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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

Think Big picture in Mind: MS management plan for Australia and New Zealand

Life with multiple sclerosis (MS) can be a roller coaster ride. It's not going to be an easy one. MS is an ongoing and inflamed condition that damages the nervous system, and it's getting more tricky with new treatment choices. Part 1 of the MS roadmap focuses on six key areas. These are like cruc

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

MS in Down Under: A Health Challenge for Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand are grappling with the increasing burden of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a long-term illness that attacks the brain and spinal cord. In 2021, over 33, 000 Australians had been diagnosed with MS. That's a lot of people. The number of MS cases is rising, and so is the complexity

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Feb 10 2025HEALTH

Unmasking Hidden Hurts: Thumb Moves in Two Common Hand Problems

Thumbs up! But only if you don't have trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome. A recent investigation looked closely at how thumbs move in people with these two conditions. The researchers used fancy 3D motion analysis. It's like having x-ray vision to see exactly how your thumb

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Feb 09 2025POLITICS

How Did Trump's Trade War Stumble Fail to Start?

Trump's threat to slap tariffs on Canada and Mexico didn't really stick. Pushing back against the idea of trade war, Trump himself stepped back from the brink. If you look at the whole situation, the administration quickly backtracked from its tough talk. Mexico and Canada, to avoid tariffs, they

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Feb 09 2025SCIENCE

Caribbean Shake-Up

Earth's crust gave it's back-breaking tremble in the Caribbean Sea also called the West Indies. Seismologists on the ground worked hard to report that the original reading was a whopping 8 magnitude that later came down to 7. 6. More than 209 kilometers southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands, the

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Feb 09 2025SCIENCE

Harnessing Sunlight and Heat for Water Solutions

Imagine a world where water scarcity is a thing of the past. This isn't just a dream; it could be reality soon. Scientists have discovered a way to use sunlight and heat together to make water evaporation more efficient. This isn't just about boiling water; it's about creating energy from it. Here's

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Feb 09 2025SCIENCE

Uncovering Secrets of Asia's Biggest Opencast Coal Mine

Somewhere deep in Tamil Nadu, India, there's a spot called Neyveli. The place got a sparse investigation, into a peculiar energy source. The curiosity extended to the makeup of its deposits. Their hunt took them to discover fossils. It was that they wanted to know what som

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Feb 09 2025SCIENCE

Understanding Ground Water Bacteria Patterns in Ontario Through Big Data

Big data has become a powerful tool in understanding the patterns of groundwater quality in Ontario. Researchers have tapped into a massive dataset of groundwater samples, totaling approximately 1. 1 million, collected over 12 years. Unlike previous studies that solely focused on E. coli detection r

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Hidden Threats: How Healthcare Workers Faced COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping healthcare workers (HCWs) safe was a top concern. A big study called to discover just how many HCWs got sick with SARS-CoV-2 and what put them at risk. The search looked at almost 500 reports and narrowed it down to 63 studies that were deemed reliable and relev

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Feb 09 2025HEALTH

Australian Cancer Patients: High Costs and Hospital Stays from Therapy Complications

Over a span of 14 years, Australian cancer patients faced challenges such as post-therapy complications after treatment, particularly systemic therapy and radiotherapy, leading to unplanned hospital stays. With a focus on 8, 633 cancer patients and over 1 million emergency hospital admissions,

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