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Children placed in foster care develop better IQ than those in orphanages

HQ Team Sept 11, 2023: A new US research study has found a connection between the environment a child is raised in and

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A total of 34 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus variant, BA.2.86, have been identified in the UK, according to a government agency.
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Britain reports 34 cases of Covid-19 virus variant BA.2.86

HQ Team September 11, 2023: A total of 34 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus variant, BA.2.86, have been identified in the UK,

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An electronic device to endlessly monitor a transplanted organ’s temperature, to detect signs of the body’s rejection, has been developed by Northwestern University researchers.
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US boffins invent device to detect body’s organ transplant rejection

HQ Team September 11, 2023: An electronic device to endlessly monitor a transplanted organ’s temperature, to detect signs of the body’s rejection, has

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If you are an unmarried male, the chances of finding a female partner in the US are stacked in your favour, according to the US Census Bureau.
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Washington DC logs lowest ratio of unmarried men to women

HQ Team September 8, 2023: If you are an unmarried male, the chances of finding a female partner in the US are stacked

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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.
Climate Health Pharma

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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