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Palau Bans Sunscreens, New Therapy Enables Paralyzed Men to Walk Again, Australia Eradicated Rubella

05.11.2018

by Roxana Adam

#Australia, #Coral Reefs, #Corals, #Palau, #Public Health, #Rubella, #Spinal Cord Therapy, #Suncreens

Photo: Max Ixel (CC0)

Thanks to a new technique using electrical stimulation, three paralyzed patients have been able to walk again; Palau becomes the first country to ban the sunscreen chemicals damaging coral reefs; and thanks to a robust vaccination program, rubella in Australia has been officially been eradicated.

05.11.2018

by Roxana Adam

#Australia, #Coral Reefs, #Corals, #Palau, #Public Health, #Rubella, #Spinal Cord Therapy, #Suncreens

Photo: Max Ixel (CC0)

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