Top health stories this week: Shift work is unhealthy and Ebola serum treatment begins.
International health news
- ‘Fairly clear now’ shift work is unhealthy — Despite generally being young, shift workers have higher rates of obesity and ill health than other workers.
- Get flu shot now to protect you from Christmas bugs – It take 2 weeks for people to be fully immunised after receiving a flu shot, so get one now to be fully covered.
- Lack of basic hygiene killing women – Poor sanitation during birth is hindering the efforts to save mothers and babies in developing countries.
Health advice
- 5 ways to fat proof your house — Tips on how to change your environment and avoid temptation, as willpower alone doesn’t work for 90% of people.
Country health updates
- South Korea: Rise of risky cosmetic surgery – The world’s cosmetic capital is seeing more court cases from patients unhappy with their surgery.
- USA: Don’t share you medication campaign – After taking an antibiotic from her friend, a 19 year old girl is in hospital with a severe allergic reaction.
- Liberia: Ebola serum treatment starts – Ebola serum made from the blood of infected survivors has reached Liberia and will be used to treat Ebola patients.