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Probe into Mikkeli school food poisoning continues
The Finnish Food Authority and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) continued the incident of food poisoning at 18…
Indoor fungi not linked to children´s asthma risk
Fungi such as moulds and yeasts in the indoor environment are not associated with an increased risk of asthma among children, according…
Premature babies more likely to suffer multimorbidity in adolescence: research
Adolescents who were born prematurely are more likely to experience multimorbidity, or the presence of multiple long-term illnesses or…
Birth rate falls as youths often prefer having no child
Fertility has declined in high-income countries over the last decade, said the University of Helsinki in a press release referring to a…
Tick-borne virus spreads in Finland, 4 European countries
The Alongshan virus (ALSV) carried by ticks has now spread across much of Europe, according to German experts, reported dpa. The…
Lifespan likely to increase to up to 120 years
Human lifespan is expected to increase to up to 120 years within decades thanks to technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI)…
Global fight against tobacco making progress: WHO
Public health efforts to limit tobacco use worldwide are making progress, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on…
6 key risk factors spotted for chronic pain
Researchers from the University of Oulu and McGill University in Canada have published an extensive, AI-based study on the…
All minks at avian flu infected farms to be culled
The Finnish Food Authority ordered to cull all minks at fur farms with diagnosed avian influenza infections, said an official press…
Avian flu spreads to 21 fur farms, poses public health risk
The infection of avian influenza has spread to different areas in the country created a risk to public health, said the Finnish…