AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSchool Health & Safety: Balkans education and health authorities are pushing measures to lighten pupils’ schoolbags, including lockers, splitting textbooks into smaller volumes, and expanding digital textbooks; experts often cite a 10–15% body-weight limit, but reporting suggests many children still carry heavier loads. Cancer Prevention: A large U.S. study links drinking at least one sugar-sweetened beverage per day with more than double the risk of stomach cancer, while artificially sweetened drinks showed no such link. Sugar Substitutes: A new review led by researchers including the University of Ljubljana finds no clear harm from replacing sugar with non-nutritive sweeteners for weight management or cardiometabolic health. Mental Health Data: Eurostat reports 48,370 suicides in the EU in 2023, with rates falling for a third year; Slovenia is among the higher-rate countries. Local Health & Care Access: Transaid’s 2027 Italy-to-Slovenia cycle challenge (17–22 May 2027) will raise funds for road safety and healthcare access projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Medical Industry in Slovenia: Sandoz plans major biosimilar expansion in Slovenia, including a new Ljubljana drug-substance plant (investment about $300m) to support its “Bio100” growth push.
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