‘Young people should not drink’: World study challenges alcohol guidelines

Bloomberg, this problem persists in around 5% Covid patients that is disrupting their everyday lives and providing another set of symptoms to chalk up to long Covid-19. The scientitsts reached this conclusion after reviewing a total of 18 studies involving over 3,600 Covid-19 patients. In a paper paper published Thursday in the UK medical journal BMJ, around 15 million patients may got affected worldwide, out of which, women were less likely to recover than men.

Shawn Mendes has cancelled the remaining dates of his ‘Wonder’ world tour in order to recover from his mental health difficulties.In a statement posted on Instagram today (July 27), Mendes said he “wasn’t prepared for the toll that being back on the road would take” on him.“After speaking with my team and working with an incredible group of health professionals, it has become more clear that I need to take the time I’ve never taken personally, to ground myself and come back stronger,” the singer wrote.He ended the statement: “It breaks my heart to tell you this but but I promise I will be back as soon as I’ve taken the right time to heal.”Mendes had performed seven of 87 scheduled shows across the US, UK and Europe, some of which were not due to take place until June 2023.See the full statement below.A post shared by Shawn Mendes (@shawnmendes)Earlier this month (July 9), Mendes postponed 12 dates on the North American leg of his ‘Wonder’ tour on similar grounds.In a personal statement shared at the time on social media, Mendes wrote: “I’ve been touring since I was 15 and to be honest it’s always been difficult to be on the road away from friends and family. After a few years off the road, I felt like was ready to dive back in, but that decision was premature and unfortunately the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and I’ve hit a breaking point.“After speaking with my team and health professionals, I need to take some time to heal and take care of myself and my mental health, first and foremost.

Some parts of Asia are now experiencing surges in BA.5 Omicron subvariant activity, as levels decline in earlier affected countries, keeping global cases steady at a high level, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly update on the pandemic.

Two new studies describe long-COVID symptoms, with one finding that 53% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients still had cognitive impairment ("brain fog") 13 months after infection, and another adding conditions such as hair loss and sexual dysfunction to the list of persistent symptoms among outpatients.

READ MORE: Camila Cabello almost became poster girl to Peter Crouch's 'Laout' beer cocktailThe statement read: “As you guys know, I had to postpone the past few weeks of shows since I wasn't totally prepared for the toll of being back on the road would take on me,”“I started this tour excited to finally get back to playing live after a long break due to the pandemic, but the reality is I was not at all ready for how difficult touring would be after this time away.”Shawn continued: “After speaking more with my team and working with an incredible group of health professionals, it has become more clear that I need to take the time I've never taken personally, to ground myself and come back stronger.”“I unfortunately have to cancel the rest of the tour dates in North America, and the UK/Europe.”The 23-year-old hitmaker stated: 'We were hopeful that I might be able to pick up with the rest of the dates after some much needed time off, but at this time I have to put my health as my first priority.'But whilst he has cancelled live shows, breaking the hearts of thousands of fans in the process, the Treat You Better sensation confirms he will still be working on musical projects.He stated: “This doesn’t mean I’ll be making new music, and I can’t wait to see you on tour in the future.”Shawn added: I know you have all been waiting so long to see these shows, and it breaks my heart to tell you this but I promise I will be back as soon as I’ve taken the right time to heal. The 87 show schedule was due to be his fifth tour, the latest to support of his fourth studio album Wonder , released in 2020.

US President Joe Biden has had two negative Covid-19 tests and no longer needs to isolate after recovering from infection, his White House doctor has said.

Shawn Mendes will not be returning to the stage… at least for a while!

coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, “further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab," according to AP report. The latest research, published by the journal Science, reportedly reveals that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was “likely the early epicentre of the scourge that killed nearly 6.4 million people around the world." As per the report, scientists have concluded that the virus that was responsible for causing Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, likely “spilled from animals into people two separate times." Kristian Andersen a professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research and coauthor of one of the studies said, “all this evidence tells us the same thing: It points right to this particular market in the middle of Wuhan.

