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More pandemic-style price fixing won’t help global health
This week, 19 House Ways and Means Committee members wrote to President Biden opposing broadening the pandemic-era waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Despite evidence that the waiver failed to foster developing countries’ access to these vaccines, left serious supply-chain deficits unresolved and threatened future drug development and innovation, the Biden administration and World Trade Organization are contemplating extending it to include COVID-19 diagnostic tools and therapeutics. Undermining pharma giants and blaming them for excessive profits off patented medicines — even as these companies benefit from billions in public contracts and government-authorized liability waivers — has a lot of populist appeal. Unfortunately, fixing the price of intellectual property at zero deters new American drugs from being developed and brought to market, thus jeopardizing the…
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Parenting Style Could Influence ADHD Severity in Kids
MONDAY, Feb. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A shift in parenting early in a child’s development might help curb the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research suggests. When a preschooler exhibits an “excitable or exuberant” temperament, dialing down a “controlling” style of parenting in favor of what’s known as “directive” parenting could mean milder ADHD symptoms as a child ages, Canadian researchers report. “More directive parenting, which is not controlling but guides the child with verbal and physical cues, can help develop the child’s self-regulatory skills and prevent their ADHD symptoms from increasing,” explained study co-author Dr. Heather Henderson, a professor of developmental psychology at the University of…
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Can drinking ginger tea help your scalp health? | Life-style News
Ginger tea or adrak wali chai is a favourite with many owing to its soothing properties especially when you have a headache. But when we came across an Instagram post from dietitian Suman Tibrewala, suggesting that including ginger in meals or as a tea can help a healthy scalp, we decided to ask our in-house dermatologists. Dr Rinky Kapoor, consultant dermatologist, cosmetic dermatologist, and dermato-surgeon, The Esthetic Clinics said drinking ginger tea can indeed contribute to scalp health in several ways, thanks to the various beneficial properties of ginger. “Ginger, derived from the rhizome of the Zingiber officinale plant, has been recognised for its potential health benefits, including those related…
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Tarrant Public Health a ‘toxic’ workplace, workers tell HR
More than a dozen Tarrant County Public Health employees said Director Vinny Taneja, shown in this 2020 file photo, had a “toxic leadership style.” Amanda McCoy [email protected] More than a dozen Tarrant County Public Health employees say the “toxic” leadership during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already stressful working conditions, according to records from an internal investigation completed in 2022. At least 16 current and former employees listed a litany of complaints about their bosses, director Vinny Taneja and deputy director Angela Hagy, in interviews with Tarrant County’s human resources department. Employees said Taneja made threatening phone calls, yelled and cursed at staff, and dismissed staff concerns about…
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What the Pakistan Accord means for fashion’s supply chain
Current improvements to factories across Bangladesh have made it a more attractive place for brands to align themselves with, he says. “There are a lot of opportunities for countries to attract more business, and we believe we can help the industry in Pakistan to benefit from that by introducing the Accord and helping the industry become more safe and sustainable.” “It’s very clear that the industry’s attitude and approach to safety has changed,” says Boessiger of UNI Global Union. Factory owners in Bangladesh say the Accord identified flaws and has helped create better working environments to meet global standards. For example, Denim Expert’s Mostafiz Uddin says his factory was able…
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Tiny house-style office helps health worker hit the road
Though tiny houses are obviously most often created for people to actually live in, the small living movement has left its mark on everything from pubs to bookstores – and even wedding chapels. Another imaginative use comes from France’s Baluchon, which recently completed a portable office for a health worker. The project is named L’atelier de Saint-Joseph (or Saint Joseph’s Workshop). It’s based on a double-axle trailer and measures just 4 m (13 ft) long. To put that into perspective, Minimaliste’s Magnolia V5 tiny house is 10.5 m (38 ft) long. It’s finished in red cedar cladding and aluminum, and power comes from a standard RV-style hookup. Baluchon doesn’t specify…
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Covid-style measures COULD return ‘under official plans to save the NHS’
Ministers were today begged not to reintroduce any Covid-era restrictions amid claims face mask and work from home guidance could be adopted to stop the NHS from meltdown. Hospitals are buckling under winter demand, soaring rates of flu, staff shortages and bed-blockers. Covid’s resurgence and the emergence of the XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ variant could cause even more chaos. Health chiefs and scientists have already advised adults and pupils to stay at home if they are unwell and to wear masks if they must venture outside when sick. They also called for the booster rollout to be widened in a bid to protect the NHS. Now ministers are understood to have last-resort…
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Mediterranean style of eating named best diet for 2023 | Health
The gold medals are piling up. For the sixth year in a row, the Mediterranean style of eating earned the title of best overall diet, according to 2023 ratings announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. Meals from the sunny Mediterranean also ranked first in the categories of diet best diet for healthy eating and best plant-based diet, the report said. In two new categories added for 2023, the Mediterranean tied with the cholesterol-lowering TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) and flexitarian diets as best family-friendly diet, and with DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) for best bone and joint health diet. “We’re always looking for more health conditions that we…
