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Pfizer Inc., announced that a late-stage study on its Adcetris drug, for treating the most common lymphoma, yielded positive results and improved overall survival rates.
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Pfizer says trials on lymphoma drug ‘positive,’ extends life of patients 

HQ Team March 12, 2024: Pfizer Inc., announced that a late-stage study on its Adcetris drug, for treating the most common lymphoma, yielded

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The FDA has issued revised draft guidance for early treatment of Alzheimer’s disease with drugmakers told to focus on medicines that are likely to predict a clinical benefit.
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FDA issues revised drug guidelines for early Alzheimer’s disease

HQ Team March 12, 2024: The FDA has issued revised draft guidance for early treatment of Alzheimer’s disease with drugmakers told to focus

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Pregnancy is a state of hormonal ‘hatter-slatter.’ Increased progesterone, estrogen and low levels of oxytocin (‘love hormone’) and serotonin (‘happy hormone’) all take a toll on the “mom-to-be” mind. Lifestyle changes, including lactation, altered sleep patterns, changing family dynamics and several cultural and social norms get tangled.
Drugs Health Opinion Pharma

Opinion: In Hindu mythology — a story of postpartum depression

By Aparna S March 12, 2024: In Indian mythology, there was a demoness, Putana, who disguised as a beautiful damsel named Lalita tried

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Swimming robots — smaller than grains of sand — have enough computing power to perform a task on their own without being guided by external signals, US electrical engineers revealed.
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Swimming microrobots may deliver drugs, hunt for pathogens

  HQ Team March 11, 2024: Swimming robots — smaller than grains of sand — have enough computing power to perform a task on

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Europe, one of the fastest-warming continents in the world, is not keeping pace with a rapidly growing climate crisis threatening its energy and food security and people’s health.
Climate Health Pharma

Europe lagging behind efforts to keep climate crisis at bay: EEA

HQ Team March 11, 2024: Europe, one of the fastest-warming continents in the world, is not keeping pace with a rapidly growing climate

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Obesity is a health risk that needs to be tackled worldwide
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Novo Nordisk unveils new drug to fight obesity, says 13% effective

HQ Team March 11, 2024: Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s oral medicine, amycretin, for obesity can cause up to 13% weight loss, the company

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The FDA has approved Pfizer’s Besponsa drug for pediatric patients aged one year and above to treat acute leukaemia.
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Pfizer’s pediatric leukaemia drug gets regulator FDA’s green light

HQ Team March 7, 2024: The FDA has approved Pfizer’s Besponsa drug for pediatric patients aged one year and above to treat acute

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An 82-year-old German male, who took Covid-19 vaccine 217 times, did not have his immune system weakened but rather strengthened, researchers said.
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German male injects Covid-19 vaccines 217 times, immunity didn’t weaken

HQ Team March 7, 2024: An 82-year-old German male, who took Covid-19 vaccine 217 times, did not have his immune system weakened but

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Greenhouse gas emissions will rob the Arctic ice as early as the 2030s in summer, resulting in a significant impact on seals and polar bears, and triggering coastal erosion.
Climate Health Pharma

Arctic may be ice-free for a month by mid-century: UC Boulder researchers

HQ Team March 7, 2024: Greenhouse gas emissions will rob the Arctic ice as early as the 2030s in summer, resulting in a significant impact

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A chip, developed by the US-based National Institute of Standards and Technology, to convert light into microwaves, can improve the quality of high-precision timing and communication systems, according to a statement.
Climate Medical Pharma

New chip to aid weather scientists, astronomers, cellphone firms

HQ Team March 7, 2024: A chip, developed by the US-based National Institute of Standards and Technology, to convert light into microwaves, can

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