The Director of the National Immunisation Office has strongly encouraged people to receive all the Covid vaccines and boosters that they are eligible for.

An animal market in China's Wuhan really was the epicentre of the Covid pandemic, according to a pair of new studies in the journal Science that claimed to have tipped the balance in the debate about the virus' origins.

New Zealand's government has said that new Covid-19 cases were trending down and it looked likely the country would avoid a feared worst-case scenario of 20,000 infections daily.

coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold — further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.The research, published online Tuesday by the journal Science, shows that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was likely the early epicenter of the scourge that has now killed nearly 6.4 million people around the world. Scientists conclude that the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, likely spilled from animals into people two separate times.

Neil Young has said he won’t perform at this year’s Farm Aid event because of his ongoing concerns over COVID-19.Young confirmed the news in response to a fan letter on his Neil Young Archives site that said: “I am not ready for that yet. I don’t think it is safe in the pandemic,” he wrote, adding, “I miss it very much.”The veteran artist co-founded the yearly benefit concert to support American farmers.

Police looking for suspect in Kensington homicide. PHILADELPHIA - Police are searching for a homicide suspect, and asking for the public's help to identify him.A 23-year-old man was shot to death on the 600 block of Lippincott Street on July 6.Surveillance footage shows a man police are calling a suspect following the shooting.The suspect runs to Allegheny Avenue, where he is seen smiling as he boards a SEPTA bus.

Hospital admissions for Covid-19 in Australia have reached a new high for a second straight day, data showed this morning.

Also Read: Are children with Covid-19 symptoms at higher risk for long Covid? What new study says Some of these symptoms were known to all, like loss of sense of smell, shortness of breath and fatigue. But some of the symptoms that were found to be strongly associated with COVID beyond 12 weeks were surprising and less well known, such as hair loss and reduced libido.

PHILADELPHIA - Two weeks ago, a mother and her two young children were the target of a barrage of gunfire in West Philadelphia. The attack left the young mother in a coma and now, her family is pleading for the gun violence to end. On July 13th, police say they responded to Creighton Street and Wyalusing Avenue where multiple shots were fired.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The hornets that were known as the "murder hornets" or "Asian giant hornets" now have a new name. The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced on Monday that the Entomological Society of America has adopted "northern giant hornet" for the species Vespa mandarinia for its Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms List. There has not been an official ESA name until now.

Quebec to open COVID-19 vaccination appointments for babies, kids under five Quebec’s test-positivity rate is also dropping. Health officials reported 1,224 new infections detected through PCR testing, and they said 13.3 per cent of tests conducted Sunday came back positive _ the rate was 15.8 per cent one week ago.

Neil Young still isn’t ready to go back to doing concerts.

FILE IMAGE - A Japanese macaque enjoys a hot spring in a file image dated Jan. 22, 2022, in Shimotakai-Gun, Japan. (Photo by Takahiro Yoshida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Authorities in a Japanese city say a wild monkey — or multiple wild monkeys — have attacked nearly 40 residents this month, including some inside their apartments. The attacks have been reported in the city of Yamaguchi, located in southwestern Japan, according to the country’s public broadcasting service NHK.

The pandemic blighted the mental health of people across the north of England far more than the rest of the country, a new report has found. Experts have estimated that the mental health crisis in the north has cost the UK economy £2 billion, on top of the losses caused by Covid-19.

The number of Australians admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 has hit a record of about 5,450, official data showed, as the spread of highly contagious new Omicron sub-variants strains the healthcare system nationwide.

PHILADELPHIA - Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball.Rose agreed to the lifetime ban in August 1989 after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd found Rose placed numerous bets on the Cincinnati Reds to win from 1985-87 while playing for and managing the team.Baseball’s career hits leader will be part of Phillies alumni weekend, and will be introduced on the field alongside many former teammates from the 1980 World Series championship team on Aug. 7.Larry Bowa, the starting shortstop on the 1980 team, said during Saturday night’s television broadcast of the Cubs-Phillies game that Rose, 81, would appear at the event.

