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Overworking Is a Major Killer Worldwide, WHO Study Finds
A worker uses his mobile phone at a construction site in Beijing on May 17, 2021. Photo: Noel Celis (Getty Images) Working too long is a major contributor to early death across the globe, according to new research from the World Health Organization. The study, based on data from nearly 200 countries, estimates that over …
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Wannabe Assassin Gets 12 Years on Chemical Weapon Charges for Trying to Buy Dimethylmercury
A warning sign at a chemical weapons disposal facility at GEKA in Munster, Germany, in 2013 (used here as stock photo).Photo: Philipp Guelland/AFP (Getty Images) A federal court has sentenced a Missouri man who tried to buy the deadly poison dimethylmercury, a notoriously toxic substance that can kill in just a few drops on the …
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Covid-19 Survivors Have a Low Risk of Reinfection, Study Suggests
Photo: Simon Dawson (Getty Images) New government-funded research this week should offer some comfort to people who have survived covid-19. It suggests they have a low risk of reinfection from the coronavirus, at least around three months later. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute teamed up with commercial testing labs and two healthcare data collection …
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