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The burden on Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is around $ 1 trillion a year, according to researchers. They put the Democratic Republic of the Congo at $ 317 billion, Niger at $ 248 billion and South Africa at $ 229 billion.Data…

Long-term exposure to air pollution has many health consequences, including accelerating brain aging and increasing the risk of dementia. Now, new research suggests that short-term exposure to polluted air, even in amounts that are…

Routine gas flaring not only helps warm the planet with carbon dioxide, but it can also harm the health of people who live near gas sites. It also wastes a potentially useful source of energy, a problem that is particularly acute in poorer…

A single dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine given as a booster quickly increased antibody levels in people who had already been vaccinated, the company said on Wednesday.The antibodies produced by the booster were effective against the…

At some point last summer there were just too many reports of protesters having abnormal menstrual cycles after exposure to tear gas for Britta Torgrimson-Ojerio, a nurse researcher at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in…

Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines prevent 94 percent hospitalization of fully vaccinated adults aged 65 and over, according to a small study published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The results,…

An advisory group from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine hiatus be lifted for all adults while also putting up a warning sign about a rare but dangerous bleeding…

A health worker doses the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine to a pregnant woman on January 23, 2021 at Clalit Health Services in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv.Jack Guez | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Centers for…

Most adults who test positive for the coronavirus do not need to be hospitalized, but usually seek medical help in the months that follow. Two-thirds of those who do this develop a state of health that they did not have before.These are…

James Shaw, 82, receives Oxford University / AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from advanced nurse Justine Williams on January 4, 2021 at Lochee Health Center in Dundee, Scotland, UK.Andy Buchanan | ReutersLONDON - A single dose of the Covid-19…