Canada confirmed 681 cases of monkeypox across five provinces on Saturday as the global outbreak of the virus was deemed a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).

PHILADELPHIA - This is the kind of heat people feel as soon as one steps outside and with it only getting hotter Sunday and Monday there are some free ways to beat the heat.On Saturday, Jackie Wleh, with the non-profit Able Body Christian Men, is loading up on fans to give out to the elderly and people with disabilities.On Sunday at 1 p.m., he and volunteers with Agape International Baptist Church and 1st Choice Home Health Care LLC will give away 200 fans, thanks to a generous donation from the DeNicola Family Foundation at the church."It’s life-changing for many of our seniors who have health problems or just can’t afford it," Wleh said.  "They look forward to the charity, the church and the community to help."RELATED HEADLINES:Meanwhile, the heatwave drove the city of Philadelphia to park four, wheeled cooling centers around the city."Hot and sweaty and bothered and sticky, real sticky, I feel cool now," said Sade Warren. "I got some water and they offered me a donut."The other three locations are Germantown Ave.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - A week after a controversial video of an incident at Sesame Place went viral, the family is calling on its parent company Sea World to take action.Jodi Brown posted the video of her daughter Skylar Brown, 6, and niece Nylah Brown, 6, being ignored by the character Rosita during a parade at the theme park. The video, which has been viewed more than 750,000 times, sparked national outrage and prompted celebrities and public figures to call on Sesame Place for answers.Sesame Place has issued three apologies, calling the incident "unacceptable" and saying it would conduct training for employees to deliver a more "inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience."More families have since come forward with allegations and videos alleging similar experiences at the park. A new video shared Friday appears to show Rosita interacting with a white child after ignoring Skylar and Nylah. The video also allegedly contradicts Sesame Place's claim that the character was motioning "No" to another family.RELATED HEADLINESIn a second press conference Saturday, attorney B'Ivory Lamarr stood alongside attorney Ben Crump, Jodi Brown and both children, who he called the "faces of America as it stands against racism."Crump, a civil rights and personal injury attorney, says they are demanding action from Sea World, telling the parent company, "The ball is in your corner.""We will see if Sea World will do the right thing: danger or opportunity," he said.

Monkeypox outbreaks are now seen as a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced at a virtual press conference Saturday.

monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision to issue the declaration despite a lack of consensus among members of WHO's emergency committee. It was the first time the chief of the U.N.

A total of 1,78,38,52,566 covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered through a free of cost channel at government Covid Vaccination Centres (CVCs) till July 18. Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar has informed that around four crore eligible beneficiaries are still not vaccinated with the single dose of covid-19 vaccine as on July 18 this year.

Walt Disney World Wednesday evening sent one person to hospital and three people were arrested.Videos first shared by the blog Walt Disney World News Today (WDWNT) show what appeared to be a large fight inside the Magic Kingdom, between Cinderella’s Castle and Peter Pan’s Flight.“Deputies conducted their investigation and subsequently arrested three people for misdemeanor battery,” a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando, Fla., confirmed to NBC News in a statement. “One person was taken to the hospital for a minor injury.”In the videos, which continue to circulate on social media, both groups can be heard spewing profanities at one another before the argument turns physical.One of the families, clad in matching red shorts and white Disney-themed T-shirts, can be seen fighting multiple other people.

long Covid was linked to a first-time hospitalisation lasting 48 hours or more, four or more symptoms present at the first hospital visit, and age 14 or older. Notably, children's exhaustion or weakness, cough, difficulty breathing, or shortness of breath were the most often reported chronic symptoms.

Dwight Smith #7 of the Atlanta Braves takes a swing during a baseball game against the Montreal Expos on July 16, 1996 at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Braves outfield John Dwight Smith Sr., who helped his team clinch the 1995 World Series has died.

