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Zika: WHO sees no need to postpone Olympics

Zika: WHO sees no need to postpone Olympics

The WHO statement was prompted by an open letter in which researchers from at least 15 countries called for the Organization and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) postponing the sporting event in the name of "public health" due to the presence of Zika virus in the city.

In a note, WHO also stressed that it is making recommendations to the Brazilian government and to the Committee Olympic Games on ways to reduce the risk of athletes and tourists from contracting the virus during the Games, such as fighting the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which in addition to Zika, transmits chikunguny fever the yellow fever and dengue fever.

Friday after the publication of the letter of the scientists, the Ministry of Health clarified that the month of August, when the competition will be held, is the period of the year of low incidence of mosquito-borne diseases. The Ministry also emphasized that the WHO had not made any recommendation to restrict travel, except for pregnant women.


Working 11 hours or more a day can double the risk of depression

Working 11 hours or more a day can double the risk of depression

A study published in the journal PLoS ONE revealed that doing too many overtime at work can often double the risk of developing nervous depression. The analysis was led by a researcher from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in Finland and from the University of London in England. 497 women for five years.

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Breast cancer screening bra is created by student

Breast cancer screening bra is created by student

The young Mexican student Julian Rios Cantu , just 18, along with two other friends, developed a bra capable of detecting breast cancer in women who have a genetic predisposition to the disease. The project, registered in the student's name, called Higia Technologies, was the winner of the American Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA).

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