Ace Health Desk – In short: The Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced Andrographis paniculata will no longer be able to be classified as a low-risk ingredient. The herb is in dozens of cold and flu supplements linked to anaphylaxis and other severe allergic reactions: Published: Tue 22 Sep 2026 at 7:01amBy NSW investigative reporter Joanna Woodburn What’s next? […]
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Ace Health Desk – Children as young as 13 are getting ketamine bladder damage, doctors running a dedicated NHS clinic for it have told the BBC in an exclusive interview by Michelle Roberts: Digital health editor: Published: 23 September 2026, 00:21 BST Medics at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool say some patients – they have […]
Ace Health Desk – Syngenta’s Secrets: Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 40 years ago, banning the weed killing chemical paraquat in 1983. One by one, other countries around the world did the same as evidence of paraquat risks to human health mounted. THE NEW LEDE: & New revelations found in corporate files: […]
Ace Health Desk – Sodium reduction targets are being used to address excessive sodium intake in the U.S. On average, current consumption is almost 50 percent above the recommended limit. Today’s Topic: Sodium The British stepped up their raids in Kentucky in early 1777, but frontiersman Daniel Boone left the safety of Boonesborough to boil salt […]
Ace Health Desk – The six sites will develop and test new neighbourhood health models that bring together NHS services, councils, community organisations and local people to improve outcomes, tackle inequalities. Six projects will redesign health and care services benefitting thousands, as part of an innovative neighbourhood health investment partnership with Macmillan Models will bring […]
Ace Health Desk – The rate of people getting sick as part of three Salmonella outbreaks in the United Kingdom appears to be slowing down, according to the latest figures. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), and others are investigating the Salmonella Enteritidis clusters which […]
