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Shingles vaccines proposed for older adults to prevent cardiovascular risks

HQ Team November 16, 2024: Shingles vaccination has proven effective in preventing herpes zoster and its related complications. Recent research suggests that the.

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Measles cases worldwide have risen 20% year-on-year in 2023 to about 10.3 million due to inadequate access to vaccines, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization.
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Measles cases surge worldwide, access to vaccine is ‘inadequate’: WHO

Measles cases worldwide have risen 20% year-on-year in 2023 to about 10.3 million due to inadequate access to vaccines, according to new estimates.

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Sixty percent of the patients treated with Pfizer’s Lorbrena drug, for a rare form of advanced lung cancer, were alive without disease progression after five years, according to company data.
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Review finds links between allergic diseases and mental health conditions

HQ Team November 15, 2024:Allergies are a source of great social and physical impairment for people suffering from them. Treatments are long-drawn, expensive.

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obesity
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Lilly’s trial results for treating obesity and pre-diabetes are promising

HQ Team November 15, 2024: Eli Lilly’s Phase III trial has yielded positive results from the SURMOUNT-1 study of tirzepatide (Zepbound and Mounjaro) for.

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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.
Health

Air pollution a strong risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder

HQ Team November 14, 2024: Recent research published in Brain Medicine found air pollution as a significant environmental risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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The global diabetic population has risen fourfold to 828 million during the last three decades, with more than a quarter living in India, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.
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Global diabetic population rose fourfold to 828 million in 2022

The global diabetic population has risen fourfold to 828 million during the last three decades, with more than a quarter living in India,.

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Health

Researchers develop innovative non-addictive painkiller for chronic pain

HQ Team November 13, 2024: A team of international researchers has developed a non-addictive painkiller that remains inactive until it reaches sites of.

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined a three-point plan to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, including new ways to finance climate change.
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Tax fossil fuel extraction, aviation, shipping: UN chief says at COP29

UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined a three-point plan to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030, including new ways to.

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Toxic positivity promotes the belief that individuals should maintain happiness regardless of their circumstances. It discourages negative thoughts, even in situations that naturally evoke sadness, such as losing a loved one or facing job loss.
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Opinion: Take life head-on; forced positivity is fake confidence

Toxic positivity promotes the belief that individuals should maintain happiness regardless of their circumstances. It discourages negative thoughts, even in situations that naturally.

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Novovax Inc., will soon start enrollment for end-stage trials of its Covid-19-Influenza vaccine and stand-alone influenza jab following a nod from the US drug regulator.
Drugs Health Pharma

US drug regulator removes clinical hold on Novavax’s vaccines

Novovax Inc., will soon start enrollment for end-stage trials of its Covid-19-Influenza vaccine and stand-alone influenza jab following a nod from the US.

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