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OTC skin lighteners contain steroids, mercury, US researchers reveal 
Drugs Health Pharma

Skin lighteners sans prescription contain steroids, mercury: US researchers  

HQ Team July 14, 2023: Skin-lightening products bought over the counter, or online and without medical supervision, are often adulterated with steroids and.

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Dietary supplements are inaccurately labeled and even contain banned substances
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Aspartame ‘possibly carcinogenic,’ says one WHO arm, another for ‘acceptable’ limits 

HQ Team July 14, 2023: Non-sugar sweetener aspartame is “possibly carcinogenic” to humans and was “acceptable” to be taken at agreed levels, according.

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The FDA has approved the first daily oral contraceptive pill, Opill, without prescription to be sold in the US, according to a statement from the regulator.
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USFDA allows first oral contraceptive without a prescription 

HQ Team July 14, 2023: The FDA has approved the first daily oral contraceptive pill, Opill, without prescription to be sold in the.

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From blue to green, the color of the oceans is changing, and the main factor is human-induced climate change, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers.
Climate Health Pharma

Ocean color is turning green, boffins blame human-induced climate change

HQ Team July 13, 2023: From blue to green, the color of the oceans is changing, and the main factor is human-induced climate.

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Nvidia has invested $50 million in a clinical-stage biotechnology company, Recursion, to speed up the development of artificial intelligence models for drug recovery and may later license them, according to a statement.
Drugs Health Pharma

Nvidia invests $50 million in Recursion to hasten AI drug recovery

HQ Team July 12, 2023: Nvidia has invested $50 million in a clinical-stage biotechnology company, Recursion, to speed up the development of artificial.

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People facing hunger globally, rose by an additional 122 million last year, because of the 2019 Covid-19 pandemic, weather shocks, and conflicts, according to a UN report.
Climate Health Pharma

Hunger on the rise globally, may miss SDG target for 2030: UN warns

HQ Team July 13, 2023: People facing hunger globally, rose by an additional 122 million last year, because of the 2019 Covid-19 pandemic,.

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Research uncovers significant discrepancies in ingredient labels and presence of banned compounds
Drugs Health Pharma

US combats new high of animal sedative Tranq, fentanyl, heroin mix

HQ Team July 12, 2023: Xylazine hydrochloride, a sedative used in animals to provide relief from pain, is increasingly being found in the.

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Air particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide gases are the largest environmental causes of death in Europe, according to a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).
Climate Health Pharma

Fine particulate matter, NO2 behind environmental deaths in Europe

HQ Team July 12, 2023: Air particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide gases are the largest environmental causes of death in Europe, according to.

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Silence can be heard, a team of philosophers and psychologists from Johns Hopkins University has concluded.
Health Medical Pharma

Humans can hear silence, Johns Hopkins team finds

HQ Team July 11, 2023: Silence can be heard, a team of philosophers and psychologists from Johns Hopkins University has concluded. “Philosophers have.

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Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are looking to commercialize their biosensor technology for sniffing out Covid-19 virus variants out of thin air in a room within five minutes.
Health Medical Pharma

WUSTL scientists’ device can detect Covid-19 variants in a room in 5 minutes

HQ Team July 11, 2023: Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are looking to commercialize their biosensor technology for sniffing out Covid-19.

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