Overture rendering. (Boom Supersonic)The design for the world’s fastest passenger airliner was unveiled during the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom this week. Named the Overture, the supersonic jet will run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel and can reach speeds of up to 1,122 mph — one and a half times the speed of sound — at a cruising altitude of 60,000 feet.  "Aviation has not seen a giant leap in decades.

Hockey Canada is investigating an “alleged group sexual assault” they say involved members of the 2002-03 world junior hockey championship team.

A worker carries a box of ballots to count for the 2020 Presidential election at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

New Zealanders are dying due to Covid-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is particularly affecting the older population.

BLACKWOOD, N.J. - Neighbors are fed-up with homeowners accused of throwing paid parties at their pool, with loud music and armed security.Police say they met with the homeowners back in June, after getting complaints, to warn them they cannot run a business in a residential neighborhood.Then, it escalated. Now, the township and health department are involved.Zach Killen says his Blackwood neighborhood is supposed to look quiet and safe. But, several weekends this summer, that has not been the case."We would look out the window and see people getting close to our lawn, walking around.

ORLANDO, Fla. - WARNING: Images and language in the video below may be offensive to some. Viewer discretion is advised.Another brawl reportedly broke out at Walt Disney World Resort this week, the second altercation reported at the Florida attraction in recent weeks.Another brawl reportedly broke out at Walt Disney World Resort Wednesday, the second altercation reported at the Florida attraction in the last three months.Video posted to social media sites showed what appeared to be a large fight at the Magic Kingdom inside Fantasyland, behind Cinderella's Castle, and in front of Peter Pan’s Flight.

MILWAUKEE - The parents of a 9-year-old Wisconsin girl have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the popular social media platform, TikTok, claiming their daughter died after becoming obsessed with participating in TikTok challenges. Arriani Jaileen Arroyo received her first cellphone from her parents when she was 7 years old, according to the Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) which is representing the Arroyo family. Arriani downloaded TikTok and started to post videos of herself dancing and singing, as many users do on the social media platform. But as she continued to use the app, Arriani became obsessed with participating in TikTok challenges, her family claimed. "Because many of these Tik Tok challenges involved eating and dancing, Arriani’s parents did not regard them as dangerous," SMVLC said in a news release.  But on Feb.

To prepare soil for agriculture, we should recognize the value of its tiny organisms and ensure that it has at least 3% organic content, a level below which farming may prove unsustainable. For any soil to have agricultural potential, it must have a minimum of 3-6% organic content. But in large parts of the world, it is well below 1%.

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "very mild symptoms," the White House has said.

FILE IMAGE: Photo by Carsten Rehder/picture alliance via Getty Images BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in a tourist village bordering Glacier National Park and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one man and mortally wounding a toddler who was in her mother's arms before the mother's sister-in-law managed to kill the assailant after he ran out of ammunition, authorities said.Killed in the weekend attack on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana were David Siau, 39, of Syracuse, New York, and Siau's 18-month-old daughter, McKenzie.The assailant, Derick Amos Madden, 37, had been in a prior relationship with the woman who killed him and had mental health issues, the Glacier County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

Magnus Carlsen (NOR) during the FIDE Chess World Rapid & Blitz 2021 in Warsaw, Poland, on December 29, 2021. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images) World chess champion Magnus Carlsen announced he will not play in next year’s world championship, voluntarily surrendering the title that he’s held since he first won in 2013 at the age of 22. The now 31, five-time world champion said he he has no motivation to defend his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi, the Russian chess grandmaster."I feel I don't have a lot to gain, I don't particularly like (the championship matches), and although I'm sure a match would be interesting for historical reasons and all of that, I don't have any inclination to play, and I will simply not play the match," the Norwegian chess champ said, via Reuters."Ultimately the conclusion stands, one that I'm pretty comfortable with, one that I've thought a lot about for a long time now, I would say more than a year...