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Johnson & Johnson has decided to halt an experimental trial, in its final stages, on a drug to treat a form of hypertension, according to a company statement.
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J&J halts final phase of trials of a drug to treat hypertension, says “futile” 

HQ Team September 7, 2023: Johnson & Johnson has decided to halt an experimental trial, in its final stages, on a drug to

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Extreme heat due to climate change, combined with wildfires and desert dust, is having a pernicious effect on air quality, human health and the environment, a WMO report stated.
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Severe heat, wildfires, desert dust whirl up air pollution: WMO

HQ Team September 7, 2023: Extreme heat due to climate change, combined with wildfires and desert dust, is having a pernicious effect on

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About 330,000 migrants and refugees continue to cross the dense tropical jungle between Colombia and Panama risking their lives and facing human rights abuses, the UN stated.
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Refugee crossings through Darien Gap highest ever, says OHCHR

HQ Team September 6, 2023: About 330,000 migrants and refugees continue to cross the dense tropical jungle between Colombia and Panama risking their

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The global marine industry is pulling out six billion tons of sand and sediments, a non-renewable resource, from the oceans a year, affecting coastal and marine ecosystems, the UN stated.
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Six billion tons of sand, sediments extracted from oceans a year: UN

HQ Team September 6, 2023: The global marine industry is pulling out six billion tons of sand and sediments, a non-renewable resource, from

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Biocon Ltd., an Indian biopharmaceutical company, has acquired Eywa Pharma Inc., an oral solid dosage manufacturing facility in the US for $7.7  million.
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Biocon buys Eywa Pharma’s US facility for $7.7 million

HQ Team September 6, 2023: Biocon Ltd., an Indian biopharmaceutical company, has acquired Eywa Pharma Inc., an oral solid dosage manufacturing facility in

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Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has cleared a vaccine made by Pfizer Inc., and its German partner BioNTech SE that targets Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant alone.
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Pfizer, BioNTech’s Covid-19 variant vaccine gets UK nod

HQ Team September 6, 2023: Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has cleared a vaccine made by Pfizer Inc., and its German

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South American forests had lost their ability to store carbon and were releasing it into the air due to an El Niño climate event which resulted in hot temperatures and drought eight years ago.
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El Niño forces South American forests to release carbon rather than store

HQ Team September 5, 2023: South American forests had lost their ability to store carbon and were releasing it into the air due

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Australian researchers have discovered an oral drug to treat excess bad cholesterol in the blood, a condition that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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New oral drug may help treat bad cholesterol in 5 years’ time

HQ Team September 5, 2023: Australian researchers have discovered an oral drug to treat excess bad cholesterol in the blood, a condition that

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Dengue has claimed the lives of 569 people in  Bangladesh since it started in the last week of April, making it the largest outbreak the South Asian nation has ever witnessed. 
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Dengue kills 569 people in Bangladesh, WHO drafts response plan

HQ Team September 4, 2023: Dengue has claimed the lives of 569 people in  Bangladesh since it started in the last week of

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Semaglutide based weightloss drugs tied to increased suicide risk in a new study
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Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy enters the UK market 

HQ Team September 4, 2023: Novo Nordisk, a Danish drugmaker, announced its weight-loss medicine, Wegovy, will be available in the UK in a

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