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Several cities situated on the US Atlantic coast are sinking, increasing the risk to roadways, runways, building foundations, rail and pipelines, according to a study.
Climate Health Pharma

Cities on US Atlantic Coast sinking by up to 5 millimetres every year: USGS

HQ Team January 4, 2024: Several cities situated on the US East Coast are sinking, some up to five millimetres a year, increasing.

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India’s Lupin Ltd. has the USFDA nod for making a generic birth control pill, according to a company statement.
Drugs Health Pharma

Surge in pre-emptive requests for abortion pills in US amidst legal uncertainty: Study

HQ Team January 3, 2024: The aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobb decision on abortion rights has seen a significant rise in pre-emptive.

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Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., will receive an upfront payment of $100 million from Switzerland-based Novartis AG to develop gene therapies for two genetic disorders.
Drugs Health Pharma

Novartis to pay $100m upfront to Voyager for gene therapies

HQ Team January 3, 2023: Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., will receive an upfront payment of $100 million from Switzerland-based Novartis AG to develop gene.

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More than 50 million people in the US experience an allergic reaction every year. They are the sixth leading cause of long-term illness in that country. In India allergies are a growing concern and about 20-30% of the population suffer from at least one allergic disease.
Drugs Health Pharma

Opinion: Curb calls, use earbuds, dump old mobile phones to fight allergens

By Dr K. Leelamoni January 3, 2024: I started fretting a month ago when my friend Radhika stopped answering my cellphone calls. She.

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After screening 12 million commercially available compounds using AI, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a drug candidate to terminate a potentially fatal skin bacteria.
Drugs Health Pharma

MIT researchers use AI to discover new antibiotic drug compounds

HQ Team January 2, 2024: After screening 12 million commercially available compounds using AI, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered.

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At least 521 people, including 16 health workers, have died in Gaza in attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities over the past 36 days, according to the UN.
Health Medical Pharma

Amidst conflict, Gaza battles dual threat of disease and hunger

HQ Team January 1, 2024: As the conflict in Gaza rages on, a dual crisis emerges, with infectious diseases and hunger posing severe.

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Drugs Health Medical

Human tears: Is it a natural antidote to male aggression?

HQ team January 1, 2024: A new study done by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel looks into how human female tears.

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Smokers may benefit from Sanofi's asthma drug after a phase III trial showed "significant improvements in lung function, quality of life" and uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease respiratory symptoms.
Drugs Health Pharma

Cytisine, an effective affordable smoking cessation aid, faces accessibility hurdles

HQ Team January 1, 2024: Smoking is injurious to health is an accepted fact by smokers even, and figures say that nine out.

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Remember that Covid-19 is still with us, continuously evolving and forming new lineages and we still need to stay ahead of it. Maintaining a cautious vigilance rather than undue panic is the need of the day.
Drugs Health Pharma

Opinion: Covid-19 variant needs cautious vigilance, not undue panic

By K. Leelamoni The coronavirus variant JN. 1 has been causing concern among health experts and the public alike. JN.1 is surging in.

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Bristol Myers Squibb will buy US-based biotech company, Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion to expand its neuroscience portfolio, the companies announced.
Drugs Health Pharma

Bristol Myers to acquire Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion

HQ Team December 23, 2023: Bristol Myers Squibb will buy US-based biotech company, Karuna Therapeutics for $14 billion to expand its neuroscience portfolio,.

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