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China to crack down on illegal activity at slaughterhouses to combat African swine fever: ministry

FILE PHOTO: Pigs are pictured at a farm on the outskirts of Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan province November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday it will launch a three-month investigation into illegal activity by slaughterhouses to combat the spread of African swine fever. The ministry… Read More »

How Australia’s Princess Alexandra Hospital became digital ready

According to Executive Director PAH-QEII Network at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Dr Michael Cleary, the hospital was identified as a “lead site” in the early days of strategy for the implementation of software. The rollout involved two stages of implementation. The first stage was in 2015, involving the clinical records system but excluding the medications management,… Read More »

'Our body clocks can determine how we experience illnesses'

Camera ready: Augmented reality team member Jazheel Luna at the launch of the ‘Science Apprentice’ series of books. Photo: Tony Gavin ‘Our body clocks can determine how we experience illnesses’ Independent.ie Irish research has shown a connection between the immune system and the body’s natural body clock. https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/our-body-clocks-can-determine-how-we-experience-illnesses-37473346.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37472817.ece/528f4/AUTOCROP/h342/13%20NEWS%20CIENCE%20APPRENTICE%202.jpg Email Irish research has shown a… Read More »

E-cigarette policy should consider environmental effects, expert says

(Reuters Health) – Health policy debates around electronic cigarettes should consider the health of the environment, too, according to an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health. FILE PHOTO: Electronic cigarettes are displayed in a shop in London, Britain August 19, 2015. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Each stage of the e-cigarette product lifecycle, including mining,… Read More »