Medical experts have warned against Facebook posts touting arrowroot as a cure for fatal snakebites. While the plant may relieve pain and swelling, a scientist said there was no evidence it could reduce toxicity. The World Health Organization says the only recognised treatment for snakebites is antivenom medication.
One of the world's most popular weedkillers, glyphosate, has divided the scientific and health community, prompting several countries either to ban or limit its use.- Asia -
Vietnam is the only country in Asia to have fully banned the use of the chemical.
The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has surpassed 11,000, according to the Libyan Red Crescent, as rescuers work to understand the full scope of the disaster. As of Saturday, the bodies of nearly 4,000 people have been recovered and identified, the World Health Organization said. More than 9,000 people are still missing, according to the WHO, which is working with the Libyan Ministry of Health to track the dead and missing.
Click to expand Image Sex workers wear masks while asking for the clubs where they work not to close, during an event on International Women's Day in Madrid, Spain, March 8, 2023. 2023 Juan Medina/Reuters (Brussels) - The European Parliament passed a resolution against "prostitution" on September 14, 2023, but removed some of its most harmful parts, Human Rights Watch said today. Parliament adopted a non-binding report, Regulation of Prostitution in the EU: Its Cross-Border Implications and Impact on Gender Equality and Women's Rights, but rejected "calls for an EU-wide approach based on the Nordic/Equality model." The Nordic model criminalizes the purchase of sex, and its implementation has led to spikes in murder, police abuse, exclusion from social services, and sexual violence for sex workers in European countries that have adopted it. In a successful last-minute procedural move, the European Parliament removed the most harmful references to the Nordic