Just when the world was breathing a sigh of relief, COVID-19’s new and aggressive EG.5 variant is making headlines. The recent surge, particularly gripping the US and UK, has health experts and governments scrambling. With the variant now detected in 45 countries and its prevalence skyrocketing, the global fight against this pandemic is far from […]
the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), issued assessments regarding the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame. These agencies cited limited evidence linking aspartame to carcinogenicity in humans, leading to IARC […]
Sanofi Pasteur, the French pharmaceutical giant, has announced the rollout of Dengvaxia, the world’s first dengue vaccine, in Guatemala in the upcoming days. This significant development was revealed at a news conference in Guatemala City, marking a crucial step in the fight against dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral infection that poses severe global health challenges. […]