FDA to permit salt substitutes to fight heart disease in US
The US FDA plans to permit the use of salt substitutes in daily food, such as bread, cheeses and ketchup, to reduce the
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Sanofi-Regeneron’s trial drug may let smokers breathe easy
Smokers may benefit from Sanofi's asthma drug after a phase III trial showed "significant improvements in lung function, quality of life" and uncontrolled
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Contraceptive pills ‘slightly’ increase risk of breast cancer, says study
Progestin-only contraceptive use increases breast cancer risk similarly to combined contraceptive use.
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BioNTech, OncoC4 in pact to develop drug for solid tumours
BioNTech, a German immunotherapy company, announced a strategic pact with OncoC4, a private firm, to develop and commercialise a drug to treat solid tumours.
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Drought killed 40,000 Somalians last year, WHO-UNICEF-Govt study reports
An estimated 40,000 Somalians may have died last year in a drought caused by the failure of six consecutive rainy seasons, a new
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Water-related diseases claim 800,000 people’s lives every year
About 800,000 people die yearly from diseases directly linked to unsafe water, inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene practices, and water-related hazards have increased at
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WHO advisors urge China to release all data on COVID-19 origins
The WHO’s scientific advisors have called on China to release all data relating to the COVID-19 origins after a new report hinted at
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Glenmark’s drug to treat nausea, psychosis gets FDA nod
India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has got the final approval by the USFDA for its generic prochlorperazine maleate tablets, the generic version of compazine of
