Health

What is the best way to share out a future Covid-19 vaccine?

  by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An international group of ethicists on Thursday criticized…

Unilever to cut carbon footprint in cleaning items

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever on Wednesday unveiled a one-billion-euro plan to remove fossil fuels in…

Experts probe obesity link to severe virus response

by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Inflammatory and immune responses linked to obesity could help explain the likelihood of…

Chinese bus offers new evidence of airborne coronavirus spread: study

WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — A person on a poorly ventilated Chinese bus infected nearly two dozen other passengers…

Study shows how masks with valves and face shields allow spread of virus

WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — People wearing plastic face shields or masks fitted with a valve can spray invisible…

WHO urges ‘dialogue’ with virus protesters

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization urged governments Monday to engage…

Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study

  by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- People who eat a lot of industrially processed junk…

Landmark protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — Tens of thousands of Mauritians protested Saturday in the capital Saint-Louis over the government's handling…

Robot eases loneliness of Mexican virus patients

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A robot at a hospital in the Mexican capital is providing a lifeline for coronavirus…

US floats idea of early approval for eventual COVID-19 vaccine

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raised the possibility in an…

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