Tag: Diarrhea
Health insurance company concerned by stampede for Novo Nordisk’s new weight loss medicine
Sygeforsikringen Danmark is reconsidering its position on reimbursement to customers who take a prescription for the Novo Nordisk drug Wegovy, an expensive weight loss drug that was launched at the end of last year. In January alone, 16,593 people in Denmark received a prescription for Wegovy – and a great many Sygeforsikringen Danmark customers were […]
Several cases of food poisoning caused by oysters have been confirmed in Helsinki
The food safety unit asks everyone who has eaten oysters at Fisken på Disken, Restaurant Natura, Restaurant Gillet, The Cock, Restaurant Meripaviljonki and at the Pop-up event at Restaurant Sake bar & Izakaya in February 2023 and became ill from the meal, to contact the food safety unit. Illnesses can also be related to other […]
Danish news Round-Up: American military area takes up residence in Aarhus Harbor for a month
East Jutland Police have confirmed that from 13 January to 12 February a temporary military area will be set up at Aarhus Harbor to enable deliveries of US military vehicles and equipment. A cargo ship, the ARC Independence, will deliver 600 items of military equipment along with vehicles – all earmarked for onward travel to […]
Danish news Round-Up: American military area takes up residence in Aarhus Harbor for a month
East Jutland Police have confirmed that from 13 January to 12 February a temporary military area will be set up at Aarhus Harbor to enable deliveries of US military vehicles and equipment. A cargo ship, the ARC Independence, will deliver 600 items of military equipment along with vehicles – all earmarked for onward travel to […]
National Round-Up: More snow for the weekend, but it won’t stick around for long
Around 90 percent of Denmark will be covered in snow this weekend. This is reported by TV2. Snow is likely to fall on Wednesday and Thursday and then stay on the ground until at least Sunday, when temperatures are expected to rise to 6-7 degrees. Some areas will see as much as 18 cm of […]
Veterinarians warn dog owners about the risk of poisoning by poisonous mushrooms
In Helsinki University Veterinary Medicine, dogs that have eaten poisonous mushrooms are treated every autumn. That’s why dog owners should seek veterinary advice as soon as possible if they see their pet eating a mushroom they don’t know is edible. Sanna Viitanenhead veterinarian at the hospital. Viitanen further advised the owners to pick possible parts […]
Lower Sex Drive, Long Covid Hair Loss Symptoms: Study
A wide variety of symptoms and health effects have been associated with the long-standing covid. The study showed that long-term symptoms of COVID, although commonly seen in patients with other viral infections such as influenza, occur more often after contracting Covid. Several systematic reviews have shown that the most common symptoms are fatigue, shortness of […]
Swedish satire on the super-rich wins the Cannes Palme d’Or
“Triangle of Sadness”, a sharp satire on class conflict by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won the Palme d’Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival last Saturday. “Triangle of Sadness” places Ostlund among a selected group of two-time winners of Cannes’ highest prize. He won the Palme d’Or 2017 for “The Square”, and joked […]
Where is the nearest toilet? – life with IBS
– I always need to know where the nearest toilet is, and in some contexts that you are in, there is none, says Emelie Lundros who has the diagnosis IBS-D, ie IBS with diarrhea symptoms. She was diagnosed in 2005, but it would be 15 years before she, by meeting a dietitian, found a method […]
150 salmonella cases in Europe linked to the Belgian Kinderfabrik
A total of 150 cases of salmonella have been detected in nine European countries, two specialized European agencies said on Tuesday, pointing the finger at a Kinder chocolate factory in Belgium that has closed. “Most cases are children under the age of 10, and many are hospitalized,” the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control […]
Food Authority: Do not eat reminded chocolate eggs
The Food Agency said Sunday that people should not eat Kinder egg products pulled by chocolate company Ferrero this week. Mika Varjonen According to the Food and Drug Administration, chocolate-borne salmonella epidemics are rare, but urged consumers to do so. "definitely not eating" eggs on the return list. Consumers can check if their eggs have […]
Chocolate eggs linked to outbreaks
Chocolate maker Ferrero has recalled Kinder Surprise eggs due to a link with salmonella Chocolate maker Ferrero has issued one excuse after batches of its Kinderägg were recalled this weekend, just weeks before Easter. A study by the UK Health Security Agency and other national public health organizations has found a link between Kinder Surprise […]
Chocolate eggs linked to outbreaks in Europe
Chocolate maker Ferrero has recalled Kinder Surprise eggs due to a link with salmonella Chocolate maker Ferrero has issued one excuse after batches of its Kinderägg were recalled this weekend, just weeks before Easter. A study by the UK Health Security Agency and other national public health organizations has found a link between Kinder Surprise […]
Afghanistan could reach 97 percent of poverty by mid-2022
February 8, 2022, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) Afghanistan sent out a gloomy set of tweets. One of the tweeters, which included a photograph of a child lying in a hospital bed with his mother sitting next to him, sa: “After recently recovering from acute watery diarrhea, two-year-old Soria is back in the hospital, this […]
Danish news Round-Up: Coins in place to mark 50 years on the throne, but events can wait
Three coins will be released Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen Margrethe’s accession to the throne. One is a regular 20 kroner coin for regular circulation, while the other two are available via the Royal Mint webshop: a silver coin with a value of 500 kroner and a special 20 kroner coin with […]
Two new Covid vaccines arrived in Finland this year
Two new Covid-19 vaccines are expected to hit the European and Finnish markets this year. They are considered to be more traditional than their mRNA counterparts, which are already widely used. On December 20, the European Commission approved one of the expected new vaccines, Nuvaxovid, manufactured by the US biotechnology company Novavax. It was conditionally […]
