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Users of marijuana, the third most commonly used drug in the world, have high levels of lead and cadmium metals in their blood and urine, according to a study.
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Marijuana users have higher levels of lead, cadmium in blood, urine

HQ Team September 4, 2023: Users of marijuana, the third most commonly used drug in the world, have high levels of lead and

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The jury is still out on which virus causes chronic fatigue syndrome, its diagnosis, the treatment options, and even its very terminology. Molecular biologists at the Cornell University revisited the syndrome, which is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and found it may be triggered by viral infections.
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Jury still out on chronic fatigue syndrome’s causes, treatment

HQ Team September 3, 2023: The jury is still out on which virus causes chronic fatigue syndrome, its diagnosis, the treatment options, and

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A simple blood test can diagnose Parkinson’s disease which afflicts more than 10 million people globally, according to researchers at the Duke University Health Systems.
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Simple blood test can diagnose Parkinson’s Disease at an early stage

HQ Team September 2, 2023: A simple blood test can diagnose Parkinson’s disease which afflicts more than 10 million people globally, according to

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Scientists have converted cancer cells to healthy ones to treat a devastating pediatric cancer through a method called differentiation therapy.
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US scientists unveil treatment to convert cancer cells into healthy ones

HQ Team September 3, 2023: Scientists have converted cancer cells to healthy ones to treat a devastating pediatric cancer through a method called

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Kidney cells placed in an implantable device in pigs can mimic several functions of the organ without triggering the recipient’s immune system to attack, scientists found.
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UCSF scientists mold a ‘bioreactor’ to replace dialysis

HQ Team September 2, 2023: Kidney cells placed in an implantable device in pigs can mimic several functions of the organ without triggering

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Children living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, Somalia and Guinea-Bissau are most vulnerable to cyclones, heat waves, access to essential services and other environmental shocks, a new UN report revealed.
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African children most at risk to climate change, UN calls for more funds 

HQ Team September 2, 2023: Children living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, Somalia and Guinea-Bissau are most vulnerable to cyclones,

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A panel of the European Union’s health regulator, the European Medicines Agency, has warned against the use of topiramate medicines during pregnancy as it may result in serious birth defects.
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EMA cautions against topiramate medicine use during pregnancy 

HQ Team September 2, 2023: A panel of the European Union’s health regulator, the European Medicines Agency, has warned against the use of

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Novartis, one of the world’s top five pharmaceutical companies by revenue, has filed a lawsuit against two US government health agencies, terming drug price negotiations initiated by them as “unconstitutional.”
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Novartis takes US government to court on drug price negotiations

HQ Team September 2, 2023: Novartis, one of the world’s top five pharmaceutical companies by revenue, has filed a lawsuit against two US

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Roche’s atezolizumab drug Tecentriq, to treat cancer, was approved by Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
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Roche’s under-the-skin cancer injection gets Britain’s nod 

HQ Team August 30, 2023: Roche’s atezolizumab drug Tecentriq, to treat cancer, was approved by Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. Tecentriq

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The US government, for the first time, has started negotiating prices of prescription drugs directly with companies in a bid to lower healthcare costs under an Inflation Reduction Act.
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US starts talks on drug prices with 10 companies for the first time 

HQ Team August 30, 2023: The US government, for the first time, has started negotiating prices of prescription drugs directly with companies in

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