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Lowering sodium intake can reduce blood pressure regardless of whether one is on medication, a study reveals.

Salt substitutes effective in reducing hypertension in elderly people

HQ Team February 13, 2024: Adding to the long line of evidence that reducing salt intake affects blood pressure is the latest study.

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February 13, 2024
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Gilead buys CymaBay for $ 4.3b to expand its liver portfolio

HQ Team February 13, 2024: Gilead Sciences is buying CymaBay Therapeutics for $4.3 billion, to access its portfolio of drugs for liver and.

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February 13, 2024
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People with depression may have higher body temperatures and lowering the heat is likely to be beneficial to them, according to researchers from the University of California San Francisco.

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People with severe depressive disorder have higher body temperature

HQ Team February 12, 2024: People with depression may have higher body temperatures and lowering the heat is likely to be beneficial to.

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February 12, 2024
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Scientists have discovered five known cases of possible medically acquired Alzheimer’s disease after the patients have undergone previous treatments.

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Researchers find five cases of medically-acquired Alzheimer’s in UK

HQ Team February 12, 2024: Scientists have discovered five known cases of possible medically acquired Alzheimer’s disease after the patients have undergone previous.

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February 12, 2024
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Global deaths due to COVID-19 have fallen by 95% since January, and nations need to take steps to manage virus variants alongside other infectious diseases, the WHO director-general said.

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New research points at higher incidence of long COVID in children

HQ Team February 9, 2024: The coronavirus may have lost its virulence with time but its long-term effects are still being revealed among.

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February 9, 2024
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Australian scientists may have found a drug to treat triple-negative breast cancer without any toxic effects, according to a statement from the University of Adelaide.

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A new oral drug may stop triple-negative breast cancer in its tracks

HQ Team February 8, 2024: Australian scientists may have found a drug to treat triple-negative breast cancer without any toxic effects, according to.

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February 8, 2024
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Gilead Sciences, Inc., announced it has discontinued trials on a drug to treat blood cancer after the US regulatory body placed the experiments on full clinical hold, according to a company statement.

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Gilead Sciences puts last-stage blood cancer trials on hold after FDA order

HQ Team February 8, 2024: Gilead Sciences, Inc., announced it has discontinued trials on a drug to treat blood cancer after the US.

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February 8, 2024
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FDA has granted full approval for Janssen Biotech’s Balversa drug to treat metastatic bladder cancer after clinical trials showed “significant” improvement in overall survival rates.

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Global cancer cases set to surge by 77% by 2050, new report warns

HQ Team February 6, 2024: A projection from the Global Cancer Observatory suggests that new cancer cases worldwide are set to surge by.

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February 6, 2024
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Denmark’s Novo Nordisk declared its late-stage experimental once-weekly diabetes drug IcoSema achieved its primary endpoint of proving “non-inferiority” in lowering blood sugar levels.

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‘Pharma firms manipulate patents to curb competition and drive prices’

A study conducted by researchers from Harvard University has revealed a concerning trend within the pharmaceutical industry— the widespread adoption of intricate patent.