The antidepressant fluvoxamine could keep mild COVID-19 from worsening
The antidepressant fluvoxamine could prevent people from getting seriously ill with COVID-19, curbing hospitalizations, new data show. The results come from real-world use of...
Diabetes during pregnancy is tied to heart trouble later in life
Diabetes brought on by pregnancy might set a woman up for heart trouble later on, even if her blood sugar levels snap back to...
Ship exhaust studies overestimate cooling from pollution-altered clouds
Among the biggest questions for climate change forecasters is how atmospheric aerosols shape clouds, which can help cool the planet. Now, a new study...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 02 (IPS) – “Oh what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive”. Walter Scott’s lines, already...
Myanmar Coup Sends Chilling Message that Military wont Tolerate Dissent
BONN, Germany, Feb 01 (IPS) – Responding to reports this morning that Myanmar’s military has sized control of government in a coup on the...
GENEVA, Feb 01 (IPS) – Isabel Garcia-Gill is a journalist who has worked for daily newspapers, radio broadcasts and weekly magazines in Geneva (Switzerland)...
A Grey Cloud Over Lebanon: Mental Health Burdens
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 01 (IPS) – Humankind is no stranger to the destabilizing events of 2020. The state of the global economy and the...
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 01 (IPS) – A decade has passed since the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war between the government and the...
Making Seawater Potable in Mexico Has High Costs and Environmental Impacts
MEXICO CITY, Jan 31 (IPS) – Mexico is seeking to mitigate water shortages in part of its extensive territory by resorting to seawater, through...
How COVID-19 Adds to the Challenges of Leprosy-affected People
HYDERABAD, Jan 29 (IPS) – Lilibeth Evarestus of Lagos, Nigeria doesn’t like the concept of handouts — she is against the idea of thinking...
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