on the overuse of antibiotics,…
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Sylvia Plath’s ‘fig tree analogy’ from The Bell Jar is being misappropriated
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elisha Wise, English, University of Sheffield In chapter seven of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar (1963), protagonist Esther Greenwood imagines her life branching out before her like a green fig-tree. Each individual fig on the branches represents a different “wonderful future” – a family, a successful…
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The A to K of vitamins: what you need and where to get it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol SpeedKingz/Shutterstock The late, great comedian Barry Humphries (of Dame Edna fame) once spoke whimsically about the health benefits of kale. Just one fistful, he joked, contained enough essential vitamins, minerals and trace elements…
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What are education and health care plans and why are parents worried about them being scrapped?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Glazzard, Rosalind Hollis Professor of Education for Social Justice, University of Hull Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock For children in England with special educational needs and disabilities, an education and health care plan (EHCP) is a central pillar of support. The government is due to set out its…
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Dog thefts: what really happened during the COVID pandemic
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel Allen, Animal Geographer, Keele University smrm1977/Shutterstock Dog theft can be a devastating crime. During the COVID pandemic, newspapers suggested there was an epidemic of “dognapping” in the UK. If you have a dog, the reports may have alarmed you at a time when there were…
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People with MS and other fluctuating health conditions are often forced to quit their jobs when they want to work
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alice Martin, Head of Research, Work Foundation, Lancaster University Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock Plans to cut health-related benefits in the UK continue to give the government political grief – as well as being a huge worry for claimants. Underpinning the controversy are government plans to move more people into…
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There is no known cure for ALS, but medical tourism exploits desperation for profit
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Judy Illes, Professor, Neurology, University of British Columbia Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurological disorder of unknown cause, in which motor nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord that transmit signals to muscles progressively degenerate. This weakens limbs and affects speech, swallowing and…
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Imaginary athletes: Creating make-believe teammates, competitors and coaches during play
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Tracy Gleason, Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College What would an imaginary companion add to a child’s solo practice? Elkhophoto/iStock via Getty Images Plus The coach, the specialized equipment, the carefully tailored exercise regimen – they’re all key to athletic performance. But imagination might be an unexpected…
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Methane leaks from gas pipelines are a hidden source of widespread air pollution
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Younes Ben Zaied, Full Professor in Finance, EDC Paris Business School Gas pipelines can be dangerous to human health even if people don’t damage them by digging. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Trump administration is decreasing the attention federal regulators pay to…
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One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, University of Mississippi Most tires are made of synthetic rubber that sheds particles of microplastics over time. Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Moment via Getty Images Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But…