Tag: risk
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Watchdog urges greater protection of UK transgender prisoners as deaths climb
By Lin Taylor LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Transgender prisoners in Britain need more support and greater protection from bullying and harassment, a government watchdog said on Tuesday, more than a week after a transgender woman was found dead in her cell. Transgender prisoners are especially vulnerable to discrimination and sexual violence, and they have…
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Sex, lice and pubic shaving: study highlights risks
People who shave, wax, or trim their pubic hair are at higher risk of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), but less likely to get lice, a study suggested on Tuesday. Sharing tools such as razors may also be a risk, they said, citing a case of HIV transmission between brothers using the same blade. Pubic hair grooming,…
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Sex, lice and pubic shaving: study highlights risks
People who shave, wax, or trim their pubic hair are at higher risk of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), but less likely to get lice, a study suggested on Tuesday. Sharing tools such as razors may also be a risk, they said, citing a case of HIV transmission between brothers using the same blade. Pubic hair grooming,…
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Study links low vitamin D levels to increased bladder cancer risk
Researchers based in the UK have linked low vitamin D levels to increased risk of bladder cancer. Previous research has highlighted the importance of vitamin D in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, autoimmune disease and cancer.
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Study links low vitamin D levels to increased bladder cancer risk
Researchers based in the UK have linked low vitamin D levels to increased risk of bladder cancer. Previous research has highlighted the importance of vitamin D in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, autoimmune disease and cancer.
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New Delhi targets older diesel vehicles to clear up choking smog
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Authorities in New Delhi began revoking licenses for thousands of older diesel vehicles on Tuesday and halted construction work on the underground rail network, as air pollution remained several times over the safety limit. India's Supreme Court, which has in the past led the drive to clean up…
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Cycle of exploitation turns Nigerian sex slaves in Italy into traffickers
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani EDO, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sitting on the floor surrounded by vials, animal bones and sheets stained crimson with blood, spiritual doctor Olor Elemian described how he scares girls into blind obedience with potions and spells known as “juju”. “Something in her head will keep telling her: ‘Go and pay!'”…
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More than half of newborns not breastfed in first hour raising health risks: UNICEF
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than half of newborn babies are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at heightened risk of disease and death, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Friday, highlighting sub-Saharan Africa as an area of concern. Feeding babies within an hour of…
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Up to one million could flee fighting for Iraq’s Mosul: ICRC
Up to 1 million people could be forced to flee their homes in Iraq soon as fighting intensifies in a government offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday. U.S.-backed Iraqi government forces have stepped up their military campaign against Islamic State in an…
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Thumb suckers less prone to allergies: New Zealand study
Infants who suck their thumbs or bite their nails appear less prone to allergies as adults, New Zealand researchers have found. Researchers then followed up by giving them allergy skin prick tests when they were aged 13 and 32. The allergy level fell to 31 percent for children who did both.