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Actress Victoria Smurfit and daughter Evie (14) appeal to public to help find a cure for macular dystrophy

Victoria Smurfit and her daughter Evie Actress Victoria Smurfit and daughter Evie (14) appeal to public to help find a cure for macular dystrophy Independent.ie Actress Victoria Smurfit and her 14 year-old daughter Evie have appealed to the public to help find a cure for blindness by funding research. https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/actress-victoria-smurfit-and-daughter-evie-14-appeal-to-public-to-help-find-a-cure-for-macular-dystrophy-37606688.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37606691.ece/a2c96/AUTOCROP/h342/smurfitt.PNG Email Actress Victoria Smurfit… Read More: Actress Victoria Smurfit and daughter Evie (14) appeal to public… »

‘Negligible’ risk of HIV transmission with a suppressed viral load, Canadian public health officials tell prosecutors

The potential for sexual HIV transmission when a person living with HIV adheres to antiretroviral therapy and maintains an undetectable viral load is ‘negligible’, says the Public Health Agency of Canada, in a review conducted for the country’s Department of Justice. Moreover, the risk of transmission is ‘low’ when a person living with HIV is… Read More: ‘Negligible’ risk of HIV transmission with a suppressed viral load,… »

Public Health: You’d Be Surprised at How Many Foods Contain Added Sugar

You may know there’s added sugar in your Coke or cookies. But did you know that it’s in your salad dressing, pasta sauce and bread? The Food and Drug Administration came out Friday with its new template for nutrition labels. One big change was the addition of a line for “added sugar,” to be placed… Read More: Public Health: You’d Be Surprised at How Many Foods Contain… »